Russian news website pravda.ru reported in April that the oldest escalators in the world had recently been removed from the Moscow Metro’s Baumanskaya Station for repairs. The site’s article “World’s Oldest Escalators Removed after 71 Years of Service at Moscow Metro” explains, “The escalators were installed at the station 71 years ago – in 1944.”…
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Water-intrusion protection, glass mover and SIL-certified controllers look to enhance safety. Water-Intrusion Protection for Concrete Pits CGI (Concrete Gel Injection®) Northeast, Inc., based in New York City, offers a system designed to eliminate water intrusion into areas such as elevator pits. Developed in 2004, the CGI system entails drilling holes and injecting a two-component hydrophilic…
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Announcements from industry companies range from expansions to position appointments. Wittur Announces Test Tower, Plant Expansion, Book Wittur has announced a new test tower at its production facility in Zaragoza, Spain; completion of a plant expansion in Krupina, Slovakia; and publication of a book. Completion of the test tower was slated for March. The 30-m-tall,…
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New skyscrapers, regulations are on drawing board in NYC and beyond. Otis Lands 73-Unit Hudson Yards Deal Otis has been hired by Related Cos. to provide a 73-unit vertical transportation system to 30 Hudson Yards, a 92-story, 2.6-million-sq.-ft. office tower that is part of the massive mixed-use development taking shape on Manhattan’s West Side. The…
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I’m writing this only a few days after returning from a weeklong trip to Istanbul, where we are in the process of launching ELEVATOR WORLD Turkey. It was a privilege to meet with our Managing Director Bülent Yılmaz, visit our office on the Asian side of Istanbul, talk with our office accountant Dilek Yurtseven, and…
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Texacone offers an array of equipment, as well as a cylinder head reference guide, for technicians. Texacone is located in Mesquite, Texas, where its products are manufactured for international distribution. Texacone has been in business for more than 80 years and offers a comprehensive lineup of packing and seals for the elevator industry. During that…
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by Daryl J. Marvin, Dang V. Nguyen, Peter Herkel and Dirk H. Tegtmeier This paper was presented at Paris 2014, the International Congress on Vertical Transportation Technologies, and first published in IAEE book Elevator Technology 20, edited by A. Lustig. It is a reprint with permission from the International Association of Elevator Engineers (website: www.elevcon.com).…
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Testing device fills a gap in escalator compliance verification. The Tolar Impact Tool is a dual-purpose product used to verify the stationary loaded gap test as noted in ASME A17.2, 7.17.2 (b) (1)-(8) and the comb-plate impact test A17.2, 7.7.2. The tool checks both the vertical and horizontal forces for setting comb and skirt switches.…
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Ways of doing work in the elevator industry are continually changing. With new technology comes new and potentially better ways to complete important tasks. In recent years, some new tools that work directly on or with the hoist ropes have seen expanded use by many installation and maintenance companies. Your author has had a particular…
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Device ensures accuracy of important safety parameter. Nothing is more important in the elevator and escalator industry than safety. This means that each part of a unit needs to be properly maintained and kept in working order. For escalators, this includes comb plates and comb plate impact switches. Having an escalator equipped with a comb…
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