March 2023 Issue

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Last Glance

What’s Old Is New Again

By Elevator World | March 6, 2023

The DMC was a microprocessor controller manufactured by TK Elevator when the company was known as Dover Elevator.

Editor's Overview

Soft Landing for the Industry?

By Ricia Sturgeon-Hendrick | March 6, 2023

You can’t turn on the news without hearing a discussion about “Will we or won’t we slip into recession this year?”

Industry Profile

Looking Back on a “Great Run”

By VDA | March 6, 2023

VDA CEO M. Wade Smith retires after a successful 28-year tenure.

Product Spotlight

Home Accessibility

By Pollock Lifts | March 6, 2023

Shaftless, through-floor residential elevator

Product Spotlight

Lift Automation Module for AGVs, Robots

By Lödige Industries | March 6, 2023

Heavy-load, multistory solution from Germany’s Lödige Industries is compatible with freight and goods lifts.

Codes & Standards

Up to Code

By Kevin Brinkman | March 6, 2023

The evolution of elevator code development and what we can learn from Europe and North America as the world seeks the seemingly impossible – one unified elevator code.

Industry Dialogue

The State of the Shaft

By Kaija Wilkinson | March 6, 2023

A discussion about a sometimes-overlooked component of elevator maintenance

History

1963: Elevator World Begins Its Second Decade

By Dr. Lee Gray | March 6, 2023

Sturgeon gives “full time” to EW and builds on initiatives introduced during the first 10 years.

Safety

Analytical Method for Defining Requirements for Elevator Rescue

By Hilkka Hämäläinen and Jaakko Kalliomäki | March 6, 2023

This article assesses the current standard requirements and presents an analytical approach for evaluating fault situations that may lead to a stalled traction elevator

Leadership Insights