Brakes

EW Product of the Year 2025 Winner and Finalists Recognized

By Kaija Wilkinson | November 25, 2025

Optimized Elevator Brakes for the New Standards

By Elevator World | October 1, 2025

Revolutionary new system from mayr minimizes noise and maximizes safety.

Dual Plunger Retrofit Brake Kit

By Elevator World | October 1, 2025

Titan’s offering prioritizes elevator safety and reliability.

HydraSafe Brake's New Projects, Technologies

By Elevator World | August 27, 2025

Mayr Power Transmission Opens Plant in India

By Mayr power transmission | March 24, 2025

Newest milestone in Mayr power transmission's 125-year history.

Manual Release of Brakes in MRLs and Its Challenges

By Lakshmanan Raja | August 1, 2023

A critical safety task

Electrically Based Intelligent Escalator Braking Systems

By Kevin Seaborne, Lutfi Al-Sharif and David Austin | April 6, 2023

The braking system of an escalator is the most important safety device, as all other safety devices rely on it to bring the escalator.

In Memoriam: Fritz Mayr

By Elevator World | February 9, 2023

Elevator Brakes 1895-1927

By Dr. Lee Gray | November 1, 2021

In this History article, your author provides a brief presentation of early brake systems.

Rationale for Developing a Brake Tester

By Dr. Albert So, Dr. K.H. Lam and Chung To “Andy” Kong | June 1, 2020

How addressing an accident and preventing future similar ones resulted in a generic brake monitor.

The Application of Electromechanical Spring-Set Brakes in MRL Machines

By Jonathan Bullick | January 1, 2011

"This article discusses some of the basic components and operation of DC electromagnetic spring-applied brakes."