German brake manufacturer Pintsch Bubenzer has installed a series of Twin Safe TS800 brakes on two 10,000 tonne capacity cranes, and auxiliary hoists, aboard the semi-submersible crane vessel (SSCV), ...

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Linear brakes are mechanical devices on linear motion systems that hold loads stationary or are used as failsafe devices. Typically, an actuator (a linear motor, fluid-power cylinder, or ballscrew) ...