“Next-generation” system stands to decrease the total number of vertical-transportation units in tall buildings by 40%, is proposed for application in major projects. by Fritz King, Lars Hesselgren, Peter Severin, Patrik Sveder, David Tonegran and Sirpa Salovaara The Articulated Funiculator concept is a quantum leap in vertical transportation in tall buildings and deep underground subway…
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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). This paper is an exact reprint and has not been edited by ELEVATOR…
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Energy efficiency, specially designed destination control characterize Toshiba project in U.A.E. Toshiba Elevator Middle East LLC is proud of the 26-unit vertical-transportation system it designed and installed for the new 61-story Addax Tower in the City of Lights on Al Reem Island, a 1,250-acre mixed-use development taking shape just 1 km from downtown Abu Dhabi.…
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“Centers of Competence” around the world fuel Draka’s successes. Draka Elevator Products/Prysmian Group provides cables, compensation chain, wireways, wire rope and other specialty products to the elevator industry. The world is certainly getting smaller, and Draka’s goal is to serve customers globally by providing business solutions locally. As Josh Bersin, Forbes contributor, accurately stated: “The…
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A brief history of the beginnings of the groundbreaking machine-room-less (MRL) elevator
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Follow-up article details recent elevator evacuation developments. Since your author presented “Elevators for Fire Service Access and Occupant Evacuation” (ELEVATOR WORLD, November 2014) at Elevcon Paris in July 2014, the subjects of fire service access elevators (FSAEs) and occupant evacuation elevators (OEEs) have continued to evolve as code writers from the mechanical, electrical, fire, life-safety…
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KONE’s director provides “best practices” advice for building owners and managers planning a modernization project. So, you’ve decided to upgrade your building’s elevators. It’s always a big decision. It may be the first time in a decade or longer that you’ll undertake this type of project. How will it affect tenants? Who will do the…
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New Southern facility moves company toward goal as a sales/marketing/engineering firm. On February 1, following a fall 2014 groundbreaking, Columbia Elevator Products Co., Inc. relocated its Miami operations across town to all-new quarters in nearby Miami Lakes. “The times they are a-changin’ – for the better!” said L.J. Blaiotta, Jr., Columbia’s president. He continued: “With…
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Failures of door guiding means and door safety retainers on horizontally sliding doors can cause catastrophic injury to someone falling through a hoistway door into the hoistway when the elevator is not present. Knowledge of the significant elements of the design when performing elevator door installation and maintenance is critical for safety. This Continuing Education…
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Design, installation of large vehicle lifting system called for creative thinking. The Barclays Center has two 80,000-lb.-capacity side-by-side freight elevators engineered and manufactured by MEI Total Elevator Solutions, which conducted design, manufacturing and internal project management for the multipurpose indoor arena at its Mankato, Minnesota, facility. It also supported Otis during the installation of the…
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