A 1959 Otis elevator in the newly reopened Washington Monument in Washington, D.C., traces its lineage to an 1880s-era steam-powered unit. “All aboard!” a U.S. Park Service ranger shouts as a tour group of 25 or so people arrange themselves in the approximately 10-X-7 ft. cab of the elevator at the base of the 555-ft.-tall…
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ThyssenKrupp Elevator installs custom units for the Perot Museum of Nature and Science in Dallas. Resembling a giant quartz crystal embedded in a mountainside, the 54-ft.-long, continuous-flow, glass-encased escalator at the Perot Museum of Nature and Science in downtown Dallas is one of the first in the world to extrude outside a building’s main structure.…
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The Chinese city plays host to the country’s robust elevator industry. The 11th World Elevator & Escalator (WEE) Expo was held in the grand China Import & Export Fair Complex in Guangzhou, China, on May 13-16. It was the second time the global industry event took place in the southern Chinese metropolis, following 2012’s iteration.…
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KONE brings owner’s dream to life with all-glass elevator. When the owners of a San Francisco project set their sights on an elevator made almost entirely of glass, they turned to KONE. “The customer was looking for a showpiece,” says KONE Project Manager Trent Lafrentz, “and the architect and consultant knew KONE was the company…
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Schindler helps rebuild the WTC site by completing aggressive schedule for landmark tower. With Silverstein Properties’ announcement of the 4 World Trade Center’s (WTC) grand opening on November 13, 2013, no firm could have been prouder than Schindler. Following 9/11 and the winning of his company’s 99-year lease of the WTC site from the Port…
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This spooky-looking elevator shaft is located in the Pantano de Guadalmena Dam in Beas de Segura, Spain. We’d like to thank entrant Miguel Ángel Tallante Martín of ThyssenKrupp Elevator’s Madrid office for sending this in for our 2014 Photo Contest (p. 37). The elevator has three stops and runs 50 m.
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Focus Topic products include interactive panels, geometric lighting. Elevator Control Panel Wurtec has partnered with Escalade Innovative Solutions Ltd. of Israel to bring its new Intelligent Connected Elevator Panel (iCEP) to the North American elevator industry. Intended as a one-solution approach, the product is interactive and designed to have the look and feel of smartphones…
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Important contracts and awards for KONE as it expands in the Middle East 65 Units, Maintenance for Future World’s Tallest KONE has landed a contract to outfit the mixed-use Kingdom Tower in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, with 65 units, including the world’s fastest and highest double-deck elevators that exceed 10 mps and rise 660 m. Kingdom…
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Innovation Industries and D & D Elevator purchase other companies; Wurtec and KONE open new offices. Innovation Industries Buys Monitor Elevator Products Innovation Industries, Inc. of Russellville, Arkansas, has completed the purchase of Monitor Elevator Products of Hauppauge, New York, from parent company Halma of London. Monitor’s 76 employees will be retained, according to Innovation…
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In the elevator industry, beauty is much more than cladding deep. As we focus on cab aesthetics and design this month, we find our industry’s art in constant motion. Our Second Annual Photo Contest featured this month shows that, while cabs may be the beauty queen of the installation, splendor can be found in all…
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