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Directora Subir y Bajar

Lift Road Show Brasília 2024

This event promoted technological developments, learning and commercial relationships in the Brazilian VT industry. photos courtesy of Cardoso Almeida Eventos  Brasília, the Brazilian capital city designed by Oscar Niemeyer, hosted...

A Cable Car at the Foot of the Dolomite Alps

Built a century ago in the Italian city of Trento, the cable car Funivia Trento-Monte Sardagna provides wonderful sights. Trento is a city located in the deep valley of the...

Santorini’s Special Charm

A cable car takes tourists on a spectacular trip that joins Santorini’s port with charming citadel Fira. The Island Landscape Santorini or Théra, its official name, is one of the...

ExpoElevador Brazil 2023

Event returns successfully after five-year absence. After five years´ absence due to the COVID-19 pandemic, ExpoElevador Brasil successfully reappeared in São Paulo, Brazil. Pro Magno exhibit hall hosted over 80 ...

Riding Fast

Birmann 32, a São Paulo skyscraper, moves people aboard the fastest elevators in Brazil. The commercial building Birmann 32, known as B32, is a new reference in the skyline of...

Joy in the Jungle

Guatemalan guests drawn to resort featuring Marine Innovations incline tram. La Lancha Boutique Hotel is a resort nestled in the Guatemalan tropical jungle that peaks out from a considerable height...

A Story of Destruction and Rebirth

Iconic Llao Llao Hotel in Argentine Patagonia and its VT system continue to enchant. photos courtesy of Ascensores Patagonia, Gustavo Marcovich and Andrea Pintos Situated between two lakes, in the...

CEN: Heavenward’s Training Center in Chile

LEED-Platinum facility offers training and more for employees of Mitsubishi Electric partner. Elevator company CEN Heavenward, Mitsubishi Electric’s representative in Chile, has been awarded the Leadership in Energy and Environmental...

¡Muito Obrigado, Senhor Roboto!

This is a “robot” (with a man inside) brought to ExpoElevador by an important Brazilian manufacturer, Infolev. It was a popular and an original way to attract visitors to its...

NAEC in Brazil

U.S. organization conducts international conference on elevator maintenance management. The Asociación de Ingeniería Mecánica e Industrial de Minas Gerais (Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Association of Minas Gerais [ABEMEC-MG]) organized a...

SEA-LEVEL RISE THREATENS NEW YORK HOUSING AND TALL BUILDINGS

Sea-Level Rise Threatens NYC Housing and Tall Buildings

HOUSTON SENIOR APARTMENT COMPLEX SUFFERING ELEVATOR BREAKDOWNS

Houston Senior Apartment Complex Suffering Elevator Breakdowns

Herrmann

In Memoriam: Tim Herrmann

Armas

Otis Appoints Armas as President U.S. and Canada

Example of Mogilevliftmash elevator interior; image courtesy of Mogilevliftmash

Elevator Assembly Plant Officially Opens in Belarus