Dr. Tomasz Magiera (TM), ropeway expert and project manager, Cable Car Solutions GmbH of Heimenkirch, Germany, shares insights with your author (SSP) on the significance of this mode of transportation.
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Upon her retirement, KONE Spares’ Mary Lewis reflects on a long and rewarding career.
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The Platform Lift Co. is celebrating 20 years of creating step-free access within a wide range of commercial and residential settings. Your author (BM) learns of company founder Sean O’Sullivan’s (SO) passion for the industry and why he wanted to put passengers at the heart of platform lift design. BM: How did you first get…
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Surfex Coverings describes the process involved in updating a lift system’s look. submitted by Surfex Coverings Lift refurbishment company Surfex Coverings Ltd. was called upon by Otis UK for a full lift door and architrave refurbishment at level 20 of Tower 42, Bishopsgate. This is the demonstration level for designers to showcase a new lift…
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Evacuation of passengers trapped in elevators is an issue emphasized by the standards. The passengers should be rescued from a cabin that stops between the floors for any reason. For that reason, various measures should be taken: The distance between adjacent floors cannot exceed 11m (This distance is 7m in firefighter elevators). If it exceeds…
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New Renderings of Supertall in Penn District Redevelopment New renderings of the 1,270-ft-tall, 61-story Penn 15, part of Vornado Realty Trust’s ambitious Penn District redevelopment plan (ELEVATOR WORLD, March 2021) in Midtown Manhattan, have been released, New York YIMBY reported in February. Involving the relocation of Madison Square Garden, the plan aims to transform the…
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Metroplast Asansör, as a result of its long R&D studies and tests, has begun mass production and sales of a gearless machine group
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Just prior to writing this, I sat in on a meeting of U.S and Canada industry leaders. Organized by Elevator U and led by Eddie Morris (University of Virginia), the meeting included the executive directors of all the major associations, three of whom were new in 2020: The National Association of Elevator Contractors’ Rena Cozart…
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Aybey Elektronik, a manufacturer of elevator control systems, recently completed its R&D studies and has now put its monobloc
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A compilation of the popular Legal Issues column and more by Marvin A. Jacobs has been a long time coming. Defending the Company: A Compilation of General Legal Advice and Cases by Marvin A. Jacobs, a Specialist in Product Liability collects the late author’s many articles that appeared in ELEVATOR WORLD throughout the November 1998-December…
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