| With
offices and manufacturing facilities in Vancouver, Toronto and England, Johnson Industries
Ltd. offer worldwide the most comprehensive range of industrial
brakes and brake systems available from any single
source. Johnson Industries Ltd. was incorporated on April 27th
of 1966. Our first corporate office and factory were established
at Richmond, B.C. Canada, in the year 1974. In 1993 Johnson Industries purchased the
British brake company "Elevanja". The Elevanja company has been
designing and manufacturing electric brakes since 1915, and the
acquisition has made the Johnson brake line very versatile.
In 1997 Johnson Industries opened up a second office in Toronto
Canada to serve our eastern clients. As of October 25th 2005 we
have moved to our new state of the art manufacturing facility in
Delta B.C. Canada. Johnson designs and manufactures a range of products in house including hydraulic, pneumatic, spring-set or manually applied caliper disc brakes and brake systems for use on hoists, conveyers, propulsion systems and other rotating equipment. Johnson also produces electro-magnetic and electro-hydraulic thruster drum and disc brakes which are in service around the world on cranes, hoists and other material handling and power transmission equipment. In addition to the brakes mentioned above, brake discs and brake drums can be built to customer specifications. The Johnson catalog contains many standard diameter brake discs and fly wheels with or without mounting holes, hub, straight bore, tapered bore, key way, scribed bolt circle, dynamic balancing or even forged ventilation holes. In addition to brake discs Johnson manufactures many different models of brake drums. These include standard, offset, bore and key way, and rough stock bore. Johnson also offers a variety of transmission couplings for brake applications. We also design and manufacture Storm and Parking brakes. Storm brake systems include automatic and manual rail clamps, rail brakes and wheel clamps. These emergency braking systems are used on cranes, stacker-reclaimers, loaders and other forms rail mounted equipment. Johnson is committed to stocking a comprehensive range of parts (including a full range of Elhy / Eldro thrusters), we also offer maintenance and refurbishment services, on site service, training, and commissioning. A complete range of Hydraulic Power Units, Pneumatic Power units, and Electrical control systems are available for Johnson brakes. Please feel free to call, email or fax us for all your braking needs. |
