12 September 2019
Imperial Electric, a custom manufacturer of AC and DC motor systems, needed a heavy-duty braking system for use on an 3,600 kg capacity freight elevator in one of the tallest buildings in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The brakes are mounted to a pair of pedestals on a gearless AC machine that is driven by a 104 HP electric motor and reaches speeds of 609 m/min.
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04 April 2019
A variety of standard and custom hydraulic brake packages from Twiflex are designed to meet the static holding and dynamic (emergency) stopping duty requirements of many types of applications, including elevators, ship loading gantry cranes, escalators, metal mill ladle cover hoists, amusement rides, conveyors, cold steel mills, ski lifts and more.
16 October 2017
Altra Industrial Motion Corporation will be well represented at Interlift this year, with both Warner Electric and Twiflex Ltd displaying innovative elevator braking solutions on stand. Interlift is one of the premier exhibitions regarding elevators, with the event gathering a wide range of industry players to display and discuss the latest developments in the industry.
04 March 2013
A major elevator OEM specifies Twiflex VKSD disc brakes for use on high-performance elevator drives installed in skyscrapers. The dual function brakes stop the elevator cars precisely at the correct floor level and also decelerate the cars in an emergency (such as a malfunction).
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