Application Profile BSFI 200 Brakes Drilling Rig Lifeboat Winches Product Application P-8690-SV 2/19 A leading manufacturer of lifeboat systems needed a reliable winch brake solution that could withstand the often extreme conditions on offshore drilling platforms. The lifeboats are suspended from dual cables hooked to the fore and aft of the enclosed vessel. The disc brakes are positioned on the winch’s cable drums to keep the stored lifeboats locked in place. In an emergency, after the boat is loaded with personnel to maximum occupancy, the brake is released to allow gravity to safely lower the boat to the ocean below. The single or dual cable drum ensures that both cables keep the boat level as it descends. The brake also engages to prevent free fall in the event of a power fa

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