Emergency Operations

Hitachi Lift India Receives Order for 56 Elevators and Escalators

Hitachi Ltd. announced on October 17 that Hitachi Building Systems Co. Ltd. and Hitachi Ltd. subsidiary Hitachi Lift India Pvt. Ltd. secured an order for 56 elevators and escalators for...

Invertek to Showcase ASME A17.1-Compliant VFD at TES

Invertek Drives, Ltd., the U.K.-based electric motor control technology specialist, plans to showcase the Optidrive Elevator Core variable frequency drive (VFD) at The Elevator Show in Dubai on September 16-18....

Update on Emergency Use of Elevators

Clarifying OEO requirements in the recently released A17.1-2019/B44:19 by David McColl The use of elevators during building emergencies continues to be a topic of interest and debate. Code requirements are...

Rethinking “Rescue”

In this Readers’ Platform, your author makes the case for abolishing the term. by Michael J. Ryan I have long been troubled by the general public’s attitude about a stalled...

Rationale for Developing a Brake Tester

How addressing an accident and preventing future similar ones resulted in a generic brake monitor. by Dr. Albert So, Dr. K.H. Lam and Chung To "Andy" Kong This article was...

MRLs in Emergencies

The space-saving design must meet vital criteria for use as firefighter and emergency-evacuation elevators. by TAK MathewsThis article was first presented at the 2019 International Elevator & Escalator Symposium in...

Clearly Protected

This Product Spotlight details how Flood Glass can be the answer for lessons learned from Hurricane Sandy. by Gene Kennedy One of the enduring images of Hurricane Sandy, which hit...

Emergency Communications Are Often Overlooked

Readers Platform outlines cost-effective ways to improve vital safety system. Over the summer, we were all shocked by the headline, “Elderly man found dead in elevator after he called for...

Emergency Power Operation with Regenerative Drives

Line regenerative systems, like the KEB R6 regenerative drive (Figure 1), have become popular options in elevator applications over recent years. The increased use of efficient permanent-magnet gearless motors in...

Evaluation of the Escalator Truss Subjected to Forced Displacement for Seismic Design

An accurate method of analysis for seismic design is detailed. by Kentaro Sekiguchi, Noritaka Horie and Hirobumi Utsunomiya This paper was presented at  Madrid 2016, the International Congress on Vertical...

DOCTOR CRUSHED BY ELEVATOR IN APARTMENT COMPLEX IN INDIA

Doctor Crushed by Elevator in Apartment Complex in India

RUBAX LIFTS CREDITS SIM MANAGEMENT PORTAL WITH SUCCESS

Rubax Lifts Credits SIM Management Portal With Success

A bird's-eye view of Hyundai Elevator's Shanghai Smart Campus with the new solar power system installed; image courtesy of Hyundai Elevator

Hyundai Elevator Solar Power System To Help Cut Emissions

Otis China President Sally Loh

Otis Dedicated To Investing in China’s Digital Future

NEW JERSEY TRANSIT BOD PLAN TO REPLACE ESCALATORS

New Jersey Transit BoD Plan to Replace Escalators