“Elevator interior designer” FabACab aims to keep standing out by providing superior design of modulated panel systems. FabACab is a Middletown, Indiana, elevator interior design (cab manufacturing) company founded as a sister company of MetalArt Inc. in January 2015. Its 23-year-old sister company is also involved in the elevator industry, as well as the metal-fabrication…
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Tools and techniques to help the technician find faults in circuits, signals and drives Physical quantities can be represented by numerical values in either analog or digital. The analog method may be visualized as a simple sliding scale in which the numerical values can be expressed as being located at any point along a continuum.…
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MCE provides an innovative solution to a modernized warehouse. “It is hopeless for the occasional visitor to try to keep up with Chicago. She outgrows his prophecies faster than he can make them.” – Mark Twain, 1883 The Great Lakes town of Chicago was incorporated in 1833 with a population of just 350 determined souls.…
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Economically progressive kingdom is a standout among Middle Eastern vertical-transportation markets. Although a looming financial crisis has cast a pall of worry over Saudi Arabia, the kingdom has traditionally been known for its economically progressive policies. With several “world’s largest” projects in the works, it draws people from all over the globe from a vast…
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Italian high rise wins top honors in close competition. The 14th Annual Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) Best Tall Building Awards Symposium occurred on November 12, 2015, on the campus of the Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago. It consisted of three sessions (each of which included four presentations), followed by a…
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As usual, this year’s Interlift was a great coming together of the elevator world, and it was the prime opportunity to capture a photo of Elevator World, Inc. staff from around the world. From left to right are: ELEVATOR WORLD Vice President of Sales and Marketing Brad O’Guynn, EW India Publisher Anitha Raghunath, EW Managing…
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Components, home lift and cleaning service/machines are featured this month. Sensor and Incremental Encoder SICK AG provides sensor solutions for elevators, escalators and moving walks. Its SRS50 motor-feedback system features the HIPERFACE® interface for speed monitoring in elevators. An additional highlight is the DBS60 Core incremental encoder for the positioning of the elevator car in…
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DeNardo, Key Player on 1 WTC, Retires Mike DeNardo, construction supervisor on 1 World Trade Center (WTC) in New York City (NYC) for ThyssenKrupp, has retired. DeNardo played a significant role in installation of the vertical-transportation system for the landmark, working onsite with the general contractor and other trades to stay on schedule, order equipment…
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Consultancy Lerch Bates continues to set the pace in new hires. Compes Managing Schmersal’s Marketing Department Constanze Compes is now managing Schmersal Group’s Marketing Department. She is responsible for marketing strategy and management of the company’s marketing activities worldwide. She previously owned and managed a technical planning office for event technology for industrial automation technology…
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This Readers Platform addresses how to determine the volume and type of elevators needed for your building. Picture this: you’ve designed and built a residential building, where tenants come and go at varying hours and can comfortably reach their destination floor with only four elevators total in the building. But, just before you begin to…
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