Australia Sematic has installed lift doors for Brisbane’s tallest office building, One One One Eagle Street. The company supplied its 2000 B-HR automatic lift doors in a wide range of opening types, dimensions and configurations, including framed glass executions. These doors are specially designed for high-rise elevator systems and to be in compliance with the…
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Eklund’s, Inc. has appointed Jason Speicher as Northeast Regional director at the company’s Lanham, Maryland, custom elevator cab manufacturing facility. Speicher is responsible for Eklund’s business operations in the northeast, including overseeing manufacturing, improving processes, staffing and field operations. A veteran of the commercial and residential construction industry, Speicher has held several positions, including director…
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William C. Sturgeon passed away on October 11 at the age of 95. Although he did not achieve the distinction of becoming one of our centurions, his legacy will be the numerous contributions he made to the elevator industry and to those of us privileged to have been a part of his life. This month’s…
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A new utility model applicable to various escalators is examined. Ning Li, Yihui Ruan, Yuandong Jiang, Xueming Chen, Rongfeng Lu, Bin Huang, Zhe Cheng and Mingtao Chen A new testing system, which can make use of advanced microcontrollers in order to test elevator overspeed and anti-reverse protection, is examined in this article. This utility model…
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The role of escalators in major transportation networks such as the London Underground is discussed. London Underground (LU) transports approximately 3.5 million passengers per day. Certain stations within the network require smooth operation for optimal function of the network as a whole. A station’s location, passenger flow and local connections (both within the subway network…
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Escalator design, models and methodologies are a few of the key points in this article. by Juan David Cano-Moreno, José María Cabanellas Becerra, Jesús Félez Mindán and Carlos Labajo Tirado Escalators and moving walks are multibody systems with a basic design more than a century old. Developed methodology allows studying and improving any subsystem of…
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An overview of the equipment and standards of escalators and elevators in transit systems Mass transit found in many major metropolitan cities is an intermodal network connecting bus, rail, automobile and air modes. These modes can be in subway, elevated and at-grade forms. This transportation is critical for daily commuting, and intercity and international travel.…
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Sybert discusses the challenges and rewards of running a small business, while making time for family. Discusses the Challenges and Rewards of Running a Small Business C.J. Anderson & Co. (CJA) President Tom Sybert first rode on top of an elevator car with his dad as a kid. He said it was so unforgettable he…
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The thesis of John W. Persohn, which focused on upper-floor passenger transfer time, is examined. The 1950s witnessed the critical shift from attendant-operated to fully automatic, or operator-less, elevators. The introduction of these new elevator systems required passengers to change their behavior as they moved from being passive to active participants in the elevator’s operation.…
Read More A review of what is needed from the industry’s workforce today An Attractive Industry? All European engineering industries complain of the difficulty to recruit young mechanics and technicians. The problems are well identified: in the eyes of young students, the image of these industries – the elevator and escalator sector included – is that of…
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