A comparison between hard-wired freight elevator door-control systems and wireless systems by Steven Reynolds, P. Eng and Henry E. Peelle, III, DM Introduction To date, wireless technologies have found only limited application in the elevator industry. While a few access-lift manufacturers have applied wireless for call/send devices and some have applied Bluetooth™ to control setup,…
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An overview of the company’s recently launched Vision series In September 2011, Formula Systems launched its new Vision series, offering a variety of features designed to inspire passenger confidence and enhance the passenger experience. The series generated interest from OEMs, distributors, installation vendors, service businesses and property owners when announced at 2001’s National Association of…
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A patent-pending solution for an eleva-tor with a reduced pit depth and over-head, which increases safety by creating a temporary refuge space to prevent crushing, is presented. This article presents the reader with a patent-pending solution for an elevator with a reduced pit depth and reduced overhead, which increases elevator safety by creating a temporary…
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An announcement by the National Elevator Industry, Inc. (NEII) to reaffirm building owners and the riding public of the measures the industry undertakes to provide quality safety standards submitted by NEII® The following announcement was recently received from NEII. . . . Editor In light of recent tragic and highly publicized accidents that have occurred…
Read More A general update on the country’s growing vertical-transportation sector When the South American elevator market debuted at Interlift 2007, your author described the region as “The Sleeping Giant” (ELEVATOR WORLD, February 2008) due to its size: 17.8 million km2, the fourth-largest continent in the world, and population of 399 million, according to the 2008 census.…
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The President of Murphy Elevator and the National Association of Elevator Contractors discusses the importance of customer service and offers advice on the industry’s future. Greg Carlisle has served as president of The Murphy Elevator Co., Inc., a family owned and operated elevator repair and service company in Louisville, since 1992. Established in 1932, the…
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A recap of ANICA (Italian elevator compo-nents association)’s presence and presenta-tion at Interlift 2011, held in October in Augsburg, Germany “It is estimated that in Europe, we have some four-and-a-half million lifts. Some 900,000 of these are in Italy. This means that our country has about 20% of the European lift market share. Italy is…
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Delegates gathered in Northampton, U.K., to listen to a series of papers on elevator and escalator technology. Delegates gathered at the University of Northampton in Northampton, U.K., on September 29 to listen to an interesting and informative series of papers on lift and escalator technology. The event was a combination of invited speakers and students…
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A tour of the new Bridgeport, Connecticut, facility that opened in October 2011 by Ral Columbia Elevator officially opened its new 170,000-sq.-ft. manufacturing and logistical distribution center in Bridgeport, Connecticut, in October 2011. The occasion was marked by a ribbon-cutting ceremony conducted by Connecticut Governor Dannel Malloy and Bridgeport Mayor Bill Finch. Malloy commented: “We…
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An overview of the 18th Annual National Elevator Safety Awareness Week held in November 2011 across North America The 18th-annual National Elevator Escalator Safety Awareness Week (Safety Week) took place on November 13-19, 2011, across North America. Safety Week provides a focal point for the industry to join together with the Elevator Escalator Safety Foundation…
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