Learn about the combination safety stop and e-stop in the first half of this Engineering series. Learning Objectives After reading this article, you should:♦ Have developed a basic understanding of the characteristics of Type B safeties♦ Have developed a basic understanding of the general theory and practice, design and A17/B44 Safety Code for Elevators and…
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LIFTECH Expo draws 85 companies for successful fifth iteration. With its expanding population, the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region is poised for growth in the construction sector, a fact not lost on the 85 elevator companies that participated in the fifth LIFTECH Expo, held on February 1-3, 2018, at the Cairo International Convention…
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Al Maaz Elevators & Electric Co. has money-saving solution for homeowner. When the Tabbara residential villa in Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley was built 20 years ago, the multistory structure was designed and built without an internal elevator shaft. Perhaps a lift was considered an unnecessary luxury at the time, but today, the owner suffers with knee…
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KONE solutions earn kudos from client and additional cruise-ship work. Think of a cruise ship and what comes to mind is a small city. Harmony of the Seas, the newest addition to the Oasis-class fleet of Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd., certainly fits the bill. Displacing nearly 227,000 gross T., the vessel contains more than 2,700…
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Gerry Matawa, a KONE escalator installation expert whose specialty is the vast, complex and deep escalator system for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s (MTA) subway network in New York City (NYC), has several catchphrases, one of which is, “You can’t make this up.” Working with the MTA, Matawa spends most of his time on the job…
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New offerings focus on ruggedness. Straight Stairlift Sarasota, Florida-based Harmar has announced the Pinnacle SL300 straight stairlift. Its features include no required maintenance (thanks to a nylon-polymer worm gear and gear rack), compact dimensions, 40 trips on a fully charged battery and an option for an automatic/mechanical folding rail. It can lift 300 lb. on…
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With the aim of providing better amenities, the Indian Railway Ministry will make a budget provision of INR34 billion (US$532.4 million) to install about 3,000 escalators and 1,000 elevators at all major urban and suburban rail stations in the country, The Economic Times reported in January. According to the report, 372 escalators will be installed…
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Eastern London to Have 13 New Towers by 2026 The City of London has released a series of computer-generated images that show what the city’s eastern cluster of towers will look like eight years from now, bdonline reports. In a year-end look at building activity, the city noted that 13 towers are either under construction…
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KONE Providing Elevators for Dubai Hotel Apartments KONE has been selected to provide elevators for the 76-story, 323-m-tall WOW hotel apartment tower in Dubai’s Business Bay. KONE will be equipping the development with 16 MiniSpace®, seven MonoSpace®, two loading-bay and three disabled-access platform elevators. Designed by Aedas Architects Ltd. and developed by WOW Investments Ltd.,…
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The winning entry in a competition to design a new masterplan for Basel, Switzerland’s Nordspitze area calls for the construction of three residential high rises, dezeen reports. The plan, by Swiss architects Herzog & de Meuron, seeks to transform a commercial area into a new urban quarter, complete with high-density residential blocks and two new…
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