The possibility of pressurizing elevator cars in high-speed express elevators is often mentioned in articles about express elevators for tall buildings. “A New World’s Fastest: Shanghai Tower” (ELEVATOR WORLD India, 3rd Quarter 2013) mentions the pressurizing of cars and provides an interesting project in consideration of this topic. The express elevators for this tower may…
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Chief, Corporate Engineering for Fujitec America, Inc., works behind the scenes to help his company run smoothly. In his interview with ELEVATOR WORLD, Joseph D. Busse explained his role as head of Corporate Engineering gives him overall responsiblity for this area of Fujitec’s Engineering Division at its U.S. headquarters in Mason, Ohio. The group is…
Read More Introduction by Zhu Lin, Jiang Qing, Cao Jie and Wan Jianru With the continuous increase in the number of tall buildings and the rapid development of intelligent buildings, more and more demands have been made on the elevators in such buildings. In order to improve their transportation capacity and service quality, a new elevator control…
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This 60-m-tall office building in Madrid has its elevators replaced in this challenging project. by Julián Fernández Martínez, Jesús Real Sánchez and Carlos Parro Castellana 110 is a 60-m-tall office building in front of the financial area of Azca in Madrid. Previously, the building had four elevators, which became problematic and unable to handle the…
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The International Association of Elevator Consultants New York Region (IAEC-NY) benefit cruise saw clear skies, calm seas and gentle breezes. Though rain prevailed earlier in the day, the 20th annual International Association of Elevator Consultants New York Region (IAEC-NY) dinner cruise sailed amid clear skies, calm seas and gentle breezes on August 22. A large…
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An insight into the project’s elevator features, particularly the Destination Dispatch system. Reprinted from ThyssenKrupp’s yearbookINGENIEURKUNST Buildings like One World Trade Center (WTC) in New York City (NYC) would not be possible without modern elevator systems. A visit to the construction site in Lower Manhattan reveals just how much engineering has gone into the elevators…
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An update on One World Trade Center (WTC) and related projects In our previous report on rebuilding at the World Trade Center (WTC) site in New York City (NYC), in addition to reporting on construction progress on One WTC, we also witnessed and recorded the pride felt by those working on this monumental project (ELEVATOR…
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A metropolitan Chicago company overcomes growing pains to find stable success in its 10th year. by Lee Freeland Complete Elevator Service, Inc. (CES) is a family owned and operated elevator company founded in January 2003. CES specializes in elevator maintenance; installations; modernizations; service and repair; and, most recently, elevator inspections. The company has 20 employees…
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Mark Fulker of Halma PR Services described what (l-r) Avire Managing Director Paul Simmons and Chairman Nigel Trodd are doing in this photo, taken during the opening celebration of the company’s new factory in Shanghai (p. 29): “They are dotting the eyes of the lions, a ritual to kick off the lion dance to celebrate…
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Electro-Mech Components, Inc. (EMC), has expanded its SW44895 quad-lamp push-button switch to include multiple options, such as a rubber dust-boot panel and enlarged lens, to meet industry requirements. Offering dual- and quad-lighted displays in a range of switch functions, the SW44895 units can be singly used in place of up to four individual switches, thereby…
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