РASSENGER FLOW

An alternative to passenger elevators are small and large escalators, as well as travolators, which have no restrictions on carrying capacity and impress with their capacity. These lifts operate 24 hours a day, allowing a large number of people to move up/down at the same time.

The escalator differs from the travolator by the presence of steps and a greater angle of inclination. Escalators are designed at an angle of 30-35°, travolators - up to 12°. In case of stopping for any reason, escalators work like ordinary stairs, the width of which can be from 0.6 to 1.6 m (depending on the model).

The most common widths of the escalator steps can be imagined as follows: 1) 800 mm wide - one person can fit freely; 2) width 1000 mm – one person with a bag can fit; 3) width 1200 mm - for lifting two people at the same time on one step.

Travolators are a safe and ergonomic solution that allows you to comfortably move on a plane with a small angle of inclination and perfectly complements the presence of escalators and elevators. Technology, resistance to continuous work, reliability and the ability to easily transport large and bulky goods - all these advantages of passenger conveyors, along with energy efficiency, allow solving a whole set of tasks facing objects.

What is a travolator and why its presence in the building is important

Unlike escalators and ordinary interfloor steps, travolators do not have these same steps. This means that a flat surface that slowly moves up (at a comfortable angle) or horizontally will allow people with limited mobility, mothers with children in strollers and visitors with strollers to comfortably walk the required distance.

The main structural type of such devices are travolators of the horizontal or inclined type. In both the first and second cases, the devices are characterized by an incredibly high capacity - about 6 thousand passengers per hour during continuous operation. The width of the web depends both on the type of building and on the tasks that are set before the conveyor - in the standard version, it is 80 and 100 centimeters, which is enough for the passage of wheelchairs and children's carts, as well as grocery or industrial carts. The straight or inclined type is chosen depending on the type of building, the latter is most often installed in conditions of limited space, which does not allow installing an escalator.

The main advantages of travolators include the ability to handle high traffic at maximum intensity (24/7/365), a simple conveyor belt design that requires significantly lower installation costs and, importantly, open traffic even when turned off. (for example, during a power outage). 

Like escalators, passenger conveyors can also be equipped with energy-saving systems, which significantly reduces the costs of maintenance and operation of the equipment. A special module installed inside the mechanism reduces electricity consumption by a third, without affecting either the performance of the device or the comfort of passengers. There are two formats - a complete stop of the travolator in the absence of passengers or a three-fold reduction in the speed of the belt. After the human approach sensor is triggered, the belt returns to the set speed.