Editor’s Overview

Everything E&E

When I joined ELEVATOR WORLD in 1993, one of my first tasks was to assist George Strakosch in developing an elevator-industry market study that we titled The Vertical Transportation Industry...

What’s in a Name?

A recent controversy started with a press release we received from a well-known consulting company and following e-mail that became relative to the information we published in the online news...

Opening Doors

Elevators are the only mechanical/electrical systems with which building occupants physically interact on a regular basis. Light switches and plumbing fixtures for the most part, are passive until such time...

Significant Inventions

The significance of the invention of the wheel and what it has meant to industrial development has rarely, if ever, been debated. Without it, we would be a relatively stagnant...

Where the Rubber Meets the Road

The 20th century was an era of significant innovation and technological development, particularly in the fields of vertical and horizontal transportation. The Wright brothers’ flight at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina,...

A Way Forward for New Technology Approval

The March issue of the NAESA International Progress news­letter included an article by Jim Runyan, NAESA ­International’s ­educational director, in which he stressed the importance of using inspection checklists. Runyan...

The Right Thing to Do

We are finally starting to bounce back from what has been one of the coldest and snowiest winters in memory, and perhaps, even history. Throughout most of this winter, record...

Reaching for the Sky

In a year dominated by news coverage of the Burj Khalifa, the world’s new tallest building, 2010 has seen the completion of more skyscrapers than any previous year.  Including the...

ALBERTA GOVERNMENT ISSUES VT CODE AND SAFETY NOTICES

Alberta Government Issues VT Code and Safety Notices

Kerns

Kerns Joins Hyperion as Manager of Customer Care

The Sphinx Observatory is served by two high-speed Schindler elevators; image courtesy of Schindler.

Schindler Elevators at Europe’s Highest Research Facility

INVERTEK DRIVES RECEIVES KING’S AWARD FOR ENTERPRISE

Invertek Drives Receives King’s Award For Enterprise

CECA OFFERS UPDATE ON COLLEGIATE ELEVATOR PROGRAMS

CECA Offers Update on Collegiate Elevator Programs