On January 25, 72 sixth- and seventh-grade students in the Eastbourne Young Engineers Club participated in an engineering project at Bede’s Preparatory School in East Sussex, U.K. The challenge was designed based on the Emirates Air Line cable car project in London (ELEVATOR WORLD, January 2013). The club is chaired by David Cooper of LECS…
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In the first part of this article (ELEVATOR WORLD, December 2012), we discussed the challenges faced in transit systems. We will now see how this situation came about and how we can get out of it. Far too often, transit authorities within the U.S. have come to the realization that their equipment is not in…
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The Elevator Escalator Safety Foundation conducted a survey and focus group on its Safe-T Rider program, and results show an overall positive perception. Since 1991, the Elevator Escalator Safety Foundation (EESF) has reached nearly eight million children through its various educational programs designed to promote the safe and proper use of elevators, escalators and moving…
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This Project Spotlight covers the main components and specifications of this private-residence installation, which views the sea and port. In 2011, ThyssenKrupp Elevator completed the installation of an inclined elevator at a private residence in Port D’Andratx, a town on the island of Palma de Mallorca, Spain. The entrance and parking are located at the…
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This 2012 review covers completed towers around the world, as well as construction trends the building industry can expect to see. Cover photo by Marc Tey by Kevin Brass, Dr. Antony Wood and Marty Carver For the first time in six years, the number of tall buildings completed annually around the world declined in 2012,…
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Carlo Gavazzi Inc. has expanded its PD30 series of miniature photoelectric sensors. The PD30 Basic Series features improved accuracy and a simplified setup via potentiometer. It also adds a background suppression version for diffuse sensing applications. This version uses a new sensing principle, which improves the accuracy of the detection of different colors, allowing for…
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Worldwide Peters Research Ltd. has announced training seminars for its ELEVATE® software at the following locations: London (March 14-15 and September 19-20), Hong Kong (November 28-29) and Sydney (December 2-3). The basic course takes place on the first day, with the advanced course on the second. For more information, contact Peters Research at Boundary House,…
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BCI Construction Inc. in Albany, New York, plans to build a 20-story glass elevator at the Walkway Over the Hudson bridge in Poughkeepsie, New York. The elevator will carry passengers from the bridge’s base to its deck. According to The Business Review, the 8-ft.-by-10-ft. elevator cab will be framed with glass and supported by a…
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In February, we published a comment from Mike Byrnes, in which he told us of his avocation of playing the guitar. After calling him to discuss further, I received the following e-mail, in which he nostalgically refers to the years he and I played music with different bands in the same places. He also sent…
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by Yihui Ruan, Yucheng Qin, Baosheng Tang, Liang Ye and Mingtao Chen It is estimated that 2.5% of all escalator stops lead to passenger falls, which can cause injury, and, in extreme cases, lead to multiple passenger falls. Emergency-stopping criteria for escalators are twofold and conflicting: to stop the escalator within a specified distance, yet…
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