AConsultants’ association meets, educates in vibrant Nashville. Cover photo submitted by Beatriz Col Marchena The theme of the International Association of Elevator Consultants (IAEC) Forum 2015 was “Learn. Network. Enjoy.” It was not false advertising, as attendees at the May 19-22 event in Nashville had every chance to do all three of these. QEIs could…
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Awe-inspiring photographs celebrate the industry in EW competition.
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On a recent trip to Alexandria, Egypt, the family of ELEVATOR WORLD staff member Hanno van der Bijl took these photos of an old elevator. The building is owned by a neighboring Anglican church, St. Mark’s Pro-Cathedral, which rents out space to various vendors. In keeping with the city’s rich intellectual history, the cathedral hopes…
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Advanced products in braking, design ad planning Safety Brakes Get Electronic Torque Regulation A new intelligent braking torque control module on Mayr GmbH + Co. KG’s ROBA-stop® safety brakes makes it possible to decelerate devices and machines evenly and gently. If, however, the system detects the operating conditions and converts this information into a default…
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Reorganization, partnerships, new facilities, awards and more take place around the world. ThyssenKrupp Elevator Combines Business Units ThyssenKrupp Elevator announced in the spring that it would be reducing its business units from four to three by combining the Southern Europe, Africa & Middle East and Central, Eastern & Northern Europe units. The Americas and Asia/Pacific…
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High-End Towers Fuel Increase in Construction Spending Construction spending in New York City (NYC) grew 26% in 2014 to US$36 billion, with luxury residential towers leading the way, Bloomberg reported, citing a study from the New York Building Congress. Overall, residential construction increased 73% to US$11.9 billion. A significant chunk of that can be attributed…
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Our cover photo this month seems to say it all without a word. Since the first high-rise (over 100-m-tall) building, developers have sought to climb ever higher. Kingdom Tower in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, is a “supertall” at 3,280 ft. (1 km) and will be the world’s tallest — for a while. As much as developers…
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Demands are increasing due to a variety of factors. by Dr.-Ing. Andreas Franz and Dipl.-Ing. Konrad Stahr Increasing building/traveling heights, high-usage levels and modern system designs are among the factors increasing the demands on the physical properties of elevator suspension ropes. The trend toward saving cost and energy by reducing the size and weight of…
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Thoughts on the ASME A17.6 standard for elevator suspension systems and corresponding A17.1/B44 requirements by Louis Bialy, Miles P. Lamb and Martin Rhiner Steel wire rope (SWR) has been used for many years as a major element in the elevator industry. Indeed, SWR has been applied for the suspension of elevators, as well as in…
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A suggestion is made to clarify an important clause in the EN 81-20:2014 standard. by Yongqiang Shen, Junhua Shen, Rongfeng Lu, Qun Chen and Jun Ye Suspension ropes are important lift components; therefore, EN 81-20:2014 Safety Rules for the Construction and Installation of Lifts for the Transport of Persons and Goods — Part 20: Passenger…
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