Engineering
Application Research of Advanced Manufacturing Technology in Escalator Manufacturing
An overview of associated technology in China, the world’s biggest escalator manufacturing location, and Chinese manufacturer CST by Wang Qibing, Leng Yonggang and Lee Yu Along with the rapid development...
The Maximum Speed of Elevators
Furthering ideas on “How Fast Could the Fastest Elevators Be?” Elevators traveling over long vertical distances at high speeds must be considered impossible. This advantage has been reserved by the...
The Elevator Designs of Jeddah Tower
Designer of Jeddah Tower elevators outlines technology and in-depth planning going into the elevatoring of the future world’s tallest. When it is completed in 2018, the mixed-use Jeddah Tower (formerly...
Elevator Seismic Numerical Analysis
FEA modeling of MRL elevator behavior under seismic conditions following EN 81-77 by Dr. Pascal Rebillard and Frédéric Grimault Every year, at the worldwide level, the recorded number of earthquakes...
Noise Control
The elevator is a source of noise; let it be quiet. It is well known that service plants and installations in buildings (including elevator systems) produce airborne and structure-borne sound....
Improved Monte Carlo Method for Apartment Configuration
Program builds on existing elevator-traffic configuration studies to achieve optimal results. by Shi Xiaoliang, Si Liangqun and Wan Jianru The elevator is the indispensable means of vertical transportation in the...
Applied Research on Office Building Elevator Configuration
A case study illustrates that the CMOPSO algorithm method is better than the traditional elevator configuration method of improving the service quality of office buildings. by Ma Lianzhe, Luo Zhiqun,...
A New Method for Measuring Escalator or Moving Walk Overspeed and Anti-Reverse Protection
A testing system that uses an advanced single-chip microcontroller that can produce simulated overspeed and low-speed signals to test escalator or moving-walk protection by Junhua Shen, Yihui Ruan, Rongfeng Lu...
Methods for Evaluating Elevator RTT
Six methods are used to evaluate round-trip time (RTT), using numerical analytics and simulation. by Lutfi Al-Sharif, Ahmad M. Abu Alqumsan and Ahmad T. Hammoudeh The evaluation of the elevator...
Open Communication Protocols for Elevators, Part 2
In the first article of this series (ELEVATOR WORLD, July 2014), the science and concept of open and interoperable protocols were discussed, with an introduction to the seven layers of...
