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Drive technology

In a drive system, each individual element can deliver decisive advantages for the overall performance. That’s why we work meticulously and closely with our customers to enhance every detail – from speed and torque to brake and connection technology. We achieve maximum efficiency and maximum economic efficiency.
ZIEHL-ABEGG elevator motors with optimally matched control technology impress users all over the world with their maximum safety and reliability.
The rotary direct drives (ring motors) SM985 enable highly dynamic acceleration and very precise positioning, e.g. for application in medical devices. They are also very quiet, wear free and maintenance free. You’re always on the right track with drive technology from ZIEHL-ABEGG!

Elevator motors – Royal League drive technology for new installations and upgrade projects

For elevator manufacturers, ZIEHL-ABEGG’s modern elevator technology offers key advantages: The motors can be designed precisely to meet specific requirements and, in combination with optimally tailored control technology, achieve a consistently high level of efficiency. Whether you are building a new system or upgrading an existing one: Royal League elevator motors and control technology enable maximum efficiency – without compromising on performance, reliability or safety.

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With RETROFITBLUE, ZIEHL-ABEGG offers the perfect concept for converting or upgrading outdated elevators with disc rotor motors. Original spare parts are replaced by the latest generation of freely available drive and control technology in just two stages:

1. Replacement of electronic components, installation of the ZAdyn4CS frequency inverter

The switch to brand-independent components from ZIEHL-ABEGG that are freely available on the market is possible, even with old first-generation disc rotor motors. The special control technology enables reliable manufacturer-independent communication between the old disc rotor motor, the new control system and our ZAdyn4CS frequency inverter.

2. Replacement of the old disc rotor motor with a new, flat ZAdisc elevator machine

Step 1 already created the underlying conditions for quick and easy replacement of the old elevator motor with the ZAdisc disc rotor drive from ZIEHL-ABEGG. With its particularly flat design, this makes installation easier – even in narrow elevator shafts. The two perfectly matched components ZAdyn4C and ZAdisc further improve travel comfort. The elevator, which is now fully equipped with ZIEHL-ABEGG components that are freely available on the market, gives you independence when it comes to decisions regarding installation, maintenance and service.

Control technology and drive technology – highest quality, safety and maximum reliability

ZIEHL-ABEGG has been developing control and drive technology for elevatorsfor more than a century. This makes us the perfect partner for creating new, modern elevator systems as well as for upgrading the technology in existing systems. Our experience and expertise are used in the development of frequency inverters, power recovery units, evacuation units and other system components, each optimally matched to our elevator motors.

In sizes up to 220 A, ZIEHL-ABEGG is an exclusive supplier for contactorless operation of elevator machines in combination with electronic short-circuiting of the motor windings. Our frequency inverters from the ZAdyn model range specially developed for elevator technology offer maximum functionality with minimal dimensions, such as precise speed control of the elevator motor for a pleasant, safe journey and gentle braking of the car. Thanks to their compact design, the frequency inverters are suitable for mounting in a control cabinet or on a wall.

In order to increase the efficiency and safety of elevator systems and simplify the planning of new and the monitoring of existing elevator systems, ZIEHL-ABEGG offers modules and software such as ZAlift that are optimally tailored to ZAdyn and our elevator motors for designing elevator machines and frequency inverters, as well as ZAmon Mobile, the intuitively operated app for the commissioning, parameterisation and analysis of elevator systems. And with the intelligent and highly secure ZAbluegalaxy cloud solution, elevator systems can be monitored and analysed regardless of location. This enables problems to be identified earlier and preventive maintenance to be initiated in good time.

Special drives – flexible application-specific development by innovation partner ZIEHL-ABEGG

Machine manufacturers from various industries appreciate ZIEHL-ABEGG’s special drives for their reliability and efficiency. One example is medical technology, which places the highest demands on the reliability and safety of motors and drive technology. With the SM985 ring motor, a particularly low-noise direct drive is available, which has been specially developed for the requirements of modern medical technology. It is used in computer tomographs, for example, where quiet operation is also important in addition to maximum reliability. The motor provides reliable high torque even at minimum speed, ensuring maximum precision with every movement and setting.

Due to its high compressive strength, the HYDT high-voltage sub-oil motor is a specialist for offshore and deep-sea applications. Among other things, it enables the precise control of tools or manipulators of remote-controlled underwater vehicles (ROVs).

We have developed the FZ oil heating motor for oil tanks in hydraulic elevators. This can not only be used in new systems, but can also be retrofitted in existing systems with little effort. The oil heating motor converts almost all of the absorbed energy into heat and thus gently heats the oil to prevent it from “cracking”. The rotation moves the oil and ensures even thermal distribution at the same time.