When traveling on a destination-oriented elevator system, passengers might have to wait a bit longer than they may have anticipated for an elevator to arrive in order to get one that will provide them with shorter overall trips to their destinations. The average time to destination (ATTD) calculated for a destination-oriented elevator system reflects the…
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Halfen GmbH, Germany ABSTRACT Accurate positioning of elevator components within the shaft can be critical to ride quality and safety. The adjustment offered by cast-in and adjustable anchor channel connections can enable the accurate positioning of elevator guide rails, divider beams and elevator doors to concrete structures. In selecting the appropriate product the designer may…
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Hilti Corporation, Principality of Liechtenstein This paper was presented at USA 2012, the International Congress on Vertical Transportation Technologies and first published in IAEE book Elevator Technology 19, 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…
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by Serkan Elmalı, Adem Canda ¸ s, Eren Kayao ˘g lu, C. Erdem Imrak and Sefa Targit This paper was presented at USA 2012, the International Congress on Vertical Transportation Technologies and first published in IAEE book Elevator Technology 19, edited by A. Lustig. It is a reprint with permission from the International Association of…
Read More Since 1977, EHC Global has been a leading manufacturer and supplier of escalator handrails worldwide. During this time, the company has developed a number of handrail products, such as its thermoplastic “NT” handrails, in addition to various escalator safety products, such as safety brushes, antimicrobial handrails and handrail signage solutions. Over the past decade, EHC…
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by Liu Yingjie, Wu Xingjun, Wang Weixiong, Wang Xinhua, Lin Chuanglu and Song Yuechao Elevator safety is drawing more and more attention from elevator technicians. Devices to monitor the state of an elevator not only help raise the safety level of elevators by detecting malfunctions beforehand, but also facilitate rescue work by sending immediate fault…
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Many lift professionals attended the Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE) Lifts Group 2013 Annual General Meeting (AGM) and evening meeting on February 5. The CIBSE Conference Centre in Balham, London, hosted the event, opened by John Bentley, who presented on the real cost of lift maintenance. This theme had been updated since he…
Read More An elevator maintenance contractor that operates in Ontario, Canada, was recently convicted of three counts related to elevator safety violations and fined CAD$400,000 (US$389,124) by the Ontario Court of Justice in Toronto. In January 2006, an elevator in a building in Toronto dropped several stories, resulting in serious, non-life-threatening injuries to five elevator passengers. Following…
Read More North America is experiencing a skills shortage, compounded by the remnants of the global recession. Many entering the workforce are young and need training, but even older workers looking to get rehired often need retraining. Older workers are more prevalent than before, as populations are aging in great numbers. This is evidenced in the fact…
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Gurney Elevator Co., founded by Howard F. Gurney in 1905, was an important independent regional manufacturer and recognized as an industry leader in the opening decades of the 20th century. The first “chapters” of the company’s history include what are now considered normative industry practices: the purchase of an existing elevator company and the successful…
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