New President for EMR as It Celebrates 90 Years Caroline Kauffman-Kirschnick has been appointed president of Electric Motor Repair Co. (EMR), which performs emergency service and planned maintenance in several industries, including the elevator sector. Kauffman-Kirschnick will replace her father, Roger Kauffman, who was also appointed to president by his father, Harry Kauffman, in 1985.…
Read More
The highest degree of comparison is considered a superlative, and this issue shines with overachievement in elevators and escalators. Every year, we seek the best and brightest projects in the industry to be judged and highlighted in the January issue. We think it is a good way to start a new year by awarding the…
Read More
“The entire history of skyscrapers contains an homage to the inventors and pioneers of the elevators,” said Francisco Mujica[1] in 1977, and these words are still relevant. In fact, the elevator, made safe by Elisha Graves Otis more than 160 years ago, is based on a very simple and still-unaltered principle: a cabin connected to…
Read More
Integrated Safety Valves for Unintended Car Movement An additional unintended-car-movement (UCM) safety requirement has been mandatory for new elevators and major modernizations since January 1, 2012, per EN 81-1/2+A3. Later, the requirement was also in the present standard, EN 81-20/-50. The requirement is to prevent UCM while the doors are open. There have been various…
Read More
Manual and handbook provide quick reference for mechanic and inspector in testing and more. The Field Employees’ Elevator Testing Manual was designed to provide a guide to technicians assigned the task of performing various tests on electric and hydraulic passenger and freight elevators in the presence of a certified elevator inspector. This publication from the…
Read More
This article is based on a report titled “The Future of Elevator and Escalator Market in India to 2021” published by Madras Consultancy Group of Chennai, India. The full report provides a comprehensive analysis of the Indian elevator and escalator markets and detailed forecasts through 2021. It is available at elevatorbooks.com. . . . Editor…
Read More
Gustav Wolf Suzhou celebrates the 10th anniversary of its founding. Preparations for the event appear satisfactory as Ernst Wolf walks about to take a personal look at the settings inside and outside the great tent of white canvas, where the celebration of Gustav Wolf Suzhou’s 10th anniversary will soon begin. Guests are arriving and placing…
Read More
Self regulation got the gears of standardization turning. The June 19, 1910, issue of L’industria Rivista Tecnica ed Economica Illustrata featured the first in a 24-part series of illustrated articles titled “Apparecchi di Sollevamento e di Transporto: Gli Elevatori Industriali Considerati nei Riguardi della Sicurezza del Loro Esercizio” (“Lifting and Transportation Equipment: Industrial Elevator Use…
Read More
The world’s biggest industry trade fair just keeps growing. Interlift 2017, held at Messe Augsburg in surprisingly temperate Augsburg, Germany, on October 17-20, 2017, proved to be the international biennial trade fair’s biggest iteration yet. With a record 574 participating companies and 21,260 visitors, the fair’s 13th incarnation proved a far cry from its 1991…
Read More
Unusual traction-hydraulic combination of elevators upgraded with destination dispatching. submitted by Carlos Alapont, Alapont Group The City of Arts and Sciences in Valencia, Spain, is the largest landmark in Valencia and the second-most-visited cultural complex in Spain. Designed by local and world-renowned architect Santiago Calatrava and constructed over 20 years, it represents a EUR1.2-billion (US$1.42-billion)…
Read More
