Door Operators

Shorts Again Offers Roadshow for Lift Professionals

Shorts recently took to the road for the second year of the Langer & Laumann Roadshow Tour. This event provides lift professionals with the opportunity to deepen their understanding of...

“Doorman!”

Hello to everyone, The title sounds interesting to you, doesn't it? In fact, in the year 1976, the sentence "Being a doorman is our profession, thankfully" used by the late...

Elevator Market Dynamics and Innovations in TĂĽrkiye

In this comprehensive article, we delve deeper into the Turkish elevator market, examining key insights, emerging opportunities, and strategies for success. With a predominant focus on new installations (NI), the...

EN 81-58, Landing Doors Fire Resistance Test

Dear readers, In this article, I would like to discuss the EN 81-58 standard and fire resistance tests for landing doors. The EN 81-58 standard is a Type C standard,...

Material Selection and Design for Lift Door Panels:

Evaluating Safety, Durability and Performance Summary This article focuses on the material selection of lift doors, addressing general developments in the lift industry, technological advancements and comparisons of different material...

Increased Safety for Elevator Doors

This paper was presented at the 2022 International Elevator & Escalator Symposium in Barcelona, Spain. ABSTRACT In North America, various studies have shown that elevator door strikes continue to be...

Unlocking Innovation

ECI America’s series of residential door operators keeps evolving to exceed expectations. submitted by Electronic Controls, Inc. Electronic Controls, Inc. (ECI) America’s residential door operators highlight the company’s dedication to...

Improving All the Time

Wittur Group talks company plans, new products In October 2023, during interlift 2023 in Augsburg, Germany, your author (AB) had the welcomed opportunity to talk with then Wittur Group CEO...

Door Operator Technology and the Progression to Linear Drive Systems

In this Readers’ Platform, your author takes readers on a walk through history. by Andrew Goodwin The American technological revolution of 1880 to 1890 produced a wave of new inventions...

Fire Resistant Elevator Doors

Abstract Elevator systems in use today are designed and produced to meet various requirements for their intended use. Fire-resistant lift landing doors has become mandatory after shifting from 95/16/EC to...

222 Broadway; photo © John W. Cahill for the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat

TEI Group Repositions Elevators for Major NYC Conversion

ARCHI-TREAD RELOCATING FROM N.J. TO FLORIDA

Archi-Tread Relocating From N.J. to Florida

Entrance to the Victoria Building, which was built in 1945; photo by SnowyBadger for Wikipedia

Halifax Hospital to Get Elevator Replacement, Upgrades

Stationslift Storingen, a website for reporting broken elevators, was created in response to the structural problem by wheelchair user Kasrt Lovers; image courtesy of X.

Out-of-Order Lifts at Dutch Train Stations Leave Wheelchair Users Stranded

FUJITEC EXPLAINS NEW STRATEGY CENTERED AROUND DIGITAL TWIN CONCEPT

Fujitec Explains New Strategy Centered Around Digital Twin Concept