Companies

DigiGage

DigiGage is an Israeli startup company led by two technologically minded entrepreneurs targeting the enhancement of the user experience and ride differentiation of ­elevators. After two years of development and...

Elevator Modernization at MCE

by Clint Spencer and Emery Thran “Elevator Modernization” is something most of us ­relate to and agree about its general meaning. But this simple term doesn’t begin to recognize the...

Phoenix Modular Elevator

EW takes a look at Phoenix Modular Elevator, manufacturers and installers of modular elevators since 1998. Phoenix Modular Elevator (PME) has been manufacturing and installing modular elevators across the U.S....

University of Illinois, Escalator Modernization

With only one elevator and 10 escalators, KONE was tasked with providing new vertical-transportation solutions without disrupting the school’s daily operations. Founded in 1859, the University of Illinois College of...

Elevadores Atlas – Schindler’s Green Industrial Unit

It has been worthwhile to revisit Atlas Schindler’s premises in Londrina, Brazil, after several years (ELEVATOR WORLD, April 2005). Even though the building is basically the same, the manufacturing processes...

Pizzato Elettrica

Pizzato Elettrica S.r.l. (www.pizzato.com) is a European firm that manufactures position switches, safety and lift devices, foot switches, micro switches, control and signaling devices, and lift control stations. The company...

Direct-Industrial: Spares, Repairs and Onsite Support

Based in Blackburn, UK, Direct-Industrial is an online distributor of automation spares and repair services to the elevator industry. by David Lenehan Overview Based in Blackburn, U.K., Direct-Industrial is an...

photo by Superfast1111 for Wikipedia

New Elevators and Escalators at Southern India Railway Station

O’Connor

In Memoriam: William “Bill” O’Connor

New installation sales have been driven by TKE’s energy-efficient, digitally native EOX elevator for low- to mid-rise buildings; image courtesy of TKE.

TKE Reports Financial Results With Sales Gains Driven by EOX

Canopy over the escalator at the Embarcadero station; image courtesy of BART

BART’s Top 24 Accomplishments of 2024 Include Escalator Updates

Pankrác metro station platform; photo by A. Savin for Wikipedia

Year-Long Construction Closes Two Prague Metro Stations