Kaija Wilkinson
Elevator World Associate Editor
Eye on Precision
Tampa, Florida-based TRI-TRONICS blends progressive production capabilities with traditional business practices. When researchers at TRI-TRONICS® in Tampa, Florida, were developing the predecessor of the company’s LEADINGEDGE® light-screen elevator door control...
MARTA’s “Priceless” Makeover
Lerch Bates, Schindler and MARTA form “three-legged stool” to bring about positive change for a once troubled vertical-transportation system. For years, the reputation of the vast vertical-transportation system within the...
The Power of Relationships
Leader of family business and outgoing NAEC President John Sweeney plans to stay involved. John Sweeney, president of Jersey Elevator Co., is passing the National Association of Elevator Contractors (NAEC)...
65th Annual NAEC Convention & Exhibition
“Deep in the Heart” is the slogan of the city of San Antonio, location of the National Association of Elevator Contractors’ (NAEC) 65th Annual Convention & Expo on September 8-11....
Back to the Waterman
Inside the 16-story Wells Fargo office building (often called by its original name — the Waterman building) in downtown Mobile, Alabama, one finds elevator equipment dating from the mid 1940s,...
Let the Sun Shine In
ThyssenKrupp Elevator installs custom units for the Perot Museum of Nature and Science in Dallas. Resembling a giant quartz crystal embedded in a mountainside, the 54-ft.-long, continuous-flow, glass-encased escalator at...
Magical Thinking
Italian architect/designer Paolo Tempia Bonda talks about the evolution of his career, his 15-year collaboration with Schindler and the science of design. Winning a pair of international competitions — to...
Opening Up New Worlds
On a massive screen, SJEC showcases DigiGage virtual-window technology in its Suzhou, China, test tower. DigiGage’s “virtual window” software and content for elevator cabs (“Reimaging the Future of Vertical Transportation,”...
Young Company, Big Plans: ATIS Elevator Inspections
Industry veteran J.A. Marchack discusses ATIS Elevator Inspections’ strategy to expand its U.S. footprint, particularly through acquisitions. A wholly owned subsidiary of American Testing and Inspection Services (ATIS) in St....
Bullish on Brazil
Urban migration and a growing middle class, not to mention the FIFA World Cup and 2016 Olympics, are fueling growth for vertical-transportation companies in South America’s largest market. Brazil’s demand...
