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Keeping the brakes on correctly

News1 May 2007

Brake manufacturers are finding better ways to make sure that brakes maintain their correct torque and coefficient of friction in demanding ...

News1 May 2007

Two German engineering companies have reported on developments for cranes in ports and industry....

News1 Mar 2007

Wampfler Inc, the US arm of Germany-based Wampfler AG, now part of Delachaux’s Conductix group, has announced a strategic alliance with Ge...

News1 May 2006

The problem the industrial brake industry faces is that while brake designs can be standardised, the demands for specific applications can d...

News1 May 2006

Oil and grease are the main reasons for brake failure....

News1 Feb 2006

SR Drives Manufacturing Ltd, UK-based and part of the Emerson Group, refers to its patented technology as “dc drive performance without br...

News8 Jan 2006

UK-based Johnson Elevanja Ltd (JE), part of Johnson Industries in Canada, has introduced a PLC-controlled disc brake designed to provide a b...

News14 Nov 2005

Throughout the short history of the container industry, crane braking systems have steadily evolved from simple off-the-shelf components to ...

News1 May 2005

Over the years the performance and reliability of crane hoist brakes has steadily improved. But there is still room for further improvement ...

News1 May 2005

Wind speed standards for cranes are being revised in Korea after the damage caused by Typhoon Maemi....

News1 Jul 2004

The article on crane brakes (WorldCargo News May 2004, pp45-47) was interesting. Many brake manufacturers do not seem to realise why we reco...

News1 May 2004

At a recent crane design seminar in Los Angeles, ZPMC’s president and chief engineer Guan Tongxian said that modern post-Panamax cranes ha...

News1 Jun 2003

Germany-based brake supplier Pintsch- Bamag has recently introduced a new electronic brake control unit (BCU 2001) which dispenses with the ...

News1 May 2003

Crane brakes are back in the spotlight after "runaway" incidents in Vancouver, BC, and Surabaya but there is little consensus on how to prev...

News15 Jul 2002

When brakes are replaced on older cranes, this often means putting in an interface plate so that a new disc brake can be "dropped in" where ...