Cabs
1950s Innovations in Elevator Cab Design
This History article examines cabin-access innovations that arose from the development of operator-less elevators in the early 1950s. The founding of Elevator World, Inc. in 1953 coincided with the introduction...
Ingenuity by Design
The evolution of an elevator handrail installation system is detailed in this Company Spotlight. A machinist by trade, Hans Joachim Lindemann of Selingenstadt, Germany, created the first sketches of what...
Modernization of an Icon
CEC, Schindler and others modernize the elevators at PENN1 (formerly 1 Penn Plaza) in NYC. Near the recently completed Moynihan Transportation Hub and soon-to-be-completed Penn Plaza Rail Station, PENN1 at...
Quality by Design
A look at Canton Architectural Products and its 15-year track record of providing cabs and cab components. Canton Elevator was founded in 1946 and has strived to maintain a reputation...
Geometry and Light
NYC’s United Cabs leads a team to create cab design with stylish staying power. photos by Albert Osoria When a subcontractor failed to deliver the elevator interiors architect Andres Escobar...
Time for Quicker Shipment
Columbia introduces multiple existing products and a new quotation system that combine to get elevators up and running much sooner than usual. It is said that you can always make...
Fire Homologations
A closer look at the fire-resistance safety standards for the elevator industry This article was first presented at the 2018 International Elevator & Escalator Symposium in Istanbul. For more information...
Control Focus On Cabs And Doors And Safety (With A Twist Of The Wrist)
A rare case of complexity finding success is described in this historical look at the Randall elevator door controller. Elevator doors have been a consistent subject of conversation, study and...
Elevating Architecture
Elevecture explains how it provides design solutions using Corning® Gorilla® Glass. Headquartered in New York City (NYC), Elevecture is utilizing Corning® Gorilla® Glass to provide design solutions for elevator cabs...
Canton Expands Cab Offerings
New powder-coat colors, specialized cars for transit stations among products now available. Canton Architectural Products has expanded the powder-coat color offerings for its steel shell cabs. Standard colors were previously...
