New Managing Director at Avire Avire has named Rob Lewis managing director. He joins Avire from another Halma company, Fortress Interlocks, where he served as managing director for the past six years. During this time, he was lauded for his success in growing sales and innovating products. Prior to this, he held various operations and…
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Atlanta Getting First thyssenkrupp TWIN System in Americas thyssenkrupp’s first TWIN elevator system in the Americas is set to go into the High Performance Computing Center (HPCC) in Midtown Atlanta, for which ground was broken on April 20. A project of Georgia Institute of Technology and John Portman & Associates, the HPCC is located at…
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Jack Lifts Facilitate New Tappan Zee Construction on the towers that will make up the New Tappan Zee Bridge in Tarrytown, New York, is being aided by what the New York State Thruway Authority calls “jump forms,” The Journal News reported. Since the towers’ construction began in September 2015, crews working on the jump forms…
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KONE Acquires Las Vegas Service/Repair Business KONE has acquired the service and repair business of Suburban Elevator Co. of Las Vegas, which operates throughout the greater Las Vegas metropolitan area. Executive Vice President for KONE Americas Larry Wash stated the acquisition adds depth and talent to KONE’s service and repair business in Las Vegas, a…
Read More Nastri Promoted to Unitec Manager Unitec Elevator Parts Co. has promoted David Nastri to Business Development manager. Nastri will be responsible for enhancing both new and existing customer relationships, while identifying business opportunities through new product offerings. He has nearly 20 years of experience in the elevator industry. He has been with Unitec since March…
Read More “It is man’s desire to function in beautiful, artistic, uplifting spaces.” — L. J. Blaiotta My mother used to tell me, “Pretty is as pretty does,” which made me straighten up my act quickly. This certainly applies to modern elevators. In this issue, we focus on the way the elevator looks. It would be easy…
Read More A review of a technical yet practical manual for those ready to dig deeper for continuing education. Educational Focus, Volume 2, approved for continuing-education credit, consists of technical articles published in ELEVATOR WORLD between 2005 and 2013. The authors stretch from the U.S., U.K., China, Germany and Japan to the Netherlands. EW Technical Advisory Group…
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New developments and the focus on safety in the early 20th century brought lasting change to hoisting means. The history of wire ropes in the 1920s and 1930s encompassed the continued development of the traction elevator and the writing of the first elevator safety codes. This period also saw the publication of catalogs devoted to…
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Documenting the various signal fixtures, their terminologies and their unique applicability Signal fixtures such as push buttons, indicators, hall lanterns and displays play an important role in any elevator installation in communicating and/or exchanging information with the actual users of an elevator. From very basic origins, today’s signal fixtures have been developed extensively by the…
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In this Reader’s Platform, your author discusses the impact of lighting on your elevator interior. As any experienced salesperson will tell you, travel is just part of the job. As an account executive for an LED lighting manufacturer, you start to notice things that may go unseen by the untrained eye. Whether it’s an architect,…
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