February 2024 Issue

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Reviews

Elevator Engineering Theory & Practice

By Kathleen Farrell | February 1, 2024

A fundamental and detailed treatment of electric elevator engineering topics

Project Spotlight

Adaptable and Innovative

By Elevator World | February 1, 2024

Omniturm’s high-performance elevators from Schindler

Industry Dialogue

Pursuing Passion and Knowledge

By Lindsay Fletcher | February 1, 2024

Morgan Jones (MJ) talks to your author (LF) about life in the elevator world.

Industry Dialogue

Strength and Determination

By Matthew Jackson | February 1, 2024

In this 10 Questions, your author finds out what drives and inspires SnapCab Sales and Account Manager Brittany Brothers.

History

Fred A. Annett’s Electric Elevators (1927): Part 1

By Dr. Lee Gray | February 1, 2024

A critical turning point in American VT technical literature

Company Spotlight

Ropeless Revolution

By Kathleen Farrell | February 1, 2024

Silicon Valley-based Hyprlift, Inc. expects to disrupt and transform the elevator industry.

Sustainability

LEED by Example

By Philip W. Grone | February 1, 2024

The impending release of LEED v5 will spur building innovation and better position the industry to address needed climate action.

Sustainability

Digitally Native Elevator for Older Buildings

By TK Elevator | February 1, 2024

TKE launches EOX Renew in Spain, Portugal and Italy.

Sustainability

The Gen360™ Platform, the Next Generation of Digital and Sustainable Elevators

By Pascal Rebillard, Alper Caliskan and Vijay Lakamraju | February 1, 2024

The combination of native digital connectivity with smart use of sustainability features makes the Gen360TM platform the new market standard for vertical mobility system platforms.

Company Spotlight

Supply Chain Success

By Tim Kelley | February 1, 2024

In this company spotlight, EPC shares how it weathered the COVID-19 pandemic with minimal business disruptions.

Sustainability

Sustainability in the Elevator Industry – Impact Review

By TAK Mathews | February 1, 2024

This paper reviews some of the newer sustainability technologies and initiatives that the E&E industry has been adopting.

Product Spotlight

Ultra-Thin, Acid-Etched High-Strength Glass

By Elevator World | February 1, 2024

In this Product Spotlight, Pulp Studio showcases a “zero environmental impact” offering.

Sustainability

Accelerating Decarbonization

By Lindsay Fletcher | February 1, 2024

Technological and sustainable solutions can make headway for greener buildings and architectural innovations as the world looks more to this topic.

Project Spotlight

King’s Cross S5 — Cadence

By Barry Gribbon and Kieren Ensaff | February 1, 2024

KONE and Laing O’Rourke collaborate on first-of-a-kind installation.

Editor's Overview

Finding Sustainability

By Ricia Sturgeon-Hendrick | February 1, 2024

The vertical-transportation industry appears healthy, profitable and working very hard on the sustainability issue.

Events

GEE Milan

By Angie C. Baldwin | January 22, 2024

New Italian VT event displays style and substance.

Events

Champagne, Castles and Collaboration

By Kaija Wilkinson | January 22, 2024

IEES' fourth edition provides learning, networking and fun in an enchanting atmosphere: Edinburgh, Scotland.

Maintenance

Condition Monitoring of Elevators Using Deep Learning and Frequency Analysis Approach

By Krishna Mohan Mishra, John-Eric Saxen, Jerker Bjorkqvist and Kalevi J. Huhtala | October 5, 2023

In this research, we propose an automated deep learning feature extraction technique to calculate new features from fast Fourier transform (FFT) of data from an accelerometer sensor attached to an elevator car.

Project Spotlight