Coronavirus Impacts Seen in Construction Projections Pandemic-related woes have brought down high prospects for the NYC construction market, The Real Deal reported in October. Citing the New York Building Congress and New York Building Foundation, it said, “The pandemic has shaved US$16 billion off projected construction spending in 2020 and 2021” and that the congress…
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Your author, NEII’s new executive director, assesses the state of the vertical-transportation industry and the “new normal.” Stepping into the National Elevator Industry, Inc.’s (NEII) executive director role in mid-October (p. 20) offered me a chance to both look ahead with fresh eyes to the industry’s goals and reflect on the challenges and opportunities we…
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In this Product Spotlight, your author discusses an automated system that saves time and money. In recent years, technologies have emerged that have had a favorable impact on escalator maintenance, lowering both the costs involved and the burden on busy maintenance teams. One of these innovations is automated lubrication. In many high-traffic environments, escalators operate…
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Further studies on the deployment of the concept of the fractal in correlation to the mechanical performance and availability of escalators for passenger service Part one of this series[3] showed and proved the fractal nature and behavior of data collected from the smart step, which is run in an escalator without the effect of passenger…
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This issue’s focus topic presents an opportunity to consider the evolution of the U.K. escalator sector, with reference to some
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“Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn’t go away.”— Philip K. Dick I’m a pretty upbeat person, but I’m unable to will COVID-19 away. ELEVATOR WORLD India Consulting Editor Vijay Pandya echoed my worst thoughts when he wrote, “The virus is like an unexpected, undesirable houseguest who has overstayed their welcome…
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Schindler Names Simeon-Aissaoui to Group Executive Committee Schindler Holding AG has appointed Sabine Simeon-Aissaoui, head of supply chain Europe, to its group executive committee responsible for its escalators supply chain, effective January 1, 2021. She succeeds Egbert Weisshaar, who is retiring after more than 27 years with Schindler. The group executive committee now consists of…
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Examining the sections in important recommended-practice transit document Some time ago, your author worked for Montgomery Elevator Co. designing escalators and moving walks. Regularly, engineering would receive specifications for escalators used in what we called “transit” applications. These escalators would typically require things standard commercial escalators would not. For example: More corrosion resistance (special paint…
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Skyline Plus “ONE” – High rise under construction in Frankfurt, Germany, uses KONE high-performance elevators.
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Unique event includes exhibitors, business, education and honors. Alerts about the imminent arrival of Hurricane Sally frantically beeped on ELEVATOR WORLD staffers’ phones as they listened to and watched the United 2020 Virtual Convention & Exposition on September 14-16. Originally scheduled to take place in Houston, the joint convention and expo of the National Association…
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