Maintenance
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...
Formula for Success
In this Readers Platform, your author describes how contractors, mechanics and building owners all play crucial roles in elevator maintenance. During my 20 years in the elevator industry, I have...
New Safety Enhancement System
Nonproprietary alarm system for hoistways Otis’ AccessAlert alarm is a safety enhancement that can be applied to elevator equipment worldwide. Similar to the seatbelt alarm found in a car, an...
Powered by the Cloud
In this Readers Platform, your author makes the case for the ability of cloud software to enhance accuracy, productivity and accountability, while lowering costs. With so many cloud software solutions...
Effective Management of Elevator/Escalator Maintenance Agreements
Ten important steps to follow as a manager of the ever-important maintenance agreement For those responsible for the management of elevator and escalator maintenance agreements, the task can become rather...
