Australian luxury home lift provider’s history and products designed for residential accessibility In 2003, Les Katz, CEO and founder of Lift Shop in Australia, saw an opportunity to expand his elevator-service and installation business into a specialist business focusing on luxury home elevators. His goal was to offer designer elevator solutions exclusive to residential applications.…
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Passengers should be forewarned that this elevator requires brainpower to operate. In lieu of buttons labeled with traditional floor numbers, someone thought it would be a laugh to make riders work for it. We’re not sure exactly where this elevator is located, which means any one of us could step into it at any time.…
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Eaton Corp. has expanded its C440 and XT electronic overlays and now offers motor protection at higher amperages. Designed for global applications, the wider range of electronic relays provides an integrated starter solution and eliminates the need for an external current transformer, reducing overall space and equipment requirements. With a compact design, the relays are…
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Africa The U.S. Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations (OBO) has erected three new embassies/consulates in Africa that comply with Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design® (LEED) Silver standards. The facilities, in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso; Antananarivo, Madagascar; and Lusaka, Zambia, are being touted as “building platforms for eco-diplomacy.” Green features incorporated include electric traction elevators designed…
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The Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI) in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, is to receive several renovations to improve its energy efficiency, including the upgrade of 64 escalators and moving walks. In addition, BWI recently unveiled plans for a 505-kW solar system to be installed atop its parking facility. Energy from its panels will be…
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When Elijah Otis demonstrated his safety elevator in 1853 by cutting its hoist rope, he is said to have exclaimed, “All Safe!” This set the stage and developed the mindset for the individuals involved in the elevator industry that continues today. Throughout these following 160 years or so, the safety of elevator passengers has been…
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Nonconventional small-diameter rope (SDR) applications, certifications and performance by Dr. Mikel A. Urchegui, Iñaki Aranburu, Lars Gustavsson and André van den Burg Orona’s nonconventional small-diameter rope (SDR) allows the use of small gearless machines and the development of compact machine-room-less (MRL) solutions. This article includes an overview of the certification process, focusing on the most…
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Reasons why load weighing should be installed on all elevators are explained. Load weighing for an elevator application is best described as the process of measuring the load in the cab, communicating that measurement to the elevator controller and interpreting the load at the elevator controller, all of which are important functions for all elevators.…
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The use of nylon for deflector and secondary pulleys, in addition to various code approvals for such components, is discussed. Pulleys made of steel have primarily been utilized for most traction-elevator applications, especially those with suspension wire ropes, traditionally and per code. However, since the 1970s, pulleys made of cast nylon-6 have been available and…
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Gustav Wolf discusses its HyTrac™ rope and other hybrid rope characteristics. The global trend of constructing taller buildings has created a demand for longer elevator ropes. As the weight of the rope increases, the load on elevators becomes greater and the breaking force of the ropes must rise. An increase in the breaking force is…
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