Leitner - Poma advantages

These are some points to describe our company's philosophy of
Simplicity + Quality = Reliability

1. Leitner-Poma has built its' reputation on Customer Service and taking care of our Customer's needs. We believe this is the corner stone of all successful businesses. We have the staff, the commitment, and the ability to adapt to changing situations and specific customer requirements. We have conducted an annual customer service meeting in Grand Junction for 7 years. This allows our engineering and service staff to get direct feedback from our customers to improve our product.
   
   
2. Leitner-Poma's single position grip exerts force in the gripping position at all times. Currently we have over 60,000 in operation around the world. The French code prohibits the use of over center grips and this philosophy appears to be spreading to other countries. One major benefit of this extensive experience is minimum predictable maintenance: 600 hour grip lubrication schedule, only 5% per year disassembly, and 15% per year inspection done without removing the grip from the lift.
   
   
3. Our standard cast aluminum line sheaves, with single snap ring design, offer the security of the snap ring only on the side next to the inside anti-deropement device. This prevents improper snap ring installation from becoming an accident. Sheave train alignment is done with a single wrench from the top of the crossarm beam.
   
   
4. Our manufacturing plant performs high quality welding done in a flat position, for long term structural strength and fatigue resistance. We have an extensive quality control system supervised by our Quality Control Manager in Grand Junction.
   
   
5. Leitner-Poma uses rectangular tubing for tire beams with machined, cast axle housings for all acceleration/deceleration tires. Female threads in the housings allow quick adjustment with one wrench. The assembly is self-aligning.
   
   
6. Adequate ventilation, through building louvers and remote radiators, assures continuous duty diesel performance in all weather conditions.
   
   
7. Leitner-Poma's compact drive and control wiring, through use of ABB drives and Allen Bradley Series III PLC's, offer "user friendly" operation and immediate fault diagnosis. Our electrical cabinets are completely designed, assembled, and wired by our own electricians in Grand Junction.
   
   
8. Leitner-Poma's interactive "screen" display and synoptics give operators and mechanics all the information they need to keep your lift operating for maximum system availability.
   
   
9. All full duty diesels are supplied with integrated, U.L. tested fuel tank of 250 gallons to allow uninterrupted operation. Ask our customers about their A.P.U.'s performance over extended operating hours for power shedding and/or loss of electrical power (Breckenridge, Crested Butte, Sugarbush, Stowe).
   
   
10. Our spacious terminals are designed with easy, convenient access to equipment has set the standard for the industry. The competitors have followed Leitner-Poma by abandoning tunnel roofs and small, hard to access buildings. We design our equipment with your mechanic in mind.
    
    
11. Leitner-Poma's self-adjusting service brakes monitor the deceleration rate and give smooth deceleration rates under all loading conditions (diesel, downhill, and uphill).
    
    
12. Leitner-Poma's 8 feet of travel in each terminal easily accommodates all normal rope stretch.
    
    
13. Leitner-Poma's "super comfort" chair design with extra thick (2 inch) foam padding offers the most comfortable seat on the market today. All of our customers get positive feedback from their guests.
    
    
14. Our complete system is engineered designed, manufactured, and pre-assembled in Grand Junction, CO, USA. Quality is our main criteria and we have, over the years, incorporated more and more American components into our system. Only grips, gearboxes (Kissling), and drives (ABB), still come from Europe. Sheaves, hydraulic tension systems, electric motors, drive shafts, accel/decel tires, axles, bullwheels, brakes and braking systems, relays, PLC's, chairs, steel structural components, etc. are all either purchased here in the US or manufactured by us in Grand Junction.