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  • Helwig Carbon Constant Force Brush Holder & Arm Assembly

    FOR EMD MODELS D12, D22, D32 Experience longer run times, less downtime Reduced arc flash on your EMD Motors and Main Generator Models D12, D22, and D32 with the Helwig Constant Force Brush Holder & Arm Assembly. Experience increased performance, and productivity. It’s been tried, tested, and perfected for over a decade. Download: EMD Brochure

  • Helwig Carbon Adjustable Ring Brush Holder

    New Ring Style Brush Holder Flexibility Revolutionize Existing Holder Designs This new design adapts to a wide range of post locations and replaces single holder and bank of two designs. This wide range of flexibility makes it ideal for multiple applications and provides optimal stable electrical contact for the brushes. Adjustable to: Offered in six…

  • Helwig Carbon Brush Holders are Custom Engineered for High Performance

    Helwig has specialized in custom designed holders. Their brush holder rebuild program refurbishes holders at a fraction of the cost of a replacement holder.

  • Helwig Carbon Promotes Kevin Koenitzer to Sales Manager

    Milwaukee, WI, August 21, 2020 – Helwig Carbon Products, Inc. announces the appointment of Kevin Koenitzer to the position of Sales Manager. Kevin joined Helwig Carbon Products in 2016 as Customer Service Supervisor and eventually moved to Business Development. Kevin was instrumental in leading several strategic vision projects as well as implementing new software for increased operational…

  • Teflon Coated Brush Holders

    The brush holder corrosion causes hang ups, leading to arcs and sparks and motor failure. Teflon coating reduces corrosion.

  • Helwig Carbon Innovations

    In this edition of Perkins Power Products News we cover Helwig Carbon’s influence in the carbon brush industry over the decades.  

  • GE Replacement Single Brush Holders

      In this edition of Perkins Power Products News, Helwig Carbon Products GE stock cast holder promotion created some interesting questions we thought we should answer.  

  • Helwig Carbon Brush Holders Newsletter

    In this edition of Perkins Power Products news we cover replacement holders, replacement spring assemblies, bearing protection and accessories. Click on image to download.

  • Helwig Carbon’s Comprehensive Guide for Industrial and Railway Technology

    The name “brushes” comes from bundles of tiny copper wires, which were used as elastic contacts at the starting period of the electrical engineering industry. The term “carbon brush” appeared with the change to materials made out of graphite and carbon. Carbon brushes have been developed for several decades: they are also indispensable hardware for…

  • Helwig Carbon Celebrates 85 Years of Innovations

    The technical product innovations developed by Helwig Carbon Products have received universal acceptance over many decades, have been copied by carbon brush manufacturers world-wide, and are still in use today. There is no question that the development of carbon brushes was key to the future of electrical machines as the primary drive system of the…