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2010 Statistics of the Japan Elevator Industry
An in-depth report on Japan’s economic trends and challenges Japan’s Economy Economic Indicators in 2010 (Estimated) Gross domestic product (GDP) adjusted for purchasing power parity: US$4.34 trillion GDP ranking: fourth by volume, 24th per capita GDP growth: 3% GDP per capita: US$33,800 GDP by sector: agriculture (1.5%), industry (22.8%), service (75.7%) Inflation: 0.3% Labor […]
A Tour of Orona IDeO-innovation city
[…] of a research center for sustainable urban mobility was announced During the Interlift 2011 expo in Augsburg, Germany, in addition to displaying its environmentally sensitive and sustainable products, Orona Corp. announced the start of construction of its 21st-century corporate headquarters and R&D center in Hernani, Spain. Shortly after the event, Orona invited ELEVATOR WORLD […]
Submersible Electric Motors for Hydraulic Lifts
[…] and an open-loop version for upward control only. Construction Peculiarities and Supply Conditions Motor design is concerned with sizing, component shape and distance between components to increase product quality and reliability levels (Figure 5). For example, in electric-motor production, for hydraulic lifts to be generally connected to screw pumps, the utmost attention must be […]
BCA’S Best Practices In New Construction Available Online
[…] with MVT under a separate service and trademark agreement, where all warehouse and logistics will be performed as in the past. Administrative, purchasing, sales, engineering, contract management, production and spare parts support will be performed by Mongrain’s team in Quebec, Canada. The companies planned for a seamless transfer to be implemented in the best […]
A Better Way
[…] the next decade, I am certain the construction and elevator industries will develop even better means than they have in the past to minimize the impact their products and those who use them have on the environment. The mixed-use megatall buildings of tomorrow will provide us a more sustainable approach to how we will […]
Columbia Elevator’s New Facility
[…] simply fabricating our entrances and shipping them to the jobsite. Rather, we’re bringing in materials from the OEM’s factories all over the world, them with our own products, staging the job and shipping it to the site ‘on the jump,’ a few floors at a time, as needed.” Columbia started occupying the building two […]
Elevator Door Safety and Accident Prevention
[…] member companies are committed to the promotion of safe building transportation and continue to aggressively work toward improving and ensuring adoption of stringent safety codes, developing safer products and helping to educate the public on safe riding practices. While no system can ever be failsafe, we strongly believe that accidents such as these should […]
Brugg Obtains ISO 9001:2008 Certification
[…] for system documentation, quality, environment and safety. ISO 9001 certification, under the SQS program, mainly reviews and judges a company’s quality management system, management responsibility, resource management, product realization, measurement, analysis and improvement. Customers and many in the market see such certification as a litmus test of a company’s commitment to overall quality. The […]
Greg Carlisle
[…] asset to our leadership.” Having been in the business for many years, Carlisle suggests that as an industry, building owners need to be more informed about available products specifically offered by independent elevator contractors, as customers receive nonproprietary equipment and personalized experiences. He adds, “Too often, short-term cost savings are chosen by the general […]
Elevator Door Protection from TL Jones
[…] the elevator industry has helped TL Jones become a recognizable worldwide leader in elevator door-safety technology. In fact, in some parts of the world, the company’s Microscan® product has become a generic name for infrared door light curtains. Established in 1926 in Christchurch, New Zealand, Welshman Dr. Thomas Luftus Jones laid the foundation for […]
