Schindler’s mid-rise bundle, hydraulic parts and an emergency-power “black box” are featured this month. Schindler Launches Modernization Package in U.S. Schindler has announced the launch of its 6400 NA model, a modernization package specifically designed to enable mid-rise buildings to upgrade their existing elevators. Focusing on reliability, efficiency and sustainability with minimal downtime and shortened…
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New hires, acquisitions, expansions and foreign investment among recent goings on. ATIS Makes Key Acquisitions ATIS Elevator Inspections, a subsidiary of American Testing & Inspection Services in St. Louis, made two key acquisitions in April: Palmetto Safety Inspections, LLC, of Columbia, South Carolina, and A-1 Elevator Inspections, Inc., of New Port Richie, Florida. The companies’…
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Remember how I recently said ELEVATOR WORLD regularly tries to take the temperature of the industry? It’s a predictive issue for us, constantly searching out what’s hot and what’s not. We do this by interviewing industry leaders, surveying our advisory board, attending industry events, reading construction journals and sister publications, and even looking at the…
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German manufacturer celebrates 55 years with a strong reputation in the hydraulic elevator sector. ALGI Hydraulics has produced hydraulic elevators and components for more than 50 years. Based in Eltville, Germany, the family-owned business has concentrated on the systematic in-house expansion of a complete hydraulic product range. Its efforts have been to build a reputation…
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Everything old is new again.
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Soy-based hydraulic fluid reduces contamination, costs. Pennsylvania State University (Penn State) built a winning team for sustainability. Together with soybean farmers and the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the school combined the strengths of staff, facilities, environmental management and research. The result was a bio-based product that is a sustainability solution for buildings across the country.…
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Hydraulic company has provided the U.K. with lifts since 1999.
Read More Applications in elevator systems for the popular LonTalk standard are discussed.
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Integration of horizontal and vertical transportation will be needed in the clusters of density foreseen in U.S. urban centers. Two-story buildings with elevators are not rare, but the need for vertical-transportation solutions really starts with the third floor. Buildings taller than four stories are where the market for elevators — design, installation, inspection, maintenance and…
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Fifth annual event showcases 92 booths for members of the Elevator Conference of New York and guests. The Elevator Conference of New York (ECNY) hosted its Fifth-Annual Supplier Showcase – now a spring tradition – at the Villa Barone Manor in Bronx, New York, on April 9. The event featured an expanded show floor to…
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