The rapidly growing interest in various types of eVTOL/VTOL aircraft has created a highly competitive market environment for vehicle OEMs.
A global leader in clutch and brake technologies with key AS9100D & ISO9001:2015 certifications, Formsprag Clutch is the premier partner for aircraft design engineers.
Formsprag clutches and brakes can be utilized on all types of VTOL designs, including aircraft that...
- are electric battery, electric hybrid, electric hydrogen or turbine engine powered
- utilize multirotor, tilt-rotor or decoupled-propulsive drive systems
- are driven by 3, 4, 6, 8, 10 or more vertical thrust tilt rotors/fans
- incorporate pusher/lateral rotors/fans
- are piloted or optionally piloted
- utilize tilt and/or foldable wings
- are designed to carry passengers, cargo or both
- feature redundant electric motors on all rotors/fans
Decades of Aerospace Experience
Formsprag has been serving the aerospace
industry since 1943. Since that
time, major aircraft OEMs have come to
rely on Formsprag’s creativity and vision to
meet their power transmission challenges.
Experience matters – we now have over
500 years of combined engineering experience
under one roof.
Responsive Engineering Support
Whether a modified standard product or
a completely new custom solution is required,
Formsprag provides complete engineering
and sales support to customers
around the world, from the very first concept
to the detailed planning, design variation
phase and commissioning. To help
improve speed-to-market,
custom prototypes are often delivered in
weeks, not months.
Precision Manufacturing & Certifications
Our state-of-the-art facility utilizes that
latest manufacturing technologies and
equipment, as well as in-house heat treating
and metallurgical test lab.
Because aerospace applications are
considered flight safety and mission critical,
we know and have established the
systems and procedures necessary to
support success, including AS9100D &
ISO9001:2015 certifications.