oil & gas

Fricciones Universales S.A (FU) offers a complete line of Woven Brake Blocks and Linings. These friction materials are produced with fiberglass, acrylic fibers, and copper inserts. Synthetic phenolic resins are also used to reach the ideal friction coefficient and thus be able to guarantee the best quality and the longest life possible for the product.

Blocks are used especially in the Oil Industry for drilling and extraction equipment. Depending on the equipment model, the client can choose between "rigid", "semi-rigid", or "cleaner" Blocks, in all sizes and thickness. These products are marketed in units and they can be delivered with holes already punched or blind rivets.

Woven Brake Linings, given its great versatility, can be adapted to different applications, such as: overhead cranes, elevators, winches, dredgers, and farming and naval machinery, among others. This product is marketed by meter, cutting the width and thickness requested by the client (Width: 1" to 13"; and Thickness: 3/16" to 7/8").

ECOBLOCK woven products do not contain asbestos and they comply with all size, quality, and safety regulations.

Fricciones Universales S.A. (FU) offers this set to fix Blocks to braking bands; they are available in different diameters, 5/16” and 3/8”, and lengths, 1 ¼", 1 ½", 1 ¾", and 2".

Screws and Nuts are manufactured according to the specifications and processes suggested by API, in compliance with international regulations.

5/16" and 3/8" brass conical washers allow fixing the Block to the band, avoiding damage due to displacement and thus extending the service life of the material.

They increase the performance of Woven Brake Blocks since they avoid the presence of waste materials and impurities that often accumulate on the surface of Blocks.

Caps are offered in two sizes, 5/16" and 3/8", but we can also develop other special ones. Their thickness will depend exclusively on the size of the Blocks where they are used.