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Smart Hydraulics Guarantee Lowest Cost of Ownership
[…] Ownership Forty years ago, Bucher’s elevator division (at that time under the company name Beringer), in Neuheim, Switzerland, introduced the first electronically controlled elevator valve, LRV. The product is still the benchmark for a highly reliable hydraulic control, providing high riding comfort at a low cost of ownership. The quality foundation of this electronically […]
BOMA International 2016 Conference
[…] nearly 50 years, and the show continues to provide key opportunities for building business relationships. In addition to our 20-x-20-ft. booth that showcased our innovative Gen2® Modernization product, CompassPlus™ destination dispatching technology and eService Mobile app, we hosted a customer reception to connect with clients outside of the expo hall. The event was well […]
Market Trends: Vietnam
[…] under one roof. The move, according to Mitsubishi Electric, enabled the company to “expand its operations in the growing market of Vietnam and to centralize control over product safety and quality.” Mitsubishi Electric estimates it holds approximately 20% of the Vietnam market. Doing business in Vietnam since 1973, Mitsubishi Electric has provided units for […]
Gurney Elevator, Part One
[…] said to be superior to any now in use.” Gurney’s decision to invest in the new test tower reflected his understanding of the importance of research in product development, which he had learned from his tenure at Otis, the company that had built the first elevator test tower in 1888. This investment was also […]
Energy-Efficiency Program Includes Escalator Renovations
[…] and service in Denver, Colorado Springs, Loveland, Greeley, Ft. Collins and Pueblo, all in Colorado. Applied also announced it now provides customized home elevators in Denver. Applied’s product line includes home elevators, stair lifts and wheelchair lifts, all of which are designed to meet homeowners’ needs. In addition to installation, Applied provides ongoing maintenance. […]
thyssenkrupp Delivery Robot, Fleet Vehicle at Auto Shows
[…] in the U.S. at the Washington Auto Show in Washington, D.C. In addition to being on display at the show, the technology was presented as a benchmark product at the “Driving Automotive Innovation and Federal Policies” field hearing of the U.S. Senate, convened by Sen. John Thune (R-South Dakota). thyssenkrupp and TeleRetail believe the […]
University of Virginia Emergency Room Expansion
[…] WORLD the project will have 12 elevators total, 10 of which will be Hollister-Whitney Elevator Corp. overhead traction machines. All controllers will be Motion Control Engineering (MCE) products installed by the Richmond, Virginia, branch of KONE. The units break down as follows: Two 5000-lb.-capacity hydraulic elevators providing access from the ambulatory entrance to the […]
CAN Bus for Elevators
[…] errors. Parallel cabling is also more subject to physical damage, and there are more terminations to worry about. Parallel communication is still used inside integrated circuits, industrial production, scientific instrumentation and random-access-memory devices. However, the move to serial communication has continued apace and will undoubtedly be the wave of the future. Computer networks have […]
ELA Conference
[…] for competitive cooperation between the large and SME organizations was an important factor in achieving the necessary coverage this demanding market requires. Blumberg concentrated more on the Product Environmental Platform, where the lifecycle analysis and environmental-performance declarations for lifts were considered good ways forward. The program started in June, and Phase 2 of the […]
Remembering Soimet
[…] widen their scope, they decided to focus on elevators. They traveled to Italy in 1978 to visit several automatic-door manufacturers. They signed an exclusive agreement to distribute products, in Argentina, manufactured by Selcom Parma, a brand-new company under the direction of Horst Wittur, Rose Marie Wittur, Hans Opl, Luciano Franceschi, Luciano Sorio and Sandro […]