Dynatech-elevation

Become a Dynatech customer and you will have better customer care and complete information on the current products, new developments, technical support, conditions of sale and a lot more by using our customer area.

Previously, our website provided a great deal of information; however, it may have been too excessive to be accessible to visitors. Finally, Dynatech has decided to set limits to this information, given the mandatory discretion necessary for any company that is constantly working on R&D. Furthermore, the company has undergone an important improvement process as far as customer care and service are concerned.

The new customer area in our website will allow you to be up to date, to the slightest detail and in real time, in everything that may be of interest to you. Nobody but You deserves a customised quality service.

Should you not have requested your username and password yet, do it right away and start enjoying a greater number of advantages.

Dynatech is pleased to inform you that the Russian certification for STAR and VEGA Overspeed governors has been renewed in accordance with the TP-TC-011/2011 technical requirements from the Customs Union, valid for Russia, Byelorussia and Kazakhstan.

STAR Certificate

VEGA Certificate

The new certificates that are in accordance with TP-TC-011/2011 will soon be available for our range of Progressive Safety gears, even though the current certificates are still valid until the end of 2014.

Dear customer,

As reported in 2013, Dynatech has a new service available on its website: The Customer Area. This service is aimed at providing you with better and more personalised attention. This area may be accessed from the main menu on our website under the tab: CUSTOMERS

A user name and password, already supplied to most of you earlier, is required in order to access the referred Customer area for the first time. Once you have accessed it, you should change your password to one of your choice, something easy to remember.

We have noticed that many customers have not accessed the area yet. Should any user have lost the e-mail sent to them, including his/her username and password, or should they wish to register, please send an e-mail to this address, support@dynatech-elevation.com, and we will send you a new username and password.

The following sections were available up until now:

• GSS: New software developed by Dynatech to select TORNADO gearless machines. It is more powerful and complete than the previous software.

• News: This section displays all the news edited, either by date or label: Expeditions, products, certificates, holiday closures, etc.

A new section is to be added this week:

• Documents: In this section, you may download any document you require at any time: Instructions for Use and Maintenance, Certificates for: Standardisation, from the Quality System and the Directive on Lifts, documents from Notified Bodies, specific Drawings, Videos, Manuals for replacing components, etc. The structure of this section will make quick searches for documents easier.

On the other hand, we would like to highlight that every time we modify a Manual, Certificate… or a new Document is added to that area, which concerns you, you will receive an e-mail informing you of this change; therefore, you will be duly informed in real time of any change made in our product’s Documentation.

After this step, in the following days, we will replace most of the documentation available on our website, as you know, so that you will have to access the referred Customer Area in order to access and download the documentation.  That is the reason why, in your own interest, we recommend that you register or request to register for that Area soon.

There are two solutions to comply with the A3:

a) Use safety components.

b) Use the drive machine.

VERY IMPORTANT:

In spite of the fact that the Standard allows the use of the machine and its associated electronics to prevent uncontrolled car movements (UCM), it is certain that the UCM cannot be prevented if it occurs due to suspension ropes sliding.  In order to achieve both detecting and controlling the UCM completely and safely, Dynatech recommends the safety components’ solution.

a) Possibilities to comply with A3 by using the safety components:

a.1- Using safety components with A3 certificate independently:

Our safety gears and governors (STAR, VEGA, QUASAR T-25 and QUASAR SV) are certified in accordance with A3 as independent components.

The A3 certificates of these components are included in their corresponding manuals for use and maintenance. Please find below which said products are in case you wish to download their manuals:

BIDIRECTIONAL PROGRESSIVE SAFETY GEARS:

-       PR-2000-UD

-       PR-2500-UD V35

-       PR-2500-UD V50

-       PQ-3400-UD

-       PQ-4000-UD

-       ASG-100-UD

-       ASG-120-UD

-       ASG-121-UD

UNIDIRECTIONAL PROGRESSIVE SAFETY GEARS:

Dynatech’s unidirectional progressive safety gears also have an A3 certificate since their construction, along with their features, coincide with that of their bidirectional equivalents. Nevertheless, having this certificate is irrelevant since a UCM control can only be performed with a bidirectional safety gear.

BIDIRECTIONAL OVERSPEED GOVERNORS:

-       STAR

-       VEGA

-       QUASAR T-25

-       QUASAR SV

-       LB-200

According to Amendment 3, the car must stop if an uncontrolled movement occurs. This stop must occur at a maximum distance below 1 m (among other requirements).

Dynatech’s governors incorporate a system, called Anti-creep System, used to lock the governor when a UCM (uncontrolled car movement) is detected. When the governor locks, the safety gear is activated. From the moment the car moves until it stops, the total distance must be below 1 m.

-Before continuing reading the following explanation, please read the UCM section included in the governors’ manuals where the anti-creep system’s functioning is explained.

Obtaining the A3 certificates for independent components does not exempt the installer from performing the uncontrolled movements tests included in the EN 81:A3 standard on site. Examples:

The customer purchases the components independently, for example, our overspeed governor but not the safety gear, which is purchased from another manufacturer. In this option, the customer must compile the safety gear and the governor’s certificates; then, he/she must perform validation tests of the UCM solution in its installation. Furthermore:

>>a. The customer may purchase the electronics managing the anti-creep system from the manufacturer.

>>b. The controllers’ manufacturer manages the anti-creep system by using the electronics already built-in his/her controller.

Note: Managing the anti-creep system has to do with the warnings specified in the governor’s manual (UCM section).

a.2- Using the safety components with A3 certificate as a whole:

The customers purchase the Safety gear + Governor + anti-creep management electronics package.

