Leader in connecting carbon brushes with smart monitoring
With Swedish expertise and global reach, we combine advanced carbon brush technology with intelligent monitoring to deliver reliable power and signal transfer, optimized performance, and longer component lifetime — ensuring quality to the core.
Market areas
We combine carbon brushes and related components with smart monitoring to deliver reliable power and signal transfer across a wide range of markets. Working closely with our customers and partners, we tailor materials, designs and monitoring solutions to each application’s needs, helping optimize performance, plan maintenance and extend component lifetime, even in demanding environments.
Leading Brush Monitoring Starts Here
Real-time insights. Predictive maintenance. Maximum uptime.
i-BRUSH® gives you total control over your carbon brushes – from wear detection to environmental monitoring – in one smart, easy-to-integrate system.
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Products
Engineered for Performance. Built to Last.
Discover our full range of precision-engineered solutions — from carbon brushes and holders to complete slip ring systems and advanced monitoring systems. Each product is designed to meet the toughest demands in power and signal transfer, delivering reliability where it matters most.
Carbon brushes
Carbex has manufactured high quality carbon brushes for signal and power transmission since 1887. This has encompassed several market areas and a numerous of application – often in protected and extreme environmental working conditions. To ensure that we provide the correct grade and design for the application, we always work closely with our customers & partners.
Brush holders
High-performance brush holders designed for reliable power and signal transmission. From standard models to fully customized solutions, each holder is engineered for durability, precision, and optimal contact — tailored to demanding applications across industries.
Monitoring
Carbex unique i-BRUSH® systems with integrated sensors in the carbon brush, plus an external control unit, enables maintenance staff to check brush condition at anytime, anywhere. With knowledge of remaining brush life, the future maintenance can easily be planned to secure uptime.
Systems
Complete systems for efficient power and signal transfer — from concept to finished product. Custom-designed solutions combining brushes, holders, and slip rings, developed in close collaboration to ensure long-lasting performance and precision.
Slip rings
Offering a comprehensive range of power and signal slip rings, from standard to complex designs with various plating options, tailored to diverse applications and speeds. Services include custom solutions, repairs, and in-house testing to ensure optimal performance.
RCA
Whether it’s preventative maintenance or root cause analysis (RCA), Carbex has the data extraction tools to help you! Combining on-site expertise with the i-BRUSH® monitoring system, we deliver real-time data and comprehensive training to optimize maintenance and prevent costly breakdowns.
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Research & Development
Carbex R&D department is at the forefront of research and development in carbon brush technology and related plant and equipment. Development is in our DNA.
Insights & cases
Protect your propeller shaft bearings & keep your vessel running
Support directly from the experts behind i-BRUSH®
Sharing knowledge & building local capability
Development & manufacturing in Vadstena
Reliable signal transmission for luggage inspection systems
Carbex & Helwig Carbon Products launch strategic partnership
Shaping
sustainable
solutions
At Carbex, sustainability shapes everything we do — from innovation to daily operations. With clear goals for 2030, certified standards, and a strong ethical foundation, we’re building a smarter, greener future together.
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