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Yale unveils MTRAC Endless Winch in SA

21 Sep 2011

Columbus McKinnon Corporation, manufacturers and suppliers of the Yale brand, recently launched the Yale MTRAC Endless Winch in Southern Africa. Designed specifically for material transport (ranging from 500 to 980kg capacities) and passenger elevation (ranging from 500 to 1000kg capacities), it can be used in the vertical or horizontal plane.

There is no limit on the length of the steel wire rope that can be accommodated. Fully-synthetic special oil ensures highest possible efficiency for quiet running characteristics, in temperatures range of -40°C to 70°C and it offers flexibility in the selection of supply and control voltages.

Lengthened service life

The MTRAC Endless Winch features robust, rigid and low-weight die cast aluminium housing while the drive sheave and pressure rollers of special nitride steel are said to lengthen the service life of the MTRAC Endless Winch.

In an emergency (power failure), upward movement with released brake is possible by means of the hand wheel included in the supply (standard delivery scope only for winches for passenger elevation application).

In the man riding application, numerous safety features come into play. These include an emergency safety lowering mechanism, an over speed device and an inclined position safety device. Contactor control cabinets for man riding and equipment applications differ due to built in safety features in the man riding application.