MB Elevator Elevator company in Delhi NCR, Noida and Ghaziabad
Component · Drive
Motor, brake and sheave. Friction between the grooved sheave and the ropes is what actually lifts the car — the machine only has to move the difference the counterweight leaves.
Machine types
Travel height, available machine room and headroom decide the arrangement before cost ever enters the conversation.
What it does
Because the counterweight carries the car plus roughly half the rated load, the machine only moves the imbalance. That is why a lift carrying twenty people needs a far smaller motor than the arithmetic suggests.
Specification
Starts per hour is the figure that most often gets understated at ordering, and it is the one that determines whether a machine lasts. Freight and hospital duty need it stated honestly.
When to replace
Traction machines give plenty of warning. Almost every symptom below is cheaper to address than to ignore.
Lining wear or gap drift. This is the most common machine-side fault and it is adjustable.
Worm gear wear. Oil condition tells you how much life is left before it becomes a replacement.
Groove profile has worn. It causes rope wear to accelerate, so it is worth catching early.
Often brake or encoder rather than the controller. Worth checking the machine before replacing electronics.
Ordering
Photographs of the nameplate save days. Most delays come from identifying the wrong variant, not from supply.
Common questions
Traction machine price is set mainly by rated load, speed and whether it is geared or gearless — a gearless machine costs more than a geared one of the same capacity, offset by lower running cost. Hoist rope wire and counterweight are priced separately if only the ropes need renewing rather than the machine itself. Send the nameplate photograph and duty figures for an exact quote.
Brakes, bearings and sheaves are all serviceable. A worn gearbox is usually the point where replacement, or a move to gearless, becomes the better spend.
Sometimes, subject to machine room space, beam capacity and rope arrangement. It brings a quieter ride and lower running cost.
Well past twenty years with proper lubrication and brake maintenance. It usually outlives two controllers.
Yes. Send the nameplate photograph, roping arrangement and duty figures and we will confirm what fits.
Also supplied
Supplied for lifts we maintain and for lifts we do not.
VVVF drives and controllers. The part that most often decides whether an old lift is worth keeping.
OpenCar interiors in stainless, glass, stone and timber, with lighting and flooring.
OpenMachined T-section rails and brackets. Ride quality is mostly a rail alignment problem.
OpenGovernors, safety gear, buffers and interlocks — the parts that are never optional.
OpenSend the nameplate photograph and a description. We will tell you whether it is serviceable or whether replacement is the honest answer.
