Brakes
Optimized Elevator Brakes for the New Standards
Revolutionary new system from mayr minimizes noise and maximizes safety. by Alexander Hutler and Sebastian Steinart This paper was presented at Elevcon 2025 in Lisbon, Portugal. Abstract Wherever people are...
Dual Plunger Retrofit Brake Kit
Titan’s offering prioritizes elevator safety and reliability. submitted by Titan Field service teams frequently encounter aging or underperforming single plunger-designed brake systems that demand attention. Titan’s Dual Plunger Retrofit Brake...
HydraSafe Brake’s New Projects, Technologies
HydraSafe Brake Director of Sales and Marketing Patrick Moore recently shared with ELEVATOR WORLD updates from the company, including that it is researching cutting-edge process technologies and working on new...
Mayr Power Transmission Opens Plant in India
Newest milestone in Mayr power transmission's 125-year history. submitted by Mayr power transmission Since the 1990s, the well-established family business Mayr power transmission has been serving the Indian market via...
Manual Release of Brakes in MRLs and Its Challenges
A critical safety task by Lakshmanan Raja Value: 1 contact hour (0.1 CEU) This article is approved for Continuing Education by NAEC for CET® and CAT®. EW Continuing Education is...
Electrically Based Intelligent Escalator Braking Systems
by Kevin Seaborne, Lutfi Al-Sharif and David Austin Value: 1 contact hour (0.1 CEU) This article is approved for Continuing Education by NAEC for CET® and CAT®. EW Continuing Education...
In Memoriam: Fritz Mayr
Fritz Mayr, after more than half a century as CEO of Mauerstetten, Germany-headquartered mayr®, passed away peacefully surrounded by loved ones on January 18. An engineer who earned his degree...
Elevator Brakes 1895-1927
In this History article, your author provides a brief presentation of early brake systems. The first edition of Frederick A. Annett’s well-known book on electric elevators appeared in 1927. Annett...
Rationale for Developing a Brake Tester
How addressing an accident and preventing future similar ones resulted in a generic brake monitor. by Dr. Albert So, Dr. K.H. Lam and Chung To "Andy" Kong This article was...
The Application of Electromechanical Spring-Set Brakes in MRL Machines
"This article discusses some of the basic components and operation of DC electromagnetic spring-applied brakes." by Jonathan Bullick Value: 1 contact hour (0.1 CEU) This article is part of ELEVATOR...
