This Readers Platform celebrates the 125th anniversary of the escalator. submitted by thyssenkrupp Elevator Imagine a world where the dream of being transported upward via a moving staircase was simply that — a dream. Urban mobility would look significantly different today, and be far more complicated, had it not been for a man who, while…
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This photo by Mikko Luntiala of the escalators at the Sörnäinen metro station in Helsinki shows the aesthetics of the everyday. The station serves the central Helsinki districts of Sörnäinen and Kallio. It opened on September 1, 1984, and was designed by Jouko Kontio and Seppo Kilpiä. The 25-m-deep station is 3 m below sea…
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New technology, customization feature across several industry segments. Custom Lifting Clamps Advance Welding Service, Inc., which serves Greater Chicago, offers its Omega Rail Lifting Clamps to replace non-rated wooden clamps and metal wrenches. Advance’s rated and patented clamps are intended for lifting, landing, loosening and tightening cylinder/piston assemblies. Features include: Increased working area in hoistway…
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Otis CEO Interviewed In an interview with Judy Marks, named CEO of Otis in October 2017 (ELEVATOR WORLD, December 2017), The Hindu gave insight into her desire to instill startup culture in the company with “connected” technology that will predict user needs. She said Otis is seeing demand pick up worldwide, especially in India. There,…
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KONE has won an order to outfit the mixed-use Al Mana Tower in Doha, Qatar, with vertical-transportation (VT) equipment that includes 11 MiniSpace® and six MonoSpace® elevators and four TravelMasterTM 110 escalators. The order also includes destination-control and E-Link monitoring systems. Standing 56 stories, Al Mana Tower will contain 168 residences and 117 commercial offices…
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Despite opposition, a plan for new headquarters for broadcaster ITV London that consists of a multistory headquarters building of up to 14 stories and a 31-story residential tower has been greenlit by lawmakers in London’s Lambeth district, Building Design reported. The plan includes 214 homes, 44,434 m2 of office space and 216 m2 of retail.…
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UltraRope, JumpLift Technology in Nordic Region’s Tallest KONE UltraRope® and JumpLiftTM technology will be implemented at Karlatornet in Gothenburg, Sweden. At 245 m tall, the residential/hotel development designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) will be the tallest in the Nordic region. KONE is supplying five MiniSpaceTM elevators equipped with UltraRope, which reduces energy consumption…
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Developer Nakheel announced in February that concrete work on its Palm Tower on Dubai’s Palm Jumeirah was more than 80% complete, with 42 of 50 floors delivered. The remainder are expected to be delivered by the third quarter of 2018. Located in the heart of the famous artificial archipelago Palm Jumeirah, Palm Tower will have…
Read More Gschwendtner to Chair ISO/TC 178 Dr. Gero Gschwendtner has been appointed chair of the International Organization for Standardization Technical Committee (ISO/TC) 178, which covers elevators, escalators and moving walks. An active participant in several ISO/TC 178 Working Groups (WGs), as well as the European Committee for Standardization Technical Committee (CEN/TC) 10 and its WGs, Gschwendtner…
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Curved edges, an angled tip and a grooved green façade distinguish Antonio Citterio Patricia Viel’s (ACPV) design for the 280-m-tall Taipei Sky Tower (TST) planned by local developer Riant Capital Ltd. in the Xinyi shopping and financial district, dezeen reported. ACPV will also design interiors for Park Hyatt Taipei, one of two Hyatt hotels that…
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