be repositioned to work on the next
brake.
The new service tool significantly reduces
the time required to maintain yaw brakes
which reduces the downtime of the
turbine and minimises running costs.
Svendborg Brakes, which is part of
Altra Industrial Motion Corporation,
is the market leader for the supply of
yaw brakes to the global wind industry,
delivering state-of-the-art yaw systems
for all modern medium and large wind
turbines.
About Svendborg Brakes
Since 1989, Svendborg Brakes has
been recognised as a leading global
expert in intelligent braking solutions
for industrial applications. Extensive
application knowledge, innovative
design, fast prototyping and exhaustive
testing ensure that customers get the
most technically advanced, most durable
and safest braking systems to meet their
specific requirements.
Svendborg offers a wide range of highly
engineered products including hydraulic
brakes and power units, thruster brakes,
soft braking controls and couplings.
Svendborg braking solutions are hard at
work in key markets including renewable
energy, mining, hydropower, cranes and
oil & gas, mining, and marine & offshore
on applications such as wind and tidal
turbines, overland conveyors, propulsion
systems, deck equipment, hoists,
drawworks, elevators & escalators and
dam turbines.
For further information:
Svendborg Brakes: Britt Lightbody
Tel: +45 63 255 477
Fax: +45 62 281 058
Web: www.svendborg-brakes.com
Email: britt.lightbody@svendborg-
brakes.com
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
For more information and to see a
video of how the tool works, visit :
www.svendborg-brakes.com/en/
products/service-tool.aspx
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.
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