Communication Systems

Staying Connected

Elevator coverage for mobile services is becoming a mandatory requirement for buildings and is rapidly becoming a requirement in lease agreements between tenants and building owners. In addition, there is...

Smart Inspection System

KOELSA obtains world’s first mobile-device-based elevator-inspection-system patent. Reprinted from KOELSA The Korea Elevator Safety Agency (KOELSA) obtained a patent for an “elevator safety system using a mobile device.” It is...

Monitoring of Communication Lines

2010 code compliance is discussed in this Product Spotlight. The ASME A17.1/CSA B44 code states that the communication device in the car must have the means to check the “communication”...

New Infrastructure of Elevator Remote Monitoring System and Expansion of Services

Hitachi’s HERIOS and BUILCARE Network Service add benefits to remote monitoring and control. by Shunji Takao, Ryouichi Sakai and Masaaki Yoshida This paper was presented at Madrid 2016, the International...

Elevator Telephony

Historical evidence for the first use of elevator telephones is examined. The 1908 Singer Building in New York City is often identified as the first building in the U.S. to...

Kings III Emergency Communications

Kings III Emergency Communications is a family-owned company that strives to help its customers reduce their risk and liability. Its turnkey emergency communication services are utilized in such locations as...

Messaging Systems for Escalators and Moving Walks

Mass-transit stations, airports and other facilities benefit from audible safety products. Sound View Electronics has been making automated messaging systems and improving escalator safety for more than 15 years. The...

Testing Elevator Phone Lines: An Overview

How to ensure a building’s emergency-communications system is legal and code compliant Property managers and building owners are liable for the elevators in their buildings, and they must understand the...

Usage of Voice Recognition inside an Elevator

This paper was presented at  Paris 2014, the International Congress on Vertical Transportation Technologies, and first published in IAEE book Elevator Technology 20, edited by A. Lustig. It is a...

Advantages of Implementing M2M and Cloud Services in Retrofitted Elevators

This paper was presented at  Paris 2014, the International Congress on Vertical Transportation Technologies, and first published in IAEE book Elevator Technology 20, edited by A. Lustig. It is a...

FATALITY IN CHINESE SHOPPING MALL AFTER GLASS RAILING GAVE WAY

Fatality in Chinese Shopping Mall After Glass Railing Gave Way

ELEVATOR CONSTRUCTION MAY HAVE STARTED RUBBISH FIRE IN L.A. BUILDING

Elevator Construction May Have Started Rubbish Fire in L.A. Building

Main entrance of the David of Sasun station of the Yerevan Metro; image from Wikimedia Commons

Two Yerevan Metro Stations Getting New Escalators

IBB INVESTIGATES MALFUNCTIONS OF VT IN ISTANBUL

IBB Investigates Malfunctions of VT in Istanbul

Çankaya station of the İzmir Metro; photo by A. Savin for Wikipedia

Overhaul of 278 Pieces of VT Nearly Complete in İzmir