Press Release
PI.6.38.EN
Mauerstetten, 17.12.2015
Prepared for the new elevator standards
Safety brakes by mayr® power transmission already fulfill all prerequisites
The new elevator standards EN 81-20 and EN 81-50 are intended to make European elevators even safer. mayr® power transmission is the first brake manufacturer to already implement the new standards. The company has already received the prototype inspection certificate by TÜV Süd for all affected elevator brakes according to the Directive 2014/33/EU, which will become binding for all manufacturers on 20 April 2016. This provides planning security for customers.
With the EN 81-20 and EN 81-50, the European Committee for Standardisation (CEN) has adopted two new standards for the design of elevators and the inspection of elevator components. These bindingly replace the familiar standards EN 81-1 and EN 81-2 as of01 September2017,and are intended to further increase the high safety standards which already exist for elevators – for both passengers and servicepersonnel. The new EN 81-20 standardrefers to the specifications for the design of elevators and technical characteristics. EN 81-50 regulates how the inspection of elevators and individual componentsmust be implemented. Therefore, amongst other things, theEN 81-50 places further requirements on the prototype inspection of the braking equipment as part of the ascending car overspeed protection means (ACOP)and against unintended car movement (UCM). At the Interlift 2015, mayr®power transmission was the only brake manufacturerto already presenttype examination certification by the TÜV Süd (Technical Inspectorate) according to the 2014/33/EUDirectiveand the test basis EN 81-50or EN 81-20for allaffected elevator brakes. The new 2014/33/EUDirective, which replaces the former 95/16/ECDirective, is to become binding for all manufacturers as of20 April 2016.
A pioneering role on the market
As a result, mayr®power transmissionis the first manufacturer on the market to provide safety brakes on the basis of this new standard. “As global market leader, we always have to be a step ahead of current developments”, emphasises Alexander Hutler, Branch Manager for Elevators at mayr®power transmission in Mauerstetten. “Our customers don’t have to worry abouta thing, because today our elevator brakes already fulfil the increased safety specifications contained in these latest standards.This provides planning reliability”.
100% quality controls
In order to always ensure as high a level of operating safety as possible in the elevators, all mayr®safety brakes are subject to careful quality controls. Therefore, prior to delivery, all brakes are extensively tested on calibrated test standsand function-relevant values are documented. An electronic database in which the measurement values together with the associated serial numbers of a product are stored ensures 100 per cent traceability in the process.
“The long-term experience and innumerable trials conducted by our Development and Testing Department at our Headquarters in Mauerstetten provide the basis of aconscientious service lifetime design under consideration of realistic and verified braking torque tolerances”, explains Alexander Hutler.“All brake components are safely dimensionedand manufactured only from high quality, known and proven materials. Our brakes are designed so that they reliably achieve the required nominal torque under all occurring operating conditions, irrespective of ambient temperature or humidity, for example”.Furthermore, mayr®elevator brakes are equipped with a patented noise damping system. On noise-optimised designs, switching noises are practically non-existent and liebelow50 dB(A) (acoustic pressure level measurement) innew condition.
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About Mayr power transmission
The family-run company Mayr power transmission, founded in 1897, is a leading manufacturer of safety brakes, torque limiters and shaft couplings. Essentially, these products are designed for use in electrically driven machines and systems. They are to be found, amongst other things, in filling systems, tool, packaging and printing machines, and in elevators, wind power plants and stage technology. Currently, around 600 employees work at the Allgäu-based Headquarters in Mauerstetten. Worldwide, Mayr power transmissionhas more than 1000 employees, and is globally well placed with sites in Poland and China, sales subsidiaries in the USA, in France, Great Britain, Italy, Singapore and Switzerland, and 36 further national representatives.
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Today, safety brakesby mayr®power transmissionalready fulfil all safety requirements according to the new elevator standards EN 81-20 and EN 81-50 – as safety does not allow for compromises!
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Since the Interlift 2015,mayr®power transmissioncan, as first provider, already present type examination certification by theTÜV Süd according to the2014/33/EU Directive and the test basis EN 81-50or EN 81-20 for all elevator brakes affected. This provides customers with planning reliability.
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