Communication Systems

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...

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