September and October presented the U.S. with natural disasters of biblical proportions – from hurricanes and floods to fires. Europe, South America and Asia did not escape, either – they had floods, typhoons and earthquakes. Those who think our climate is not changing need to relocate to the Gulf Coast, Northern California or Bangladesh. The…
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KONE VT solutions bring efficiency, safety and style to swank Stockholm shopping complex. On the day it opened in November 2015, the Mall of Scandinavia in Stockholm, Sweden, welcomed a crush of more than 50,000 visitors, and that number was no fluke — in three weeks, the total hit 1 million, and only eight months…
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Otis rolls out app-based, connected Global Service program. Nearly 165 years ago, Elisha Graves Otis created the world’s first safe elevator and founded a company with the goal of moving people safely to their destination. Along with developing and manufacturing elevators, the Otis family personally provided service to ensure that every unit continued to run…
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ELEVATOR WORLD has released its 2017 Global Statistics Report on the elevator industry. The new name for the Vertical Transportation Industry Profile (published biyearly for nearly a decade), it is a 104-page culmination of the EW staff’s gathering of hard-to-find statistics. In addition to the main draw of industry statistics, it includes: An update on…
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For more than 30 years, EN 81-1 and -2 were the main lift standards in Europe and, particularly during the past decade, in many other parts of the world. These documents were withdrawn at midnight on August 31. New standards, EN 81-20 and -50, were delivered by the European Committee for Standardization Technical Committee 10…
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On July 21 and 22, San Francisco hosted the annual Association of Physical Plant Administrators (APPA) Conference. The conference was held at the Hilton San Francisco Union Station downtown. This year’s conference was combined with those in the association’s Pacific Coast region (PCAPPA) and the local Bay Area region. APPA serves educational institutions by promoting…
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Readers Platform outlines cost-effective ways to improve vital safety system. Over the summer, we were all shocked by the headline, “Elderly man found dead in elevator after he called for help and no one came” (CNN, August 11, 2017). This was shocking not only because of the tragic ending, but even more so because it…
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Line regenerative systems, like the KEB R6 regenerative drive (Figure 1), have become popular options in elevator applications over recent years. The increased use of efficient permanent-magnet gearless motors in high-rise buildings and the potential for energy savings makes line regenerative units an attractive option. This is especially true for elevator applications, because the motor…
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An accurate method of analysis for seismic design is detailed. by Kentaro Sekiguchi, Noritaka Horie and Hirobumi Utsunomiya This paper was presented at Madrid 2016, the International Congress on Vertical Transportation Technologies, and first published in IAEE book Elevator Technology 21, edited by A. Lustig. It is a reprint with permission from the International Association…
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In this Industry Dialogue, Garaventa’s Trevor de Jaray discusses Evacu-Trac products and how they fit in to a “kinder and gentler” world. With the U.S. federal government and companies such as Microsoft leading the way, we have become a much “kinder and gentler” world in making workplaces accessible for those with mobility issues, says Trevor…
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