Elevators are becoming more and more important for modern multistory buildings in Pakistan, but there is lesser information among the peoples about elevators options. So when they are purchasing it become a bit overwhelming, choosing elevator the important point is to have standard technical details with good design.
What are Elevators?
It is a vertical transportation system in a building, essential for easy and comfortable movement of peoples and goods between floors in high rise and multistory buildings. Lifts included with many mechanical components, electrical machines, cables and civil/steel structures.
Usually elevator operates automatically through buttons/switches, elevators is a synonym used worldwide for lifts. Elevator is the vertical transportation solution within a duct, hoist-way or Shaft, there is a car carrying persons or the freight/goods from floor to floor of a multistory buildings.
Types of Elevators
Traction Elevators
The modern technology of current elevator industry is electrical traction machine system, in this system there is car moving as traction with balancing counter weight system via a wire ropes/cables on sheaves. It can be used to high rise and low rise building and the travel speed is more than hydraulic types.
Geared Traction Elevators
In the geared traction elevators the main machine have a gearbox connected with the motor which drive the wheel/sheave that moves the ropes, geared machine usually use in cargo elevators where the objective is to transport heavy cargo/goods. Normal using speeds are from 0.25 m/s to 1.0 m/s.
Gearless Traction Elevators
Gearless traction elevators have wheel/sheave directly attached to the motor, the system can be reach to the speed of 10 m/s. Normally in Pakistan speeds are 1.0 m/s to 2.5 m/s and using these types in passenger elevators. It provide better solutions in terms for saving of space, maintenance cost and energy consumption cost.
How to choose elevator?
Elevators are useful in variety of buildings homes, commercial buildings, and industries. There are so many different types, designs and styles of elevators, so it can be confusing to decide which one you should choose for your premises. Here are some points you need to look while deciding on elevator for your building.
Capacity and Sizes
What should be your elevator size and capacity? Mostly elevator are three feet by four feet but sizes can be extended if you require. When need to carry special equipment via a lift such as wheelchairs or any others it is important to consider that it will require more capacity and space. Buildings with very little traffic of people 630 KGS enough to carry passengers, for cargo 1000 KGS.
Elevator System
The most modern, advanced and common elevator system is traction drive system it comes with machine room and machine room less installations. When you have enough space for machine room you can choose machine room option or you can choose machine room less.
Safety and Security
You have to consider potential safety and security risks-satisfactory measures are required to reduce the possibility of accidents, important options of safeties and securities includes doors safety mechanism quality, power backups in-case of power failure , alarm system and communication system with responsive and availability of manual rescue operation.
Pricing
Consideration of price is very important. Elevators solutions are available range from luxurious to economical pricing, and it is important to analyze the complete product technical details and overall cost of purchase, installation and after sale services.
Warranty
Important to Choose an elevators from manufacturer offers good warranty, technical support and after sale services.
Spare Parts Availabilities
Elevators in Pakistan faces problems of unavailability of spare parts which cause too much shutdown times, so it is very important to choose common and standard product available in Pakistan.
After reading above details hope you can now choose an elevator easily, following are the types of elevators
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