Maintenance

Is It Working?

A different approach to elevator monitoring and why it is a worthwhile expense for owners, saving them money and downtime, and preserving quality Building owners, maintenance companies, construction companies and...

Navigating the Sweeping Changes of NYC Elevator Compliance

In a city of constant transformation, it’s no surprise that elevator compliance is also constantly evolving. Throughout the five boroughs of New York City (NYC), the metropolis’ Department of Buildings...

Dotty Stanlaske

A Trailblazer for Women in the Industry When Dotty Stanlaske began her career as a construction helper for Otis in 1980, women were rare in the industry. She was hesitant...

Elevator Inspections – Understanding Outsourcing Options

The building construction market is heating up around the world, with new commercial builds — office buildings, hotels, hospitals, etc. — getting taller. This translates to a need for more...

Optimizing Maintenance and Repair Cost Reduction

Adopting intelligent lift-system sensors with intelligent evaluation algorithms can facilitate permanent monitoring. This paper was presented at USA 2012, the ­International Congress on Vertical Transportation ­Technologies and first published in...

Creating a Written Maintenance Control Program Document

The process of creating and using a Maintenance Control Program is explained. Beginning with the publication of the ASME A17.1-2000 Safety Code for Elevators and Escalators, a written Maintenance Control...

Advanced Elevator Maintenance Network during a Major Seismic Disaster

Maintenance network systems that support the restoration of elevators damaged during earthquakes by Motoyoshi Nakamura, Yasuhiro Shibata and Kouzou Mabuchi - Hitachi Building Systems Co., Ltd., Japan This paper was...

Remote Monitoring and Supervision System

A system to control hundreds of lifts over TCP/IP network is presented and detailed. André Guerra, Rui Pinheiro and António Garrido This paper was presented at USA 2012, the ­International...

Keep Your Elevators Running with Door Operation Upgrades

This article discusses the performance benefits of upgrading elevator door equipment. The average elevator door opens and closes more than 200,000 times a year. No wonder the majority – more...

Scheduled Maintenance – A Waste of Money

Can the industry make more money by selling elevator up time instead of service visits? The elevator industry earns most of its living from maintenance contracts. You can presumably make...

TSSA IMPOSING PENALTIES FOR ELEVATING DEVICES

TSSA Imposing Penalties for Elevating Devices

SOUTH KOREA’S MINISTRY OF THE INTERIOR AND SAFETY TO CONDUCT ELEVATOR SAFETY SURVEYS

South Korea’s Ministry of the Interior and Safety to Conduct Elevator Safety Surveys

New VT would enhance accessibility at the transformed Liverpool Street station; image courtesy of Network Rail Property and ACME

VT Part of London Rail Station Transformation Plan

Otis India President Sebi Joseph; image courtesy of Otis

Otis India to Supply 65 Elevators for Patna Metro

LMA TO BECOME AVIRE DISTRIBUTOR IN AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND

LMA To Become Avire Distributor in Australia and New Zealand