SPEED, the new patented runner for height access systems from SKYLOTEC, is ahead of its time. While work on improving the safety standard EN 353-1 for guided type fall arresters on a rigid anchor line continues, we have solved the problem: With our new runner SPEED.

The principle behind SPEED is simple: The security bolt sits hidden in the housing and is protected there from unwanted access. Through an additional locking lever, SPEED works during climbing like a pull-back runner. The runner remains close to the climber and so the fall distance remains short. This creates comfort while climbing and minimizes fall-related injuries. In the case of failure of the pull-back feature, whether through mistake or unfavourable conditions, the runner can reach only a fixed preset maximum speed. Should the runner exceed this speed, an independently acting second safety feature kicks in: A centrifugal force brake swivels out and the runner blocks.

With this technology, SKYLOTEC is a leader and has created a system that is comfortable and safe like no other. The difficulty in finding a standard that describes reproducible criteria remains; a solution that can fulfil every standard already exists.

[1] Doubled guide rollers for resistless climbing over rail joints.
[2] Solid housing of milled aluminium.
[3] Durable rollers of hardened steel with sleeve bearings.
[4] Flexibly moving follower roller for automatic adjustment to various rail thicknesses and a permanent contact pressure.
[5] Redundant release system with pull-back function and centrifugal force control independently working from each other.
[6] Stable snap-fit hook of hardened steel.
[7] Element for damping; energy absorber. The falling impact remains under 6 kN even with drop impact tests with a steel weight.
[8] Self-bolting trilock carabiner.