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13 May 2013

Twiflex on Mine Hoist Brakes

Tags: Mine Hoist Brakes, Mining Magazine, Taking the Strain

by Carly Lovejoy Editor, Mining Magazine

Excerpted From Taking the Strain

Over the past 20-30 years, the main technological development in brakes for mine hoists has been the replacement of less efficient drum brakes with hydraulic disc brakes.

These offer many advantages and, along with the introduction of AC motors for soft starting/stopping plus advances in control systems, brake components have become smaller (due to reduced stresses) with longer life cycles. As a result, there are significant cost savings associated with brake design, installation and maintenance. Read Article

11 Mar 2013

Application Profile: Twiflex VKSD Brakes For High Performance Elevator Drives

Tags: High Performance Elevator Drives, Hydraulically Released Brakes, VKSD Caliper Brakes

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). Two caliper modules are used on each elevator drive to provide the required redundant safety. Read Article

17 Dec 2012

Twiflex Brakes Specified for Canadian Gold Mine Hoist

Tags: brake calipers, Brakes, hoist, mine hoist, VMS-DP

A leading designer and manufacturer of mine hoists recently specified Twiflex VMS3/SPS brakes for use at the new Goldcorp Eleonore gold mine in northern Canada. The mine is projected to process 7,000 tons throughput per day, producing 600,000 ounces/year of gold over a 15 year lifecycle. Eleonore will be one of the largest underground mines in Canada and is expected to cost $1.4 billion to build. First production is expected in late 2014. Read Article

12 Oct 2012

Altra Brands to Exhibit at ITES 2012

Tags: Brake Caliper, Calipers, Spring Applied, Tidal Power

Altra Industrial Motion brands Wichita Clutch and Twiflex Ltd. will be exhibiting their state-of-the-art braking technologies at this year’s International Tidal Energy Summit in London.

Twiflex Ltd. will be featuring their line of spring-applied and direct-acting, pneumatic or hydraulic, caliper disc brakes which provide routine dynamic stopping, holding or emergency stopping functions. Models may be customized with a variety of features and finishes suitable for tidal turbine drive applications and packaged with discs and controls where required. Read Article

22 Aug 2012

Altra Brands to Exhibit at Mine Expo 2012

Tags: Conveyor Divertors, Draglines, Incline Mine Conveyor, Mining, Mining Industry, Overland Coal Conveyor, reclaimers, stackers, Winches

Altra Industrial Motion brands Wichita Clutch, Twiflex Ltd., Formsprag Clutch, Marland Clutch, Industrial Clutch, TB Wood’s and Bauer Gear Motor are exhibiting their latest product lines at this year’s Mine Expo International at the Las Vegas Convention Center. Read Article