New executive director, strategic plan among the many changes for the Foundation The Elevator Escalator Safety Foundation (EESF) held its 2019 Annual General Membership (AGM) Meeting at the Renaissance Mobile Riverview Plaza Hotel in downtown Mobile, Alabama, on February 20-21. Under the guidance of new Executive Director Shelly Johnson, on the job for 40 days…
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An OEO elevator system by thyssenkrupp is among the features of 181 Fremont, a San Francisco skyscraper that is the epitome of style and efficiency. On top of being one of the most sustainable cities in the U.S., San Francisco also has some of the country’s coolest architecture. Fabled Fremont Street is home to some…
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An introduction to major elevator drives, including history, fundamentals and the future This article is excerpted from your author’s upcoming book, The Elevator: From Basics to Calculus, which discusses key elements in elevator systems, focusing on the topics of motor drives and control, traffic analysis, and ropes and traction. It is intended to provide quick…
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Mitsubishi Electric’s new device offers stability in strong winds, long-term earthquakes. Mitsubishi Electric has developed a device that passively controls rope sway for elevators in high rises that sway due to strong winds or long-term earthquakes. Th e company says that by enabling elevators to continue operating under such conditions, the Passive Rope-Sway Control Device…
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The historic Old Forester Distillery gets a commercial passenger elevator to showcase working still. By Tim Irvin and Lee FreelandPhotos by Tim Irvin Louisville, Kentucky-based Executive Elevator installed two elevators at the Old Forester Distillery in Louisville. Part of a US$45-million project begun in 2014, the refurbished distillery encompasses two historic properties — 117 and…
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Despite challenges, the future looks bright for Ghana’s VT market. Ghana, a former British colony known as Gold Coast until its independence as a nation in 1957, is one of the emerging markets in Africa characterized by long spells of political stability and an improvement in the ease of doing business, according to World Bank…
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NYARM hosts elevator panel to discuss looming DLM compliance. The New York Association of Realty Managers (NYARM) presented a forum, “NYC ELEVATORS. . . to Modernize or, NOT to Modernize?” on the wintry evening of February 11. With New York City’s (NYC) new door-lock monitoring (DLM) rules set to go into effect in less than…
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Optimism prevails at NAEC with a changing of the guard. For Teresa Witham, the challenges and rewards of leading the National Association of Elevator Contractors (NAEC) as executive director for the past 23 years have been intertwined. Growing programs, expanding events, mentoring staff and volunteers and interacting with other industry groups have been some of…
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Fluid power is the preferred choice by industry to perform work, due to its smaller size, higher energy efficiency and ease of adjustment. These advantages are lost if an incident occurs in which the hydraulic fluid, under pressure, is sprayed in the presence of an ignition source resulting in a fire, harm to workers or…
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In this Readers Platform, the author makes the case that the hydraulic-elevator segment is alive and well. Have hydraulic elevators been redefined as “green” in the environmental sense, monetary sense or both? You decide. To start, thank you to all the content experts worldwide who have contributed numerous detailed editorial pieces to ELEVATOR WORLD, as…
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