The process of creating and using a Maintenance Control Program is explained. Beginning with the publication of the ASME A17.1-2000 Safety Code for Elevators and Escalators, a written Maintenance Control Program (MCP) is required to be in place to maintain the equipment in compliance with Section 8.6. From a simple viewpoint, a document that complies…
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Maintenance network systems that support the restoration of elevators damaged during earthquakes by Motoyoshi Nakamura, Yasuhiro Shibata and Kouzou Mabuchi – Hitachi Building Systems Co., Ltd., Japan 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…
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A system to control hundreds of lifts over TCP/IP network is presented and detailed. André Guerra, Rui Pinheiro and António Garrido 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…
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The elevator-safety system’s weak link and how to overcome its disadvantages Generally, the elevator-safety system is thought to be very safe, reliable and complete, but it does have a very weak link. If that link fails to work, the system may thoroughly collapse (ELEVATOR WORLD, July 2011, “How Elevator Door Interlocks and Brake Circuits Influence…
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Statistics, maintenance, inspection and liability insurance in South China are covered. South China’s Guangdong province stands out among other Chinese provinces and municipalities by having the greatest numbers of elevators in use. By the end of 2011, as many as 359,300 elevators, which is one-sixth of the total in mainland China, were recorded in operation.…
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An energy retrofit and renovation is made to 5 Channel Center’s historic, 100-year-old building. Earlier this year, ThyssenKrupp Elevator Americas announced its contribution of one of its synergy 300 S seven-stop elevators to the Fraunhofer Center for Sustainable Energy Systems (CSE) Building Technology Showcase in Boston’s Innovation District. Fraunhofer CSE is performing an energy retrofit…
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As London prepared for a summer of international events, visitors enjoyed many of the city’s infrastructure improvements. A major development has been the installation of platform lifts at Clapham Junction Railway Station on St. John’s Hill. The access to the platforms at the station has been improved with the addition of several hydraulic lifts at…
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Few people who have retired from the elevator industry can claim to have a fleet of sailing ships. I can, and I have created them over the years. My fleet started when my oldest daughter decided I had time on my hands. I did not have much interest in watching TV and needed something to…
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The vertical transportation of this famous, unique Brussels structure is given a thorough examination. The Atomium, a unique building designed for the 1958 Brussels Universal and International Exhibition, has appeared on the cover of ELEVATOR WORLD three times. The most recent appearance was in the June 2007 issue when the cover article was a detailed…
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The death of an industry worker on the jobsite is examined. Following my column in Elevation 71 titled “Not our Finest Month,” I was contacted by a number of people in the industry who asked about the second accident I described in the article. The common response was that the industry needs to learn from…
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