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Material Lifts - unique design
Material lifts provide a safe and economical means to transport freight with
or without a rider between two or more fixed levels. They prove to be more economical
than freight elevators and require lesser or no civil construction at all.
Our President, Jim Ninness, developed the first freight platform lift (now called
material lift) in Canada about 30 years ago. Since then we have been leaders in
the material lift industry in Canada, supplying high value equipment to our customers.
Being pioneers of material lifts, we feel it is our responsibility to spearhead
design and product innovation.
Governed by these beliefs and our continuous efforts we have developed the benchmark
design for material lifts. We call this Unique Design. Only Bramalea
Elevator Ltd. has adopted this design approach for material lifts. This design approach
uses the same school of thought as used for heavy, rugged freight elevators.
Some of the salient features of this Unique
Design are:
- Energized by Hole Less (non-buried) environmentally friendly hydraulic cylinder(s)
- Lift cab is directly coupled to cylinder with the help of hydraulic slings
- Use of T shaped, tongue and groove, guide rails and sliding guide shoes
- Use of Two Speed Valve to regulate flow of hydraulic oil for superior ride
quality
- Lift controller has a built in Two Way Leveling feature, which ensures accurate
level each time lift stops at a landing. This high-end feature, primarily used
for freight elevator, allows lift to readjust the level after it reaches a landing
- Swing landing doors are provided with Astragal to make the doors completely
fire rated
- Swing landing doors are 4" bigger in width than the platform width. This is
to compensate for 2" hinge rebate on each side. This ensure platform width is
equal to the clear door width
- Lift doors are flushed with inside of the hoistway. All the door hardware
is flush type free from any recess or projections.
Advantages of the Unique Design are:
- Smooth and jerk free ride
- Minimal platform deflection levels, unmatched in the industry
- No rattling noise
- Lift material can be fully knocked down and thus can be brought to the site
through a 1200 mm wide x 2135 mm high opening (3, x 7,)
- Accurate leveling accuracy irrespective of:
- Amount of loading
- Distribution of load in cab
- Direction of travel of cab
One of the consequences of developing this unique design is
that our customers enjoy a virtual no call back situation.
At Bramalea Elevator Ltd. we have categorized material lifts based on load capacity.
Various platform sizes and other custom options are available with each model to
match the exact needs of our customers. Available model ranges are:
Custom Options: to suit different site
conditions and varied customer needs we, offer different product options such as:
- No Pit Required: No pit depth (recess below the floor level of lowest landing)
is required in this design. Lift equipment is mounted on lowest landing floor
slab. In case of existing buildings, this design saves the customer from cutting
the floor slab and pouring a new concrete pit. Thus the design is very helpful
in the case of existing and operational facilities. When the lift platform is
at lowest landing it sits fifty millimeter (two inches) above the lower landing
floor level. This height is suitably ramped off by a steel/ concrete ramp.
- Choice of single, twin or a triple stage cylinder to suit the available overhead
height and pit depth at site
- Lift with habitable space below the hoistway shaft: allows for full use of
floors below the hoistway shaft. This design is useful for utility area in condominiums,
warehouses with multiple floors and operational floors below the lift.
- No Machine Room Required: If the lift is being installed in a non-public accessible
area and also traveling under five meters (two hundred inches), then a lockable
enclosure for the hydraulic unit and lift controller can be provided. This saves
the customer from providing a dedicated masonry machine room.
- Different type of hoistway doors:
- Horizontal Swing Doors (single section / double section)
- Vertical Bi-parting
- Vertical slide up (Single section / double section)
- Horizontal Sliding
- Cab ceiling: Choice of expanded metal mesh or solid panel ceiling for material
lifts traveling more than five meters (196 inches)
- Custom cab height: ranges from 2032 mm (80 inches) to 3048 mm (120 inches)
- Different cab finish: steel painted, steel galvanized, aluminum and stainless
steel
- Water proof parts and equipment for lift subjected to frequent washing and
hose spray
- Dust proof, flame and explosion proof lifts for industrial environment and
laboratories
For further information or any question related to your specific site conditions
please feel free to contact our sales office by e-mailing e-mailing
sales@bramaleaelevator.com or calling
905-792-1360. |