REMANUFACTURING . . . MUCH MORE THAN A RELINED SHOE

An Altec remanufactured brake shoe is not simply a cleaned-up shoe with a new brake lining attached (like many relined shoes are). Our automated process utilizes 750-ton hydraulic coining presses to restore a shoe’s table radius to OE specs. The coining process also corrects twists and distortions common to many shoes. Most other reconditioning techniques fail to address these problems. A remanufactured Altec brake shoe provides a solid foundation for your brake system, ensuring a good fit between the lining and the shoe . . . helping you maximize lining wear and reduce costs.

Once your brake shoe has been returned to OE specs, we apply our new RustGard™ coating to the shoe table. This innovative coating process is in direct response to the industry wide problem of rust-jacking. Following processing, we can attach a wide variety of brake linings to your shoe. Our automated riveting process provides for economical, high quality attachment of lining to the shoe. Only Altec offers this complete solution for your brake relining needs.

ALTEC BENEFITS

• Provides an OE quality shoe for less cost than a new shoe.
• Coining process corrects shoe radius, dimension and flatness problems - preventing lining cracking and extending lining life.
• Converts 1st and 2nd generation XEM shoes to 3rd generation quick change style, eliminating the need to scrap obsolete shoes.
• New RustGard™ shoe coating prevents rust-jacking to extend shoe and lining life.
• Automated riveting machine ensures correct lining attachment and tightness.
• Largest brake show remanufacturer in North America...capable of supporting large fleets

THE ALTEC PROCESS

Altec currently remanufactures over five million brake shoes annually. As a division of Carlisle, a ISO9001:2000 certified company, we are committed to quality at every step of the operation. The following description of the Altec process illustrates the attention to detail that sets Altec apart from every other “reliner”.

SHOE PREPARATION

• Washing -Before any shoe is handled, it undergoes a complete washing process to remove the oil, grease and residue from previous use. If necessary, shoes are put in our baking oven to remove tough grease.


• Delining -Altec utilizes automated and patented equipment to remove the old lining from the shoe and prepare it for the next step in the process.


• Shot Blasting -Following removal of the lining, each shoe receives extensive shot blasting to completely remove rust and slag, preparing it for remanufacturing.

RETURN OF SHOE TO OE SPECS

• Coining -One of our fiver, 750 ton coining presses correct imperfections to the shoe’s table radius and flatness, as well as any twisting or general distortion.


• Converting old shoes to new designs - We are able to pierce new holes from 3/16" to 1/4" in up to a 32 hole pattern, helping you salvage old shoe configurations for use with current brake shoe designs.


• RustGard™ Coating-Our new shoe coating protects the table of the shoe from rust-jacking. In addition, each shoe is painted to pass a 500 hour salt spray test.


• Quality Control -All of our shoes are 100% inspected for rust, elongated rivet holes, and roller and anchor wear. Our quality standards are patterned after our parent company, ISO9001:2000 certified Carlisle Motion Control Industries.

RELINING

The Altec remanufacturing process is all about providing a solid brake foundation . . . the brake shoe. We take the next step for our customers by attaching the brake lining of choice to their shoe. The result is an OE quality relined brake shoe ready for installation.

• Riveting -our riveting operation uses the highest quality rivets manufactured to our specifications to ensure lining stability on the shoe. In addition, every 100 shoes we conduct a torque test to confirm attachment at a minimum of 32 inch lbs. per rivet. This highly efficient process provides excellent quality control and ensures a tight, secure, relined shoe.