Muharrem B. Çakirer
Muharrem B. Çakirer is an R&D engineer for Merih Asansör A.Ş. and a member of the Mirror Technical Committees of the Turkish Standards Institute.
Accessible Lifts for All
by Muharrem Bilge Çakırer Accessibility in lifts is a critical factor in modern building design and engineering. According to the World Health Organization, 15% of the world's population lives with...
Universal Design and Roping Systems
Elevator R&D engineer shares knowledge and experience. Often, we can only appreciate the importance of it when it’s missing or out of service. I mean the elevator, of course. An...
Universal Design Principles for Cabs: Accessibility
An examination of standards on cabs the author says should be followed to help make lifts accessible to all There has been an effort to “converge” the EN 81-20 and...
Engineering for Safety
In this Readers’ Platform, your author says cab manufacturers’ involvement in design and testing of safety gears is vital. by Muharrem B. Çakirer One day, several years ago, I parked...
Progressive Safety Gears and Engineering
I parked my car on a busy street in Ankara. I had two problems at that moment. One of them was to take the elevator construction documents to the building...
Cabin Design
Thinking of design first helps prevent creating obstacles for the disabled, while enhancing accessibility. Design is the way to show how beautiful any product can be. As the elevator cab...
