Heavy-duty brake plates and clutch friction discs made for the world’s toughest environments.
The construction environment is unforgiving. High loads, abrasive dust, and constant cycling require friction materials that exceed standard specifications. FMC provides a comprehensive range of construction friction plates, clutch friction discs and brake materials that are precision-engineered in our UK-based state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities. We specialise in sintered friction materials for superior, long-lasting performance.
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30+ Years of Expertise: Established in 1991, we provide over a quarter-century of specialist R&D and hands-on knowledge to the earthmoving and mining sectors, including expertise in friction dampers.
British Engineering, Global Reach: From our UK manufacturing base, we leverage expert logistics to deliver mission-critical heavy-duty friction parts to projects on every continent.
OEM & Bespoke Solutions: We deliver original equipment (OE) quality and custom-engineered friction materials tailored to your machinery’s specific requirements.
We are dedicated to stocking and distributing our high-performance construction friction plates and products to worksites and plant hire firms worldwide. Whether you are managing an infrastructure project in Europe or an earthmoving fleet in Asia, we ensure your machinery stays operational.
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Quality isn’t just a promise; it’s our benchmark. We maintain rigorous quality control throughout the entire manufacturing process—from raw material selection to final inspection. Our commitment to excellence is backed by our ISO 9001 accreditation, ensuring every component we supply meets the highest international standards for reliability and performance.
Many of our construction products are precision-engineered in our own state-of-the-art production facilities in Nottinghamshire.
Our friendly UK-based team are available to provide technical and sales support to customers.
We are experienced in worldwide distribution and shipping of our construction friction plates and products.
Downtime is costly in construction. FMC’s precision-engineered friction plates, friction dampers and braking components are designed to optimise high performance, ensuring your fleet remains safe, efficient, and operational under the most extreme conditions, from high loads and abrasive dust to constant cycling.
We provide construction friction plates for a wide range of applications and machinery, including Articulated Dump Trucks (ADTs), Bulldozers & Crawler Tractors, Wheel Loaders, Excavators, Backhoe Loaders, and Graders and Scrapers.
FMC supplies several critical components, including transmission plates, clutch friction discs, heavy-duty brake plates, brake and steering clutches, winch and swing brakes, and differential and torque limiters.
The unforgiving construction environment requires materials that exceed standard specifications. Our materials, including high-performance sintered friction materials, are precision-engineered to handle high loads, abrasive dust, and constant cycling, ensuring superior durability and performance and offering excellent energy dissipation.
Replacement frequency depends entirely on the operating conditions and the OEM guidelines. However, you should check for wear if you notice declining machine performance, increased slippage in the clutch, excessive heat generation or difficulty shifting.
Yes, we offer both Original Equipment (OE) quality and Bespoke Solutions, custom-engineered friction materials tailored to your machinery’s specific requirements, including specialist sintered friction materials and friction dampers.
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