New and Improved Innovation is at the core of the elevator industry, and ELEVATOR WORLD is proud to again recognize the achievements of manufacturers whose products — brought to the vertical-transportation market between March 2022-July 1, 2023 — are considered particularly noteworthy or innovative for the third annual Product of the Year Award. The products…
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interlift 2023 Expected to Return to 2019 Numbers by Lindsay Fletcher interlift 2023 is expected to, once again, be one of the most important events in the lift industry. Trade fair organizer AFAG Messen und Austellungen GmbH has high expectations for interlift 2023, planned on October 17-20 at Augsburg Trade Fair Centre in Augsburg, Germany. …
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by Kaija Wilkinson Residential conversions are on the rise, and VT companies are reaping the rewards. Rick Sayah, vice president and partner at vda, Inc. (VDA), says there’s more than a bit of irony about moving into a former office building to work from home. Yet, that’s what more and more people are doing as…
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by Ricia Sturgeon-Hendrick Despite high interest rates, banking turmoil, politicians arguing over the debt limit and lingering fears of recession, contractors remain optimistic according to Associated Builders and Contractors. Non-residential construction continues to grow, and finding enough trained technicians is still a problem. Profits for manufacturing and contracting companies in our industry remain sluggish, with…
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The escalator is right in front of you. You will approach without concern in five or 10 steps, will not look out before making a stride
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In high-traffic buildings, underpasses, overpasses and short distances where elevators cannot handle the traffic, escalators/moving walkways have become a necessity rather than a luxury.
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Measurements between fixed and moving parts of escalators and moving walkways and between the equipment and objects/barriers
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The European Union (EU) announced the publication of a new Machinery Regulation (MR) in the Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU) on June 29.
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“TS EN 81-77 Safety Rules for the Construction and Installation of Lifts — Particular Applications for Passenger and Goods Passenger Lifts — Part 77: Lifts Subject to Seismic Conditions”
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We are about to be excommunicated from many countries due to faulty and incomplete elevator deliveries abroad.
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