Engineering

Lighting and Pressurization Calculations

The rules on the Preliminary project of lifts are defined by the "COMMUNIQUE ON THE PRINCIPLES AND PROCEDURES REGARDING THE DESIGN OF LIFTS (SGM: 2017/18)". This Communiqué provides definitions regarding...

Professor: Space Elevators Could Happen in Next Few Decades

Citing an op-ed piece in Scientific American, Interesting Engineering reported that Stephen Cohen, a physics professor at Montreal’s Vanier College, believes a space elevator — a cable stretching from Earth...

TEI Elevator System for 51-Story Brooklyn Residential Tower

Among recent jobs for Long Island City, New York-headquartered TEI Group is a 12-elevator package for the 51-story Brooklyn Crossing, an 858-unit residential building at 18 Sixth Avenue in Prospect...

Peelle Promotes Gill to Freight Door Operations Manager

The Peelle Co., headquartered in Brampton, Ontario, recently promoted Harmon Gill from freight door production manager to operations manager. With a degree in mechanical engineering from Sheridan College in Oakville,...

Computer-Aided Structural Analysis of the Lift Car-Frame System Under Emergency Arrest Operational Conditions

Your authors describe CAA model regarding cab-stress predictions. by Mohammad Ghaleeh, Stefan Kaczmarczyk, Shafqat Rasool, Jonathan Adams and Nawar Al-Esawi This article was first presented by the Online Symposium on...

Research Into Real-Time Video Monitoring and Remote-Control System of Escalators

In this Engineering article, your author explores means to improve safety. by Yantai Luo Keywords: video monitoring; detection; functional safety; remote control Abstract: Escalators are safety-related, heavy-duty special equipment. It...

Risks of Using Software and Electronic Elements in Elevator Safety Devices

With the advancement of technology, the developments in software and electronics also affect elevators, as the control systems process more data in shorter time and get “smarter.”  Moreover, although sufficient...

Question of Speed

A number of factors have a role in how fast elevators go — and how fast they need to. Today, the number of buildings increases depending on the increase in...

Study on a Vibration Reduction System for Lift Roller Guides

A design that prioritizes compatibility and improves existing passive roller guides to reduce vibration levels at low cost This paper was first presented at the 11th Symposium on Lift &...

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...

TEI AWARDED CONTRACT FOR ELEVATORS AT BROOKLYN AMBULATORY HUB

TEI Awarded Contract for Elevators at Brooklyn Ambulatory Hub

Sara Marta, a refugee from Luanda, Angola, was hired in 2023 as an electromechanical assembler; image courtesy of Otis.

Otis Brazil Joins UN-Affiliated Companies With Refugees Forum

MEI-Total Elevator Solutions’ Mankato, Minnesota, manufacturing facility; image courtesy of MEI-Total Elevator Solutions

MEI-Total Elevator Solutions Investigating Fire at Minnesota HQ

Aull

Wittur Names Aull New CEO

(l-r) Legends Tower and the Boardwalk at Bricktown, designed by AO; image via the Robb Report

Developer of 1,907-Ft-Tall Oklahoma City Tower Says He’s Secured Financing