Communication Systems

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...

Sounding the Alarm on Inactive Phone Lines

by Mark Abbott and John Pierce People always ask us, “You put phones in elevators?” We typically answer “Yes,” fully anticipating the next question to be, “Really, doesn’t everyone have...

Optical Fiber in Elevator Traveling Cable

This article outlines the types and uses of fiber optics for elevators and explains financial and technical benefits, as well as the perceived and actual installation challenges. The need for...

Ultrasonic Alarm System for Monitoring Distance between Elevator Counterweight and Buffers in Real Time

by by Ning Li, Yihui Ruan, JieFeng Li and Bin Elevator maintenance personnel often have to climb to the top of an elevator to repair or maintain it. In order...

Unraveling Emergency-Telephone Complexities

The EN 81-28 standard was developed and introduced in 2003 to minimize the hazards and risks associated with passenger entrapment in elevators. According to Adrian Shiner, convener of CEN TC10...

Code Requirements for ASME A17.1b-2010/CSA B44.10

Elevators contain numerous components that function in every possible way and location, and are monitored by various answering services. However, ESRM Communications, LLC realized two years ago that parts of...

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Makrugin

In Memoriam: Rose Marie Makrugin

One of the new elevators at the Woodhaven Boulevard station; image courtesy of MTA

Modern Elevator Units for NYC MTA Accessibility Upgrade

KONE CEO Philippe Delorme

KONE’s 4Q 2024 Earnings Beat Estimate

Wallen

Wallen Appointed MD of Hydroware as Germany Takes Precedence