Middle East - 1st Quarter 2021

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Project Spotlight

Newest Equipment

By Elevator World | March 1, 2021

Alimak of Skellefteå, Sweden, has launched the new Alimak LSH construction hoist in China. Designed for use inside elevator

Editor's Overview

Starting Anew

By T. BRUCE MACKINNON | March 1, 2021

We begin 2021 with the hope that we will soon be able to regain a sense of normalcy in our lives. As more and more COVID-19

Project of the Year 2021

Yitzchak Navon Train Station

By Elevator World | March 1, 2021

Complex train station design challenges installers, who devise a custom monorail system to move escalator sections.

Project of the Year 2021

Collins House

By Elevator World | March 1, 2021

Otis works within space and time constraints to deliver advanced elevators to new landmark tower.

Traffic Analysis

Optimization of Elevator Dispatching by Using Genetic Algorithm in Python

By Mohammadreza Eskafi | March 1, 2021

Your author says programming language can reduce waiting and service times for passengers.

Project of the Year 2021

Elevator World's 23rd Annual Project of the Year

By Elevator World | March 1, 2021

In this issue, EW is pleased to present the 2021 Project of the Year contest winners. As always, submissions were impressive,

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.

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.

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.

Modernization

Stainless-Steel Glass Elevator

By Elevator World | February 1, 2021

When contacted by an Arkansas-based architect designing a Florida Keys home, UT Elevator (UTE) felt the main challenge would be logistical,

Modernization

Parque Turistico Observatorio 1873

By Elevator World | February 1, 2021

Amado Guzman, an entrepreneur and businessman in Mazatlán, Mexico, had a vision to restore the city’s historic and once-beautiful

Modernization

Mechanical Ramp of Gran Via Vigo

By Elevator World | February 1, 2021

The project “Accessibility Vigo — Rampas Mecanicas Gran Via de Vigo” is a cog within a machine that is “Vertical Vigo,” an ambitious project

Modernization

Central-Mid-Levels Escalator and Walkway Systems

By Elevator World | February 1, 2021

The Central-Mid-Levels Escalator and Walkway System in Hong Kong, which was inaugurated in 1993, is a tourist attraction and commuter service

Readers' Platform

Engineering for Safety

By Muharrem B. Çakirer | January 1, 2021

One day, several years ago, I parked my car on a busy street in Ankara, Turkey. I had two problems: to take the elevator construction project

Safety

A Nudge in the Right Direction

By Atif Bhanjee | January 1, 2021

Escalator safety signage in its current format is based on the ancient concept of semiotics, or studies based on sign processes.

Codes & Standards

ISO Approves New Standard

By Undine Stricker-Berghoff | January 1, 2021

The International Organization for Standardization (ISO), after a six-year, intensive international effort, has published ISO 8100

Market Trends

COVID-19 Impact, Outlook

By Kaija Wilkinson | December 1, 2020

Second industry survey reflects shift to positivity. The current industry status and anticipated effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on business

Maintenance

Escalator Fractal Behavior, Part One

By Dr. Ali Albadri | October 1, 2020

Deploying the concept of the fractal in correlation to the mechanical performance and availability of escalators for passenger service

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Newest Equipment

Starting Anew

Yitzchak Navon Train Station

Collins House

Optimization of Elevator Dispatching by Using Genetic Algorithm in Python

Elevator World's 23rd Annual Project of the Year

Consulting for the Future

Hoist Rope Longevity

Urban Mobility in Istanbul

Stainless-Steel Glass Elevator

Parque Turistico Observatorio 1873

Mechanical Ramp of Gran Via Vigo

Central-Mid-Levels Escalator and Walkway Systems

Engineering for Safety

A Nudge in the Right Direction

ISO Approves New Standard

COVID-19 Impact, Outlook

Escalator Fractal Behavior, Part One

International Lift Expo Korea

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