ITA ENG FRA DEU ESP 汉语 Company Products Application Fields Support Download Contact #PFBook15 What are the guide shoes used for? News Guide shoes are an essential component for the movement of the car on the rails. More precisely, guide shoes allow the car to move smoothly along the rail route, ensuring the car is upright and the stability of the installation. Is it necessary to maintain the supports and runners installed in the system of my building? Generally, they do not require maintenance, but it is necessary to check the wear of the gasket during the ordinary checks carried out by the maintenance technician. PFB guide shoes PFB supplies guide shoes. Sliding guide shoes can be made of cast iron, thermoplastic and oscillating. These guide shoes are suitable for slow-moving systems with a speed generally not exceeding 1 m/s. All the guide shoes can be supplied with polyurethane seals, with the exception of types T306 and T305, which are cast iron supports and guide shoes supplied with brass seals for high flow and low speed installations. The spring loaded, partially spring loaded and fixed guide shoes are suitable for systems with a speed above 1 m/s. They are supplied with polyurethane coated rollers. They are supplied with polyurethane-coated rollers. Are there any normative references? No, there is no standard reference for the guide shoes. However, the PFB guide shoes have been tested by TÜV with regard to their load capacities in terms of both axial and lateral thrust. We have calculated the load capacity in the catalogue on the basis of the values given in the TÜV certificate. All bearing units and runner blocks manufactured by PFB have a minimum safety factor of 6, which means that the axial and transverse load-bearing capacity is calculated at 6 times the stated load-bearing capacity. Latest News #PFBook17 Which are the lift components? News Which are the lift components? There is a universe of components that make up a lift, and at PFB we design and manufact... READ MORE #PFBook16 What are pulleys and how do they work? News What is an elevator pulley and how does it work? A pulley is a device on which the system's ropes turn and can be either a d... READ MORE #PFBook15 What are the guide shoes used for? News Guide shoes are an essential component for the movement of the car on the rails. More precisely, guide shoes allow the car to mo... READ MORE FIND OUT MORE COMPANY About Us News & Events Contacts Press Kit FAQ PFB SRL Via R. Dalla Costa, 690 41122 Modena Tel +39 059 364055 Fax +39 059 372676 E-mail pfb@pfb.it ITA | ENG | ESP | DEU | FRA SUPPORT Commercial Support Technical Support Post Sale Support Download Area Live Chat © Copyright 2021 PFB srl - VAT 00158620369 - REA Number : MO-118019 - Registered capital 250.000,00 Euro i.v. Privacy Policy - Cookie Policy - Legal Notes - Privacy policy for customers and suppliers