Inspection
Why PESSRAL Is Not PESS
Important safety ramifications in European standards applications This paper was presented at  Madrid 2016, the International Congress on Vertical Transportation Technologies, and first published in IAEE book Elevator Technology 21,...
Speeding Up Elevator Inspections and Reporting
Introducing a timesaving mobile app years in the making Improving operations is an evergreen topic. Several years ago, UpVate.com proposed a common electronic-data management platform (ELEVATOR WORLD, September 2012). The idea...
Breakthrough in Safe and Cost-Effective Elevator Hoistway Control
Together, APS and iDiscovery provide an array of benefits. This paper was presented at  Madrid 2016, the International Congress on Vertical Transportation Technologies, and first published in IAEE book Elevator...
Best Bureaucrat
Miami-Dade County has a chief elevator inspector it won’t want to lose in Michael A. Chavez. In 2006, an elderly Miami couple in their 80s were stranded in their apartment....
Risk Potential of Safety Gears
This paper was presented at Paris 2014, the International Congress on Vertical Transportation Technologies, and first published in IAEE book Elevator Technology 20, edited by A. Lustig. It is a...
Innovative Balance Coefficient Testing System for Elevators
Time, money and manpower can be saved using a new testing method. by Wang Weixiong, Liu Yingjie, Wu Xingjun, Wang Xinhua, Xie Chao, Song Yuechao and Li Gang edited by...
Intelligent Inspection of Elevators
Nondestructive testing of safety equipment without the use of physically damaging and clumsy test weights Reprinted from Lift-Report There are systems available that now allow elevators to be tested more...
Navigating the Sweeping Changes of NYC Elevator Compliance
In a city of constant transformation, it’s no surprise that elevator compliance is also constantly evolving. Throughout the five boroughs of New York City (NYC), the metropolis’ Department of Buildings...
Dotty Stanlaske
A Trailblazer for Women in the Industry When Dotty Stanlaske began her career as a construction helper for Otis in 1980, women were rare in the industry. She was hesitant...
Elevator Inspections – Understanding Outsourcing Options
The building construction market is heating up around the world, with new commercial builds — office buildings, hotels, hospitals, etc. — getting taller. This translates to a need for more...
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