Industry Dialogue

A Creative Approach

Anish Motwani (AM), founder of Mumbai-based interior design consultancy Anish Motwani Associates (AMA), shares insights with your author (SSP) on transformation in interior design and the implications for VT.  photos...

Clean and Safe

Gianni Cotteta (GC), president of Ad Rail USA™, tells your author (KF) how the company’s Safe2Touch GBAC STAR™ Registered program is benefiting facilities and passengers.   photos by Ad Rail...

10 Questions (Plus a Bonus) With “Your Elevator Pal” Ed Rivera

LinkedIn personality takes some time to answer your author’s questions. I believe one of the hardest parts about writing this column is determining the next interesting person to answer my...

“Is There Even More?”

3D printing in elevator manufacturing Your author, Undine Stricker-Berghoff (USB), recently talked to Oliver Simmonds (OS), graduate engineer (University of Applied Science) in mechanical engineering and principal engineer at Schindler...

Meeting Demands, Rising to Challenges

A look at the U.K. and Nordics VT markets and beyond Otis Market Group Lead U.K. and Nordics and Managing Director U.K. Andy Bierer (AB) is ultimately in charge of...

“The Next Generation Secures Our Future Life”

Otis lead discusses the technical, economic and human future. In December, Udo Hoffmann (UH), Central Europe Market Group lead and chairman of the Management Board of Otis Germany, based in...

The State of the Shaft

A discussion about a sometimes-overlooked component of elevator maintenance For more than 46 years, Patrick Morrissey (PM) has led ConSpec Associates Inc., based out of his home in East Haven,...

Reaching Goals

A quick chat with Titan Elevators’ newly qualified NVQ3 engineer, Gary McSweeney  by Ellie Snee Titan Elevators Engineer Gary McSweeney is now a newly qualified (National Vocational Qualification) NVQ3 engineer...

A Common Lift Act for India

Amit Gossain (AG), managing director (MD), KONE Elevators — India and South Asia, shares insights with your author (SSP) on the need for a Common Lift Act (CLA) in India....

“Solving Exciting Tasks Together”

Your author interviews the new German face in elevator standardization. Your author (SB) recently had the opportunity to talk with Eberhard Vogler (EV), chief engineer, Codes & Standards, at TK...

SEA-LEVEL RISE THREATENS NEW YORK HOUSING AND TALL BUILDINGS

Sea-Level Rise Threatens NYC Housing and Tall Buildings

HOUSTON SENIOR APARTMENT COMPLEX SUFFERING ELEVATOR BREAKDOWNS

Houston Senior Apartment Complex Suffering Elevator Breakdowns

Herrmann

In Memoriam: Tim Herrmann

Armas

Otis Appoints Armas as President U.S. and Canada

Example of Mogilevliftmash elevator interior; image courtesy of Mogilevliftmash

Elevator Assembly Plant Officially Opens in Belarus