A description of the vertical transportation installed at The Institute for Advanced Study and a discussion on how Einstein used these elevators to discover new physical laws. The purpose of this article is to describe the vertical transportation installed at a place that may be the most elite intellectual institution in the world although its…
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A continued look at the role of teagles and hoists in early elevators Last month’s article introduced W. Sydney Smith’s Report on the Construction, Arrangement, and Fencing of Hoists and Teagles of 1904. This article will continue the discussion of this important work and address some of the safety devices Smith covered in the second…
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The conflict between what OSHA and the industry define as “appropriate” standards is examined. The Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 created OSHA. Its purpose was to ensure safe and healthful working conditions for employees by creating and enforcing occupational safety and health standards and providing training, outreach, education and assistance. The standards, along…
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Details about the Elevcon congress to be held in Miami Beach, Florida, in May 2012 The Elevcon congress will be held in Miami Beach, Florida, at the Deauville Beach Resort Congress Center on May 22-24, 2012. Since 1986, Elevcon has traditionally been held every two years in a different location in Europe. During these years,…
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Safety directors from major companies gath-ered in August to discuss industry safety issues. The National Elevator Industry, Inc. (NEII) held a quarterly Safety Committee meeting on August 9-10 at the Otis Service Center in Windsor, Connecticut. Safety directors of some of the major companies, in addition to liaisons from the National Association of Elevator Contractors,…
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The history of the company and the origin of its reel-closure device are explored. The SmarTork™ reel closure was conceived by Kelly L. Marshall in 1986 while having coffee with his sons, Dean and Chris Marshall. Dean needed ideas on how to stop persistent call-backs involving elevator doors subjected to high wind loads on the…
Read More An overview of recently adopted regulations and their impact on vertical-transportation accessibility On July 26, 2010, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) adopted the Americans with Disabilities Act/Architectural Barriers Act (ADA/ABA) Accessibility Guidelines as the enforceable 2010 Standards for Accessible Design for ADA Titles II and III. These titles regulate state and local governments, as…
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A recap of the meeting held in Portland, which focused on the inspection of older elevator and escalator equipment Photos by George W. Gibson, Davis L. Turner and Louis Bialy NAESA International held its 40th Annual Workshop in Portland, Oregon, on August 16-18 at the Embassy Suites Hotel – Downtown Portland. Although attendance was lower…
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Philadelphia’s high-rise condominium fea-tures a unique alternative to traditional on-site parking. Philadelphia’s 1706 Rittenhouse Square, a luxury high-rise condominium located near the city’s famous Rittenhouse Square, is a 31-story glass tower that features a unique alternative to traditional on-site parking. Manufactured by Wohr, a German company, and installed by Quality Elevator Sales & Service, Inc.…
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ThyssenKrupp Elevator equips one of the world’s largest shopping centers with more than 120 vertical-transportation units. Shinsegae Centum City, lo-cated in Busan, South Korea, opened its doors in March 2009 to more than 190,000 people. The 465,457-m2 complex is comprised of five underground and 14 aboveground floors. It includes a large department store, leisure center,…
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