Maintenance
Halt Hydraulic Elevator System Problems Before They Start
Proper maintenance will ensure the benefits and safety of hydraulic elevators are maximized. By Mark Kreitzburg and Doug Muennich The oil used in hydraulic elevators is an integral part of...
New Life for Hydraulic Elevators
Oil testing technology increases component longevity and cuts costs for service contractors. With the introduction of the machine-room-less (MRL) traction elevator came predictions of the demise of the hydraulic elevator,...
Wire Rope Basics
Draka and Gustav Wolf offer tech tips for proper installation and maintenance. submitted by Draka Elevator Products graphics courtesy of Gustav Wolf When installing, maintaining or modernizing an elevator, nothing...
A How-To From Texacone
Your author provides an in-depth look at maintaining and troubleshooting packing for hydraulic elevators. The Texacone Co. has been supplying the elevator industry with hydraulic seal sets for more than...
Power Play
How to modernize your existing elevator to achieve net-zero energy and meet modern urban mobility and sustainability challenges Approximately 40% of total U.S. energy consumption was attributed to buildings last...
Top Tips for Lift Maintenance
Five points to inform facilities managers and owners, particularly in the U.K. The lift industry famously takes health and safety very seriously, which explains why lifts are the unheralded but...
Increase Your Elevator’s Lifespan with Preventative Maintenance
Aging is an inevitable reality. Regular exercise, doctor visits, dental cleanings and routine social interactions contribute to sustainable health and increased quality of life. Just like our health, our homes...
Results of a Field Trial Aiming at Demonstrating the Permanent Detection of Elevator Wear Using Intelligent Sensors
New concepts and strategies in data acquisition and analysis for elevators This paper was presented at  Madrid 2016, the International Congress on Vertical Transportation Technologies, and first published in IAEE...
Modernize DC Gearless Motors: Do It Right and Reap the Rewards
Three ways modernization reduces operation expenses for DC motors As urban populations continue to grow, more and more Americans either live or work in high-rise buildings — defined as buildings...
Remote Monitoring for All
Nowadays, cars ask their drivers to go for visits to the garage. The car tells you what it wants and even sometimes informs the garage. Some of us might need...
