February 2021 Issue

Last Glance

World’s Shortest Escalator: A Tiny Star on the Expo Floor

By Elevator World | February 1, 2021

Product Spotlight

Running the Gamut

By Elevator World | February 1, 2021

On Camera

Making It Small

By Matt Irvin | February 1, 2021

3D printing has empowered “maker culture” for entirely new, technology-enabled generations of inspired tinkerers.

Industry Dialogue

Consulting for the Future

By Olga Quintanilla | February 1, 2021

Resuelve Transporte Vertical, a Spanish consulting firm with more than 27 years of experience in the Spanish and international markets.

Market Trends

An Uphill Climb

By Shem Oirere | February 1, 2021

Continuing Education

Using a Vector Network Analyzer to Solve Difficult Elevator Problems

By David Herres | February 1, 2021

Device can help uncover incompatibilities in elevator equipment that may be causing chronic motion-controller outages.

Modernization

A Modern Approach

By Elise King | February 1, 2021

Maintenance

Technological Influence Over Sustainable Maintenance

By Onur Artıkoğlu | February 1, 2021

Can technology and sustainability even be used in the same sentence?, shall today’s companies provide sustainable technological solutions?

Maintenance

Preventive Maintenance

By Craig Zomchek | February 1, 2021

Maintenance

How Elevators Should Be Maintained

By Lee Freeland | February 1, 2021

Maintenance

Hoist Rope Longevity

By Fartash Razmjoo | February 1, 2021

Many in the industry may have noticed that an excessive number of elevators have had their ropes replaced much sooner than in the past.

Maintenance

Going Remote

By Madden Elevator Co. | February 1, 2021

Maintenance

Escalator Fractal Behavior, Part Four

By Dr. Ali Albadri | February 1, 2021

Series conclusion details deployment of the concept of the fractal and its partial values in correlation to the mechanical performance and availability of escalators for passenger service.

Maintenance

Cut Back the Callbacks

By Matt Irvin | February 1, 2021

History

John H. Jallings (1847-1935)

By Dr. Lee Gray | February 1, 2021

Project Spotlight

Sky Ring Inclined Elevators

By Jiang Liming | February 1, 2021

Renowned tourist attraction Sanya City in Hainan Province, China, the first phase of Sanya International Duty Free City was opened.

Industry Dialogue

Realizing Her Vertical Ambition

By Kaija Wilkinson | February 1, 2021

Events

A Mentor and a Friend

By Charley Meeks | February 1, 2021

On Camera

Urban Mobility in Istanbul

By Kaija Wilkinson | February 1, 2021

During a fall 2020 ceremony marking completion of excavation to make way for the Istanbul Metro’s Ataköy-İkitelli line.

Editor's Overview

The Human Touch

By Ricia Sturgeon-Hendrick | February 1, 2021