Rocky Mountain Elevator Products stands for quality and improving safety throughout the industry. Based in Grand Junction, Colorado, Rocky Mountain Elevator Products (RMEP) is made up of a 20-member team, the members of which enjoy remote, small-community living. Western Colorado’s picturesque landscape between Salt Lake City and Denver offers a wide variety of outdoor activities,…
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KONE provides an in-depth look at Tytyri underground lab, and a taste of Helsinki. Finland’s KONE is behind some of the biggest game changers in the industry — the world’s first machine-room-less elevator, MonoSpace®, which debuted in 1996, and UltraRopeTM lightweight hoisting technology using carbon-fiber materials, introduced in 2013 and making buildings such as the…
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Massimo Bezzi, John Antona and Gianluca Bertazzoni were able to meet in Antona’s hometown of Miami when Bezzi and Betazzoni (both from Italy) attended the Miami International Boat Show on February 16-20. Antona is a 40-year veteran of the elevator industry, president of a local consultancy and former longtime chief of the City of Miami…
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Motor technologies, virtual window headline new offerings. 3D Visualization for Cabins Interior-design technology startup Panoramia has launched a 3D visualization solution for elevators. Intended as a “virtual window,” it is considered a “smart” elevator product straight from the box, enabling property owners to create a unique and brand-compliant environment for any kind of elevator. It…
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thyssenkrupp, Partners Supply Nairobi Hotel, Market Joining forces with strategic distribution partners, thyssenkrupp supplied 35 units to the Greenhill Hotel and Village Market in Nairobi, Kenya, which thyssenkrupp describes as an up-and-coming market. The order consisted of 20 escalators and one 2500-kg, 0.15-mps service lift; three 1275-kg, 1.6-mps lifts; one 1150-kg, 1.6-mps lift; six 1000-kg…
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Renold to Provide Escalator Drives to Busy Tube Station Renold Plc, headquartered in Manchester, U.K., has been awarded a contract to supply seven bespoke escalator drive packages to the London Tube’s busy Holborn station. Each package includes a heavy-duty TW Series worm-gear unit, motor, brake and baseplate. Gearboxes will boast Renold’s new leak-free design, which…
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Hitachi: Thailand Training Center, Cambodia Joint Venture Hitachi, Ltd. and Hitachi Building Systems Co., Ltd. have opened their Asia Training Center, a facility that includes classroom, virtual and hands-on training, in Chonburi Province, Thailand. It is expected to support the delivery of approximately 5,000 units — including machine-room-less elevators Hitachi launched in the region in…
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Ridder: New Position with thyssenkrupp Michael Ridder, former head of Media Relations at thyssenkrupp Elevator, has stepped into a new role with the company, joining thyssenkrupp’s Materials Services team. In this role, he is the first point of contact for Materials Services, responsible for external and internal communications. Focused on global distribution of materials including…
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Hope for an ailing city, momentum in Miami and something for baseball fans Detroit Tower Intended to Signal City’s Rebirth The City of Detroit’s Downtown Development Authority has approved a plan to build a 52-story, 734-ft.-tall mixed-use tower designed by New York City’s SHoP Architects and Detroit’s Hamilton Anderson Associates that would be the tallest…
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Mitsubishi Electric Opens Dallas-Area Branch Mitsubishi Electric Elevator & Escalator has opened an office at 631 South Royal Lane in Coppell, Texas, to serve the growing Dallas-Fort Worth area. Noting a Dodge Data & Analytics report shows North Texas construction hit record numbers in 2016 with almost US$21 billion in new construction starts, Mitsubishi Electric…
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