Continuing Education

Latest Instrumentation for Elevator Diagnostics

Electrical faults often require the use of instrumentation and other resources. Value: 1 contact hour (0.1 CEU) This article is approved for Continuing Education by NAEC for CET® and CAT®....

Chains in the VT Industry

These important components transmit power and convey items, so they must be diligently maintained. Value: 1 contact hour (0.1 CEU)This article is approved for Continuing Education by NAEC for CET®...

Vertical Sliding Door Maintenance

A guide to maintaining this Peelle equipment Value: 1 contact hour (0.1 CEU) This article is approved for Continuing Education by NAEC for CET® and CAT®. EW Continuing Education is...

Printed Circuits: Reliability for All

Still, faulty operation in elevators must always be recognized as a possibility Value: 1 contact hour (0.1 CEU)This article is approved for Continuing Education by NAEC for CET® and CAT®....

Rope Development and Lubrication

Your authors explore the basics of rope development and answer frequently asked questions about rope lubrication. by Dr.-Ing. Ernst Wolf and Dr.-Ing. Andreas Franz Value: 1 contact hour (0.1 CEU)This...

Traction Sheave Maintenance

How to identify and prevent traction sheave damage due to unequal rope tension Value: 1 contact hour (0.1 CEU) This article is approved for Continuing Education by NAEC for CET®...

Using a Vector Network Analyzer to Solve Difficult Elevator Problems

Device can help uncover incompatibilities in elevator equipment that may be causing chronic motion-controller outages. Early 19th-century elevators, which made multistory buildings feasible, predated electrical distribution systems. These lifts were...

Inspection of Elevator Ropes, Part One

Conditions to look for and procedures to check when checking rope replacement criteria and other suspension-connected issues Value: 1 contact hour (0.1 CEU) This article is approved for Continuing Education...

Door Reopening Devices — A Field Perspective

Light curtains and their blind spots are explained in this Focus on Doors and Sensors article. by Lakshmanan Raja The risk that lifts with non-power-operated doors (like swing and manual-sliding...

Heat Measurements for Elevator Diagnosis

The importance of protecting against heat and using thermal imaging instruments in elevator systems by David Herres Elevators are complex assemblies of electrical and mechanical components. These components produce heat,...

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 Ä°zmir