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Elevator Movies, Part Two
[…] 1983, throughout Europe over the next two years and in the U.S. in July 1985. Abwärts (released in the U.S. as Out of Order) is also a product of the European film industry. Produced and filmed in Germany, the movie followed the common “trapped in an elevator” story line. Unfortunately (at least for our […]
Escalators that are Friendly to Humans and the Environment
In pursuit of increased margin of safety and environmental protection, a new escalator has been developed. Yoichi Ise, Mitsuru Sakaue and Toshiyuki Fukuda MITO Design & Production Division, Urban Planning and Development Systems, Hitachi, Ltd., Japan This paper was presented at ELEVCON Lucerne 2010, the International Congress on Vertical Transportation Technologies and first published in […]
GAL Goes Lean and Green
EW visits elevator component manufacturer GAL, which seems poised for an excellent year.
Modern LVDT Position Sensors
A chronicle of how the LVDT has evolved into a reliable, cost-effective linear feedback device for the positioning of elevator cars.
KONE Jump Lifts Installed in the Shard
[…] has long been a focus of concern in relation to safety and efficiency.” KONE’s Jump Lift technology helps replace the need for traditional systems, which can increase productivity on the work site due to higher speeds, larger loads and safer transportation channels. Workers spend less time waiting for exterior hoists and more time working. […]
It’s a “Sensitive” Elevator
[…] the cab before the more damaging S waves arrive. The elevator will remain out of commission until it is repaired and reset by a qualified technician. The product will also record the date, time, duration and peak acceleration in each axis for a seismic event that it detects. This can aid engineers in determining […]
LifePatron® Advanced Earthquake Warning System
[…] the vibration severity in view of the possible arrival of seismic waves that originate from large earthquakes. The GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences has tested this product with respect to its sensitivity. Sensor Technology The electronic components used in the Secty LifePatron and the measuring accuracy linked with it were checked by comparative […]
ThyssenKrupp Elevator Consultants Open House
[…] locations. On the afternoon of the 26th, the tradeshow began in a finely appointed hotel ballroom, in which exhibit stands were set up to display the numerous products and services that ThyssenKrupp offers the industry. These included specific elevator and escalator products such as the Synergy machine-room-less elevator system, an escalator modernization package, the […]
SODIMAS Open Week 2010
[…] was to introduce the ‘Small Lift’ home lift to the client base. Visitors were able to ride the new system, which was dramatically sited in the Sodimas product showroom, which has become an important part of the Valence factory. The system is illustrated in this report as a group of photographs showing a number […]
Development Doldrums: U.S. Land Developers Look Up from the Great Recession
[…] and plans, and bragged of low-carbon construction techniques. There is clearly growing demand for efficiencies in buildings. Architects and building equipment suppliers happily showed their projects and products. Planners and engineers displayed compact, walkable urban centers and communities. There is much to be said for high professional standards, and they were in abundance at […]
