Pintsch Bamag Brake
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KFB series · SFB series · Pintsch Bubenzer identity
Pintsch Bamag brake series a deck machinery request can reference
Pintsch Bamag brakes, sold today under the Dellner Bubenzer name, are fitted as safety, service or holding brakes on winch and crane installations, and the two series quoted here cover that range between them. Both are motor-mounted, spring-applied and electromagnetically released, and both are read from the brake's own type plate rather than from the machine they are fitted to.
KFB series
The KFB is a spring-applied, electromagnetically released safety brake, rated IP67 and seawater-protected, that the maker places mainly on gantry, trolley and hoisting drives of harbour cranes; the original Pintsch Bamag manual also lists ships and drilling platforms among its uses. The friction disc (lining carrier), armature disc, brake flange, the release unit, springs, pins and bushes are the items, and the brake is quoted from its own type plate rather than from the winch it sits on.
SFB series
The SFB brakes are the series long used on winch motors in shipbuilding and as service or holding brakes on crane installations, and the series includes a seawater-resistant execution. State whether the marine execution is fitted, since the corrosion protection changes the parts.
Pintsch Bamag or Pintsch Bubenzer on the plate
Buyers reach for the Pintsch Bamag name, but the brake business has been renamed twice since: Pintsch Bamag and Bubenzer Bremsen merged into Pintsch Bubenzer in 2008, Dellner Brakes bought Pintsch Bubenzer in 2018, and the business has traded as Dellner Bubenzer since 2021, still offering the KFB and SFB series. A plate can read any of the three names depending on its age, so send it as it reads, with the series and size as printed and whether the complete brake, the release unit or only the friction disc is needed.
One brake, two names on the plate
Both the KFB and SFB series are spring-applied and electromagnetically released, which is what makes them fail safe as safety, service or holding brakes: spring force holds the brake on, and the energised magnet releases it. What separates the two series in a request is size and duty rather than mechanism. The maker places the KFB mainly on gantry, trolley and hoisting drives of harbour cranes and rates it IP67, seawater-protected. The SFB is the larger series, long used in a seawater-proof version on winch motors in shipbuilding and as a service or holding brake on wharf cranes, with a higher-torque SFB-SH variant and a twin-disc derivative, the Twin Safe.
The plate itself is a second layer to read. Buyers reach for the Pintsch Bamag name, while the brake and its linings are usually plated Pintsch Bubenzer after the two brake houses merged, so a request naming only one of the two can be read as a different maker than the parts counter expects. Both names belong on the request, alongside the disc or drum arrangement and whether the release unit or only the linings are needed.
What is actually ordered off a Pintsch Bamag brake
The items named against these two series are the same kind of part repeated in different combinations: linings, the release unit, and the hardware that holds the spring pack together.
- The friction disc (lining carrier) and armature disc, the recurring wear items on both the KFB and SFB series
- Release units, ordered separately from the linings where only one of the two is needed
- Springs, pins and bushes making up the spring-applied mechanism
- Components affected by the seawater-resistant execution on the SFB series, where the marine execution is confirmed as fitted
- Disc or drum arrangement hardware, matched to the brake as built
- Complete brakes quoted from the type plate where the plate, not the winch, identifies the unit
A KFB or SFB line is read against its own type plate rather than against the winch or crane it is fitted to, and against both the Pintsch Bamag and Pintsch Bubenzer names.
What a Pintsch Bamag brake request needs to state
The fields below are the ones a KFB, SFB or unmarked brake line most often arrives without.
- The series as printed on the plate, KFB or SFB, rather than assumed from the machine it is fitted to
- Both maker names as they appear or are believed to apply: Pintsch Bamag and Pintsch Bubenzer
- Whether the brake serves as a safety brake, a service brake or a holding brake
- Whether the marine, seawater-resistant execution is fitted, on an SFB brake
- Size and variant exactly as printed — for example SFB or the higher-torque SFB-SH, or the twin-disc Twin Safe — and the coil voltage on the plate
- Whether the complete brake, the release unit or only the friction disc is needed, and which options are fitted: hand-release lever, micro or proximity switches for on/off and wear monitoring, anti-condensation heater
- Photographs of the type plate and of the brake in place on the winch or crane
- Vessel and IMO number, the port and the ETA
What is on the plate decides more than what is on the winch
A Pintsch Bamag line divides along how much of the brake is being renewed. Linings, brake shoes, springs, pins and bushes are ordinary wear items, read against the series and the disc or drum arrangement rather than against a part number. A complete release unit or a full brake is read against the type plate as a whole, including whichever of the two maker names it actually carries.
The naming question is itself part of the route review: since the brake and its linings are usually plated Pintsch Bubenzer after the two brake houses merged, a request opened under the Pintsch Bamag name alone is checked against both names before a line is confirmed, rather than being routed on the name given at the outset.
Pintsch Bamag brakes — questions buyers ask
Is a KFB brake ordered from the winch it is fitted to?
No. The KFB is a spring-applied, electromagnetically released safety brake built mainly for crane and hoisting drives, and it is quoted from its own type plate rather than from the winch it sits on. Send the plate, with the size and coil voltage as printed, not the winch model.
Does the SFB brake need anything beyond the series name?
Yes: whether the marine execution is fitted. The SFB brakes are the series long used on winch motors in shipbuilding and as service or holding brakes on crane installations, and the series includes a seawater-resistant execution. State whether that marine execution is fitted, since the corrosion protection changes the parts.
My brake is plated Pintsch Bubenzer, not Pintsch Bamag. Is that the wrong maker?
No. Pintsch Bamag and Bubenzer Bremsen merged into Pintsch Bubenzer in 2008, and since 2021 the same business has traded as Dellner Bubenzer, which still offers the KFB and SFB series. Pintsch Bamag, Pintsch Bubenzer and Dellner Bubenzer plates therefore belong to one line of brakes. Send the type plate as it reads, the series and size as printed, and whether the complete brake, the release unit or only the friction disc is needed.
Can brake linings be ordered without the release unit?
Yes. Release units are ordered separately from the linings where only one of the two is needed, so say which you want. Linings, brake shoes, springs, pins and bushes are ordinary wear items, read against the KFB or SFB series and the disc or drum arrangement rather than against a part number. A complete release unit or a full brake is read against the type plate as a whole, including whichever of the two maker names it carries.
Why do you ask whether the brake is a safety, service or holding brake?
Because size and duty, not mechanism, separate the two series. KFB and SFB brakes are both spring-applied and electromagnetically released: spring force holds the brake on and the energised magnet releases it, which is what makes them fail safe. The maker places the KFB mainly on gantry, trolley and hoisting drives of harbour cranes, rated IP67 and seawater-protected, while the SFB is the larger series, long used in a seawater-proof version on winch motors and as a service or holding brake on wharf cranes, with a higher-torque SFB-SH variant. The duty narrows the series; the type plate then settles the size.
Is Vessel Core connected to Pintsch Bamag?
No, and there is no agreement of any kind. Vessel Core holds no dealership, distribution, representation or partnership agreement with Pintsch Bamag, and quoting a component against the KFB or SFB series, or against the Pintsch Bubenzer name, implies no approval by the maker.
Submit your RFQ now.
Send the series as printed on the plate (KFB or SFB), both maker names as they appear, the disc or drum arrangement, and whether the release unit or only the linings are needed. Vessel Core reviews the supply route and prepares a structured quotation.
