Hongliang Liang

Hongliang Liang has more than 26 years’ experience in the field of VT, during which time he has worked in a variety of positions such as design, installation, quality control, lift inspection, maintenance service, product development, modernization and full replacement design in the lift and escalator industry. He joined MovvéO (formerly Lerch Bates Europe) in 2014 as senior design manager/consultant. His work is concerned with all aspects of VT design, responsible for providing supporting design for major projects in London, Europe, Middle East and Asia. Hongliang launched his own business as Aliang Lift Design Studio in April 2020, providing survey/design for modernization and full replacement projects to lift suppliers and contractors, VT consultancy, traffic analysis, VT system design, detailed design, tender negotiation for redevelopment and new development projects to engineers, VT consultants, architects and the developers. More information may be found at aliangliftdesign.com.

High-Speed Elevator Machine Design and Development

An investigation into rope life and bearings’ failure Key words: High-speed elevators, Permanent magnetic (PM) motor, Torque, Motor size, Diameter of the driving sheave D, Diameter of the ropes d,...

First Principles and Ropeless Lifts

The importance of deciding “what not to do” “The wheel is believed to have been invented around 3500 BC by Homo sapiens living in Mesopotamia. It is used in almost...

Ropeless Lift Feasibility Study

Your author believes they are infeasible at this point. Key words: ChatGPT, MMLS (Multi-Mobile Lift System), Ropeless Lift, Counterweight-less Lift, Maglev, Linear Motor 1. Introduction In order to test ChatGPT,...

Lessons From the Grenfell Tower Disaster

Your author describes an innovative firefighting and evacuation lift design for affordable residential towers. Introduction From Wikipedia:[1] “On 14 June 2017, a fire broke out in the 24-storey Grenfell Tower block of flats in North Kensington, West...

Innovative VT Design for High-Rise Residential Towers

This Soviet-developed tool is often referred to as “theory of inventive problem-solving.” by Hongliang Liang and Gasan Guseynov Introduction TRIZ (/ˈtriːz/; Russian: теория решения изобретательских задач, teoriya resheniya izobretatelskikh zadatch, literally:...

MRL Lift Design and Development

A firsthand account of the origins of the modern MRL A technology breakthrough was announced in 1996: a way to locate a gearless permanent-magnet (PM) motor directly in the shaft...

Twice as Nice

Modernization project retrofits double-deck elevators with destination control at 1960s-era Westminster City Hall in London. Consulting firm MovvéO Ltd. was engaged for a challenging modernization project that would require creative...

Designs over the elevator doors and entrances show both Art Deco and Classical Revival touches; image courtesy of Pittsfield Apartments.

Historic Chicago Office Tower Eyed for Conversion

WORKER INJURED WHEN DUMBWAITER FALLS ON HIM IN NYC

Worker Injured When Dumbwaiter Falls on Him in NYC

OTIS AND MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC RECOGNIZED BY CLARIVATE AS TOP 100 GLOBAL INNOVATORS

Otis and Mitsubishi Electric Recognized as Innovators

Ferran

Ferran Joins Division of AllRise Elevator as President

image via Building Design

Three-Tower Design Plans Revealed for Manchester