A “next-generation fluid” looks to resolve hydraulic problems. Although hydraulic fluid is the lifeblood of an elevator hydraulic system, little attention is generally given to maintaining that fluid. It is common for maintenance teams to simply add new fluid to an elevator reservoir as old fluid leaks from the shaft. It is estimated that almost…
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Funding drive established to set up engineering grants. In recent years, many in the engineering community have expressed interest in establishing scholarships at the ASME Foundation. However, the resources required to establish an individual scholarship are great. In addition, given the cost of tuition today, setting up a scholarship for US$500 or even US$1,000 does…
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Following a successful first event last year, the Alberta Elevating Devices & Amusement Rides Safety Association (AEDARSA) sponsored the Alberta Elevator Industry Seminar (AEIS) in Red Deer, Alberta, on January 24-25. The seminar was conceived and executed by Gord Pattison, AEDARSA CEO; Dean McKernon, manager, Safety Services; and Al Griffin, advisor and former manager, with…
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The Unlikely Story of How a Patent Acquisition became Synonymous with sliding, collapsible metal elevator gates One of the most iconic components of many late 19th- and early 20th-century elevators was the folding or collapsible metal gate. The visual characteristics of these gates, with their open network of crisscross steel or bronze bars, and the…
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Fermator Group Reduces Energy Consumption of the Door Control System There are many articles about vertical-transportation energy consumption and its economic impact within the total energy consumed in the world. Using data provided by the International Energy Agency,[1] in 2014, electricity consumption, including gross production plus imports minus exports and losses was 21,962.54 TWh per…
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In this Readers Platform, your author describes the benefits of Peelle’s vertical-slide doors in Freight Applications It’s important for a building owner or architect to properly communicate the purpose of a proposed facility when consulting with an elevator professional. Elevator professionals will conduct their own discovery, i.e., who will visit, how often, for what purpose…
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Niagara Belco positions itself to take advantage of growing trend The boom in residential elevators is bringing a burgeoning demand for code-compliant swing doors, and as North America’s oldest and largest elevator swing-door supplier, Canada’s Niagara Belco is positioned to be an authoritative voice in the elevator door industry. Formed in 1983, the company has…
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A look at the Future of Moving elevator doors It is often said about life that when one door closes, another opens. And so it goes with elevator door operators: as decades-old methodologies fade into obsolescence, today’s cutting-edge technologies — such as the Internet of Things (IoT) — are opening new views into the design,…
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Airdri, parent company of Chicago’s Formula Systems, has interesting history, exciting future.
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Family values, the Golden Rule and an NYC connection Just prior to starting a family with his wife, Judy, a passionate young elevator mechanic named Ron Madden had the pleasure of helping install the elevator system in New York City’s (NYC) original World Trade Center (WTC) Twin Towers, which opened in 1973. After serving in…
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