This package is A3 certified as UCM solution. By using this solution, the customer does not have to follow all the processes to check whether the governor + safety gear comply with the A3’s margins and requirements, as well as the management of signals for the anti-creep system.

Differences between using what stated in items a.1 and a.2.Advantages and Disadvantages

In case a.1, the customer must ensure that the “marriage” between governor and safety gear complies with A3, apart from performing the tests with the control system, either using the electronics supplied by the governors’ manufacturer or that built-in the controller. This will mean additional costs.

On the other hand, by using this option, the customer may choose the component that best fits him/her, either for price, versatility or for any other reason.

In case a.2, the customer does not have to worry about whether the governor + safety gear comply with A3 or not. He/she will only have to perform the usual commissioning tests according to the standard.

However, the customer may have the disadvantage of not being able to combine different components from different manufacturers, which may make him/her gain versatility or competiveness.

Nevertheless, Dynatech recommends always using the safety components of the same manufacturer since the responsibility for good functioning and for the safety of the assembly falls on a single person.

Dynatech offers the corresponding electronics, called D-BOX, in order to complete the safety when detecting and controlling the UCM.

The D-BOX is an electronic device governing the governor’s anti-creep system used for the UCM solution. This device may be used both with the Vega and Star governors, but may also be used with governors of other brands.

For further information on the features and requirements, please download the manual from our website.

a) Possibilities to comply with A3 by using the drive machine:

Our drive machines (Tornado) are certified for the A3 solution.

According to what is stated in section 9.11 of the A3, the means used to stop the uncontrolled movement may be those acting on the traction sheave or shaft. The A3 allows using the motor’s brakes for this purpose:

9.11.3: If the machine brake is used, the auto-control may include the verification of the correct raising or lowering of the mechanism, or the verification of the braking force. Should a failure be detected, the next normal lift’s start-up must be prevented.

Dynatech has designed two devices, called CDC (Car Drag Control) to manage the anti-creep system and BFS (Brake Failure Surveillance) to manage the motor brakes used to stop a UCM.

The entire unit (Tornado + BFS + CDC) complies with the A3 and has its own certificate. The customer does not need an extra certificate.

Its manual may be downloaded from our website.

This explanatory article will be updated as more products, their developments or innovations relating to this matter are added.

Dynatech is pleased to announce the Russian certification of the LBD-200 speed governor in line with Standards GOST R 53780-2010 and GOST R 53781-2010. This governor now joins the already extensive range of products certified under this standard.

 Certificate GOST LBD-200

As can be seen in this certificate, it refers to the meeting of technical requirements according to Customs Union TP-TC-011/2011 between Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan.  We would like to take this opportunity to inform you that the GOST certificates for all other products remain fully valid until their expiry date, despite the TP-TC-011/2011 not being specified in the text of these certificates, as they were issued prior to the agreement between the states.

In short, all of our products with GOST certification meet TP-TC-011/2011 requirements and, therefore, can be sold, installed and used without any problems or obstacles in the member states of this Customs Union.

WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE AND TRY OUR PRODUCTS?

VISIT OUR OFFICIAL REPRESENTATIVES AND DISTRIBUTORS AT THE NEXT EXHIBITION EVENTS:

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 A friend has sent us an illustrative photo of the unstoppable technical evolution in production. We have managed to reduce the size of those huge governors from decades ago to the smallest size possible without changing their performance.

 Thank you very much for the photo, Fede!

Dear customers,

Please be advised that our products are to include an additional feature from now on.

We have added a QR code along with the labels attached to the product that show its characteristics. You scan this code using your smartphone and the product will be displayed on the screen of your mobile phone directly from our website in the language it was requested. You can, however, change the language if required at the top of our site.

We believe that this new application may be of help to you, to the fitter and even to any inspection body that requires instant information on the product and wishes to read its instructions for use and handling, for example if the manuals have been lost or for any other reason.

As you know, there are free apps that you can download to your smartphone in order to be able to scan these codes.

We hope this new feature is of interest, as well as being useful, and do not hesitate to contact us with any queries.

COMPACT tensing pulley is a product designed to provide the tension required for the rope going through a standard governor’s groove. Unlike the usual tensing pulleys, which use masses to generate tension, these masses have been removed from our COMPACT pulleys replacing them with springs.

This is a very compact design, with minimum dimensions, perfect to be used in installations with a reduced headroom and pit.

COMPACT 120 (in our web site)

DYNATECH’s COMPACT tensing pulley is a product that is supplied pre-assembled. This allows the installer to save time when assembling it in the installation.  It is supplied with a de-tensioning contact and with a rope tensioner that will make rope re-tensioning easier if required.

COMPACT 200 (in our web site)

QUASAR overspeed governor, in its standard version, is made up of a governor of greatly reduced size but with excellent features. It incorporates a pulley of Ø120mm to be used along with a Ø4mm steel rope. This pulley is supplied with a hardened groove by default, which provides it with great durability. Furthermore, the rope used has very little elongation, thus shortening maintenance intervals to a minimum.

Speed range is very wide, ranging from a rated speed of 0.1m/s to a maximum speed of 2.18 m/s. This is the first governor designed by DYNATECH reaching a minimum tripping speed of 0.3m/s.

Its reduced size and compactness make it perfect to be fitted in a lift’s shaft without machine room, since it requires little space.

So far, Dynatech is only selling it in its unidirectional version; however, we are working to offer it in its bidirectional version in the near future.

The unit’s specification, its manuals for use as well as its Certificates are already available in the Product section in our Website.