Hillside
Elevator Inc.
Simplify Your Life
Every component is designed, engineered and manufactured to exacting standards from the toughest, most corrosion-resistant materials available. We oversize parts, factor in a minimum 5:1 safety ratio and utilize redundant safety systems throughout our design. "There simply is no safer tram available!" Highlights and pictures of our impeccable safety standards are listed below.
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Exclusive Hydraulic Hoist- Our trams feature a hydraulic drive which gives added safety over electric drive units. Inherent in our design are valves that limit your speed of descent to a safe 75' per minute.
Hoist Safety Brake- All of our trams feature a Super Strong hydraulically opened spring applied disk brake which safely holds the car anytime power is interrupted.
Oversized Lifting Cable- Oversized 7-strand 24,000 lb. tensile strength1/2" galvanized wire rope gives an incredible 12:1 safety factor. An identically sized backup cable further ensures the safety of your cable to tram connection.
Car Mounted Slack Cable Sensor- Each car is outfitted with a slack cable sensor that automatically engages the safety brake if the cable become slack.
Bumpers- Retractable bumpers instantly stop the car if any obstruction is encountered.
Overspeed Safety System- Our direct drive overspeed unit automatically deploys the safety brake if the car exceeds a designated speed
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Brake System- Heavy duty dual independent "Cam-Lok design" safely stops the car in a matter of inches. |
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Magnetic Door Safety Switch- Our cars feature a safety switch that prevents the car from operating unless doors are completely closed. |
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Hoist Mounted Slack Cable Sensor- Instantly stops the hoist if a slack cable condition is detected |
Follow these steps to download and view our Safety Demonstration Video (104MB)
1) Right-click the link to the Video, and then click Save Target As.
2) Specify a location on your hard disk where you want to save the file.
3) Double-click the file that you saved to your hard disk to play the file.
Download our Safety Demonstration Video here.