Hydraulic Elevators & Components
The Hydraulic Crossroads
In this Readers Platform, the author makes the case that the hydraulic-elevator segment is alive and well. Have hydraulic elevators been redefined as “green” in the environmental sense, monetary sense...
The Comeback Of The Hydraulic Lift
Study shows hydraulic lifts have a lighter environmental footprint than traction lifts for some uses. This paper was presented at Berlin 2018, the International Congress on Vertical Transportation Technologies, and...
The Anderton Canal Lift, 1875-1908
Historic U.K. boat lift used a pair of hydraulic elevators to creatively overcome a stiff challenge. On February 26, 1877, the well-known English botanist and evolutionary theorist Hewett C. Watson...
Pumped Up
This Company Spotlight describes Canton Elevator over its 73-year history. Ohio-based Canton Elevator has undergone significant evolution in the seven decades since it opened its original plant in 1946. The...
A New Compact Mrl Hydraulic Lift For Mid-Rise Buildings
This Product Spotlight on the HILA system presents new cylinder technology to overcome old limitations. This paper was presented at Berlin 2018, the International Congress on Vertical Transportation Technologies, and...
A Regal Ride
The luxury brand Coach is known the world over for superbly crafted leather goods — handbags, wallets, backpacks, shoes and other accessories designed with stylish flair and built-in quality and...
ALGI Hydraulics
German manufacturer celebrates 55 years with a strong reputation in the hydraulic elevator sector. ALGI Hydraulics has produced hydraulic elevators and components for more than 50 years. Based in Eltville,...
Hydraulic Elevators in the 1950s
Everything old is new again. The October 1954 issue of ELEVATOR WORLD included an article (reprinted from Power) by Frederick A. “Fred” Annett (1879-1959) titled “Hydraulic Units Stage Comeback in...
Penn State Elevators Go Up; Environmental Risks Go Down
Soy-based hydraulic fluid reduces contamination, costs. Pennsylvania State University (Penn State) built a winning team for sustainability. Together with soybean farmers and the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the school combined...
Traditional Lift Products
Hydraulic company has provided the U.K. with lifts since 1999. Traditional Lift Products Ltd., located in the historic city of Liverpool, U.K., was formed in 1999 by a group of...
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