August 2026 Magazine

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Events

The ELA General Assembly and Conference 2026

By Sascha Göbel | July 31, 2026

Between shaft and server: AI summit on the Maas in Rotterdam

Industry Profile

A Conversation With mayr’s Johann Eberle

By Elevator World | July 31, 2026

Your author recently spoke with the industry veteran ahead of his retirement.

Events

TKE ALAT Holds Groundbreaking for Dammam Facility

By Elevator World | July 31, 2026

It will be TKE’s first site in the world to produce low-, mid- and high-rise elevators and escalators in one location.

History

ESCO Elevators, Inc., Conclusion

By Dr. Lee Gray | July 31, 2026

System and product innovations continue until company’s final chapter.

Events

Lifts in the Spotlight at Stockholm Vocational Skills Competition

By Madeleine Olausson | July 31, 2026

KONE elevator technician crowned Yrkes-SM national champion.

Engineering

Analysis of The Mechanics of Escalator Step Band

By Dr. Ali Albadri | July 31, 2026

With a focus on heavy-duty escalators

Accessibility

NYC’s 19 Elevators Project

By Elevator World | July 31, 2026

In collaboration with MTA and Goldman Copeland, Forte Construction completes work ahead of schedule.

Editor's Overview

A Sight for Sore Eyes

By Angie C. Baldwin | July 31, 2026

Hiring in the U.S. has been up and down this summer; the price of oil and gasoline has been and remains high; at press time, the U.S. ceasefire with Iran is shaky at best; and the weather has been unpredictable and, at times, extreme.

Events

WEE Expo 2026, Guangzhou

By Peng Jie | July 13, 2026

This year, the WEE Expo—held for the 17th time—celebrated its 30th anniversary since the fair’s inception. Last held in Guangzhou in 2014, during the Year of the Horse, the fair returned to the city in another Year of the Horse, exactly 12 years into the Chinese zodiac cycle.