Four considerations for moving forward by Sanjay Kamani and Jonathan Tombes Technology buzzwords come and go. But every now and then, one sticks. Take the Internet of Things (IoT). Fifteen years after the expression first appeared, it remains in use because its core concept – a network of smart devices – represents real technologies being…
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Aims and requirements of the code by Yihui Ruan, Ning Li, and Jianhua Ye Chinese elevator law is divided into seven parts. Its aims are to safeguard life, limb, property and public welfare by establishing requirements. As partially explained in “China Versus U.S.” (ELEVATOR WORLD, July 2015), parts of this law are quite different from…
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Importance, measurement and maintenance are addressed. Since the invention of elevators with multiple ropes, equal rope tension has always been important to the proper operation and safety of an elevator. When rope tensions are not equal, the following can occur: Noise and vibration, resulting in poor ride quality Premature rope fatigue and failure Uneven and…
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Early designs for cable-less, self-propelled, multicar elevator systems that inspired such designs as the MULTI Not long after the official announcement of ThyssenKrupp’s MULTI system (“A Paternoster for the Future,” ELEVATOR WORLD, February 2015), your author found an article with the following title: “New Elevator Works without Cables.” Given the extensive press coverage that accompanied…
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Construction, including that of skyscrapers and infrastructure, is expected to gain momentum through 2015 and hold steady in 2016, and elevator companies are reaping the rewards. From coast to coast, in major U.S. cities and smaller towns, construction is on the rise. Skyscrapers housing offices, hotels and retail are going up, and vertical-transportation companies are…
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International Exhibition of Elevators and Elevator Equipment showcases the best the industry has to offer. Russian Elevator Week 2015, the International Exhibition of Elevators and Elevator Equipment, took place on June 9-11 in pavilion 75 of The Exhibition of Achievements of the National Economy in Moscow. The largest business-to-business event in Russia, it showcased innovative…
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U.S. organization conducts international conference on elevator maintenance management. The Asociación de Ingeniería Mecánica e Industrial de Minas Gerais (Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Association of Minas Gerais [ABEMEC-MG]) organized a conference delivered by National Association of Elevator Contractors (NAEC) representatives on CREA-MG’s (Regional Council of Engineering and Agronomy of Minas Gerais) premises in Belo Horizonte,…
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In this Readers Platform, your author explores a unique, endangered NYC museum and talks about how a particular item in it speaks volumes about the industry’s significance. There used to be others – in Budapest, outside Amsterdam – but today there is only one. Sometimes, I take the afternoon off from my job in New…
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Historic Maywood Park track sets the stage for CEA scholarship fundraiser. by Stephanie Cassidy and Chris Nowakowskiphotos by Gerry Adams The Chicago Elevator Association (CEA) hosted its inaugural Night at the Races scholarship fundraiser on the evening of May 14 at Maywood Park, a track that traces its harness-racing roots to the early 1930s. Attendees…
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Larry Wash is an innovative and energetic leader whose background includes work on a game-changing piece of medical equipment, as well as classic rock concerts in Detroit. Now, he is excited to lead KONE Americas as EVP. Larry Wash was born and raised in Detroit into an auto-industry family. He knew from the start he…
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