Svendborg Brakes’ lifting and installation tool improves safety and installation time for even the most remote wind turbines.
NEW YAW BRAKE LIFTING
AND INSTALLATION TOOL
CUTS MAINTENANCE IN HALF
vendborg Brakes,
the leading global
manufacturer of premium
quality caliper brakes has
released its yaw brake
lifting and installation tool, which aims to
improve safety and reduce the time taken
to maintain the yaw brake systems on
wind turbines. This latest innovation uses
a simple carriage assembly to position,
raise and lower brakes to ensure that
maintenance engineers minimise any
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heavy lifting and complete their tasks
more efficiently. of the engineers, the tool is easy to
transport and assemble on site.
The LBS 120 yaw brake lifting and
installation tool has been designed to
work on brake assemblies with a maximum
width of 502 mm and with a brake disc
thickness of 40 mm. The tool incorporates
a winch mechanism that is used to raise
and lower the brake to floor level, with
a maximum lifting height of 2,000 mm.
Created to improve safety and productivity Once the lifting tool has been installed,
the original brake can be released,
allowing it to rest on a sliding
carriage which is used to position
the brake below the winch
mechanism that is used to lower
it to the floor. The process is
reversed to install the new
brake, after which the tool can