3D printing has empowered “maker culture” for entirely new, technology-enabled generations of inspired tinkerers.
Read MoreResuelve Transporte Vertical, a Spanish consulting firm with more than 27 years of experience in the Spanish and international markets.
Read MoreMyriad hurdles to achieving “Made in Africa” lifts by Shem Oirere, EW Correspondent Africa’s vertical-transportation (VT) industry continues to rely on imported components to meet market demand, with some local lift companies identifying hurdles on the road to developing the manufacturing capacity of domestic small- and medium-sized VT enterprises. Demand for components is expected to…
Read MoreDevice can help uncover incompatibilities in elevator equipment that may be causing chronic motion-controller outages.
Read MoreEnterprise Center, an 18,000-plus-seat arena in St. Louis that opened in 1994, underwent a complete renovation, a project that included modernization of six escalators, starting in 2017. Driven by continual service issues and ticketholder complaints, the home to the National Hockey League’s (NHL) St. Louis Blues opted to modernize the 25-year-old escalators, choosing KONE to…
Read MoreCan technology and sustainability even be used in the same sentence?, shall today’s companies provide sustainable technological solutions?
Read MoreThis Readers’ Platform tackles the question, “Is technology a complement or substitute for the technician?” by Craig Zomchek As technology advances, there seems to be a misconception that skilled technicians have become less relevant. In reality, they are more vital than ever. Though there’s no doubt that automation can reduce human error, regular preventive maintenance…
Read MoreIn this Industry Dialogue, Champion’s founder and CEO talks best practices for maintenance and more. by Lee Freeland Donald Gelestino (DG), founder and CEO of Champion Elevator Corp. in NYC, began as a helper and is now in his 35th year in the elevator industry. Having dedicated so much of this experience to how elevators…
Read MoreMany in the industry may have noticed that an excessive number of elevators have had their ropes replaced much sooner than in the past.
Read MoreFor Madden Elevator, the pandemic had a silver lining in cost savings that helped enhance its maintenance capabilities. submitted by Madden Elevator Co. The pandemic prompted Madden Elevator Co. to invest in technology, implementing measures over the spring and summer of 2020 that led to it going 100% virtual and adding an option for remote…
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