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Bucher Hydraulics Acquiring Finland’s Hydman Oy
Bucher Hydraulics, the Germany-based global provider of innovative hydraulic drive and control technology for applications including elevators, announced on November 13 it is acquiring Hydman Oy, based in Tampere, Finland....
Fermator Distributor Hosts BBQ With Longtime Client
Femator distributor Global1Partners Deutschland hosted a special BBQ on September 9 with longstanding client Johan Schum Aufzugtechnik GmbH. Held at Global1Partners Deutschland’s Hallbergmoos, Germany, premises, the event was attended by...
Monteferro India MD B.S. Kumaraswamy’s Birthday Celebrated
The birthday of B.S. Kumaraswamy, managing director (MD) of Monteferro India Guiderails and Elevator Parts Pvt. Ltd., witnessed a convergence of vertical-transportation (VT) industry members in Bengaluru earlier this month....
Hyundai Elevator Turns Away from Chinese Escalator Imports
With K-Escalator, its new joint venture (JV) with small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), opening in September in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea's Hyundai Elevator is reducing its reliance on escalators and...
First Edition of TES Dubai Exceeds Expectations
Organizers and exhibitors of The Elevator Show (TES) Dubai, planned on September 16-18 in Za’abeel Hall 6 of the Dubai World Trade Centre, are excited about the upcoming inaugural event...
Standard and Customized Safety Fixtures
Metropolitan transit authority’s needs illustrate what PTL does for its clients. Among products offered by PTL Equipment are customized escalator safety fixtures. In 2015, a metropolitan transit authority contacted PTL...
Weatherproofing
Having recently performed a survey of escalators exposed to the weather, a continually discussed question was on the functionality of weatherproofing provisions. The shopping center where the survey was performed...
Kone Escalator Installation for WMATA
Strategic planning was key to meeting unique challenges posed by project. Washington, D.C.’s public transit organization, Washington Metro Area Transit Authority (WMATA), recently began making sweeping investments in its stations,...
Bigger Escalator Step for More Capacity
How a little increase in step depth has a significant impact on increasing transportation capacity. Transporting passengers from one level to another is the prime objective in escalator design and...
Hallé’s Moving Way for Transporting Persons and Goods
French engineer Jacques Hallé and his invention that established him as a father of the modern escalator The origins of the modern escalator are often discussed solely in terms of...
