Hydraulic rope alignment systems substantially reduce rope wear on any elevator system. This paper was presented at Berlin 2018, the International Congress on Vertical Transportation Technologies, and first published in IAEE book Elevator Technology 22, edited by A. Lustig. It is a reprint with permission from the International Association of Elevator Engineers (www.elevcon.com). In recent…
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A report on ASME’s recent trip to China For the last decade, the explosive growth of elevator and escalator construction in China has been remarkable, huge, and other adjectives to describe, “Holy cow, that’s big!” The numbers of new units, as reported by Hitachi,[1] have the number of major company elevator sales between 2008 and…
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by Rami Aro and Carlos Paiz Gatica This paper was presented at Berlin 2018, the International Congress on Vertical Transportation Technologies, and first published in IAEE book Elevator Technology 22, edited by A. Lustig. It is a reprint with permission from the International Association of Elevator Engineers (www.elevcon.com). Words like “smart elevator,” “big data,” “predictive…
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Ensuring safety and eliminating waste are key goals of the upkeep program. “Periodic maintenance” refers to the maintenance processes carried out periodically — typically, every month — after the commissioning of the elevator by the elevator assembler or authorized service provider. This is done to ensure the elevator meets the maximum safety requirements or new…
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How to extend the life of VFDs, including an overview of maintenance inspection points and procedures Everyone in the elevator industry knows how complex an elevator system is. There are many moving mechanical parts, as well as electronic power-transmission components. Obviously, maintenance is required to maximize the lifespan of the elevator machine and minimize the…
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Schindler executive talks about what differentiates its digital connection platform. Riding the Internet of Things (IoT) wave like all OEMs striving to stay current, Schindler released its digital connection platform Schindler Ahead in 2017 (ELEVATOR WORLD, June 2017). Since that time, the platform has expanded well beyond its pilot markets. Its capability is now built…
Read More In this Industry Dialogue, an expert shares his informed opinions with EW. If anybody knows escalators and moving walks, it’s Ken Smith. Running consultancy Ken Smith & Associates out of the tiny town of Preston, Iowa, Smith is a mechanical engineer who has been involved in the industry for more than 30 years. Since 2000,…
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Learn about safety performance in free-fall in the second half of this Engineering series. Learning Objectives A basic understanding of the performance of Type B safeties in the free-fall mode, stopping the car by the safeties, on their own A basic understanding why the A17 committees were asked by the European code writers three decades…
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thyssenkrupp inclined elevators make life easier for commuters who use Spanish metro line. The Bilbao Metro Line 3 is a Spanish metropolitan railway line operated by Euskotren that serves about 71,000 people from various districts in the north of Bilbao and connects them with the municipality of Etxebarri. The line goes out in the open…
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As a national landmark was being transformed into the Trump International Hotel Washington, D.C., Quality Elevator Co. was entrusted with the building’s vertical transportation. The Old Post Office and Clock Tower at 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest in Washington, D.C., is an architecturally pleasing historic landmark building. The original Romanesque Revival-style building opened in 1899 and…
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