POL-X West, Inc.

Engineering Services for the Transportation & Amusement Ride Industries

 

Urban transportation systems (both cable driven and self-propelled) are becoming more and more economical for use in high congestion, short distance applications.   POL-X West, Inc. has been active in the people mover industry for many years in design, analysis, and document review (P. E. review and Quality Assurance Inspections) of a variety of monorail-type systems.  Examples of the projects completed to date are:

 

 

Primadonna/Buffalo Bill’s Monorail

 

 

 

Mirage – Treasure Island APM

 

 

 

Detroit APM Drive Bullwheel

 

 

Getty Museum APM Dynamic Analysis

 

 

PEOPLE MOVER PROJECT LIST

Analysis of dynamic braking - VISSIM - Otis Getty Shuttle, Los Angeles, CA Bullwheels stress and deflection analysis - ALGOR - Otis Airport Shuttle, Cincinnati, OH Redesign of bogie components - ACAD - VSL Mirage Shuttle, Las Vegas NV Review of line sheave loads - ACAD, QUATTRO PRO - VSL Primadonna Shuttle, Prim, NV Rescue vehicle design modification - ACAD - MGM Grand Hotel, Las Vegas, NV Rescue vehicle design - ACAD, ALGOR - SDI Unitrak People Mover in Primm, NV Design Review - SDI Unitrak People Mover in Primm, NV Poma-Otis Detroit APM – Drive Bullwheel Finite Element Analysis Aerobus over water people mover – design and analysis of vehicle running gear and guideway structure for installation from Weihai to Lugong Island, China (project web page)

 

 

POL-X West, Inc.

Telephone:

001 (775) 882-7797

Fax:

001 (775) 882-8366

Postal Address:

P. O. Box 3612 Carson City, NV 89702 USA

Shipping Address:

4580 Wagon Wheel Rd. Carson City, NV 89703 USA

E-mail:

General Information: info@polxwest.com
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last modified: 12 January 2007