Kor-Pak Featured in Hoist Magazine and Iron and Steel Technology

Kor-Pak’s technical papers about Industrial Braking Systems are proudly featured in this month’s edition of Iron & Steel Technology (Affirmative Abrasion: Advancements and Innovations in Industrial Braking Systems) and Hoist Magazine  (Braking Bad: Avoiding Improper Brake Selection).  These papers were written with the help of several highly experienced professionals from varying backgrounds including brake manufacturers as well as end users and the paper’s objective is to provide the reader with an extensive overview and analysis of industrial brakes and the selection process, engineering, various types of brakes and how they relate to different applications, and highlights ways to boost safety and performance.  Additionally, this paper explains ways in which safety can be substantially enhanced through the use of emergency caliper disc brakes and storm/parking brakes which prevent a falling load or runaway crane from occurring.  Ultimately, the brake selection process is both an art and a science and requires a cohesive blend of hard data analysis as well as intangible expertise and understanding of application-specific variables that can materially impact braking performance as well as safety.

Kor-Pak always strives to be on the leading edge of innovation and safety and we hope that this paper will help end users, engineers, and any other stakeholders who may benefit from a greater understanding of brakes and how they function in the industrial world.   Contact a Kor-Pak representative today to receive a copy of the technical paper and for all other inquiries.

AIST Technical Paper About Emergency Brakes on Cranes

You can read the technical paper written by Chris Koralik by visiting this link: http://digital.library.aist.org/pages/PR-366-383.htm

The title of the paper is “Affirmative Abrasion: Advancements and Innovations in Industrial Braking Systems” and it was written with the help of several experts with varying backrounds and fields of expertise including application engineering and brake design.

Emergency Brakes for Cranes

One of the main highlights of this technical paper pertains to Emergency Disc Brakes used for EOT cranes.  These brakes are designed to prevent a load from falling which could potentially result from a transmission failure on the low-speed side of the crane, such as a gearbox failure or shaft breaking.  There have been catastrophic failures of this type in recent past at Port Terminals, Iron and Steel Producing Plants, and other industrial crane applications, and emergency disc brakes would have prevented these disasters from occurring.

AIST Crane Symposium Emergency Brake Presentation

Click HERE to view the PowerPoint of the presentation given at the 2014 AIST Crane Syposium.  This presentation evoked a great deal of thought and curiosity from the audience and there is no doubt that end users, application engineers, and brake designers will continue to explore options to retrofit cranes with e-brake packages and specify them in new crane designs as well.

Selecting Emergency Brake Package For Your Crane

In  order to select the optimal emergency brake package for your crane, it is imperative that you partner with a company that possesses an intimate knowledge of the application and can identify various packages to meet the industry and application-specific conventions to provide a system that will work.  Kor-Pak possesses the requsite expertise and experience to provide a robust and efficient emergency braking system for your crane.

Kor-Pak on the Cutting Edge

Kor-Pak is an industry-leader and has a forward-thinking approach that focuses on helping customers reach the next level and finding bettter solutions.