Digitalization

KONE Announces Ambitious New 2025-2030 Strategy, “Rise”

On September 19, KONE announced its ambitious new 2025-2030 strategy, "Rise," with which it aims to lead in employee and customer experience, sustainability, innovation, growth and profitability. Effective January 1,...

TKE Handling Major Cologne Subway Escalator Modernization

TK Elevator (TKE) announced on September 17 it has been awarded a major escalator modernization contract to modernize numerous escalators serving subway stations in Cologne, Germany. The project includes 23...

Digitalization and Sustainability

by Adem Mert Hello, The importance of using technology in lift systems, as in many areas of our lives, is increasingly becoming more of an issue. Considering the advantages and...

Sustainability And Digitalization?

Dear readers, I want to share some of my opinions on sustainability and digitalization, which are the subjects of this issue.  Sustainability and digitalization are the most popular, interesting and...

Using Digital Tools To Elevate Sustainability

by Robert Kaspersma, Claudio Donghi This paper was presented at the 2023 International Elevator & Escalator Symposium in Edinburgh, Scotland. Abstract In the European Union, the building sector is the...

Elevator Digital Media Forum to be Held in Vietnam

MMA Global, Chicilon Media and Kantar Media will host "Leading the New Era of Advertising: Building Elevator Digital Media," a forum on trends and insights in elevator digital media, in...

PSTN Switchover Could Leave People Stuck in Lifts in U.K.

The switchover from the Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) to the digital network in the U.K., set to be complete at the end of 2025 with the copper network fully...

Otis Launches Gen3 Digitally Connected Elevator in Thailand

Otis launched its Gen3TM digitally connected elevator in Thailand during a launch event titled "Platform for Possibility" in Bangkok on August 16. Gen3 blends the proven flat-belt technology of the...

Dubai Company Debuts Residential Elevator Screens in U.K.

Digital screens have been placed in residential elevators at the Royal Wharf development in London in partnership with developer Oxley, allowing property partners to create, upload and display important community...

KONE Digital Experience Available in Australia’s Tallest Building

Australia’s tallest tower has introduced an extraordinary attraction — the KONE Digital Experience Display elevator, Australia’s first-of-its-kind sustainable and immersive elevator experience — through a partnership between KONE and SkyPoint,...

SEA-LEVEL RISE THREATENS NEW YORK HOUSING AND TALL BUILDINGS

Sea-Level Rise Threatens NYC Housing and Tall Buildings

HOUSTON SENIOR APARTMENT COMPLEX SUFFERING ELEVATOR BREAKDOWNS

Houston Senior Apartment Complex Suffering Elevator Breakdowns

Herrmann

In Memoriam: Tim Herrmann

Armas

Otis Appoints Armas as President U.S. and Canada

Example of Mogilevliftmash elevator interior; image courtesy of Mogilevliftmash

Elevator Assembly Plant Officially Opens in Belarus