Maintenance
21st Century Upgrade
In this Project Spotlight, the Banco Central do Brasil tower gets a modernization of a VT system more than three decades old. With their building’s elevators more than 30 years...
What’s New in Modernization
Columbia advances the upgrade of cabs. In today’s real-estate universe, rising with the ever-escalating heights of today’s supertalls, is the incidence of elevator modernization, and there are numerous reasons why....
Suspension Means — Equalizing Loads to Extend Their Service Life
Hydraulic rope alignment systems substantially reduce rope wear on any elevator system. This paper was presented at Berlin 2018, the International Congress on Vertical Transportation Technologies, and first published in...
Predictive Maintenance — Smart Services Enabled by Industrial Analytics
by Rami Aro and Carlos Paiz Gatica This paper was presented at Berlin 2018, the International Congress on Vertical Transportation Technologies, and first published in IAEE book Elevator Technology 22,...
Periodic Maintenance and Modernization of Elevator Doors
Ensuring safety and eliminating waste are key goals of the upkeep program. “Periodic maintenance” refers to the maintenance processes carried out periodically — typically, every month — after the commissioning...
Elevator Drive Maintenance
How to extend the life of VFDs, including an overview of maintenance inspection points and procedures Everyone in the elevator industry knows how complex an elevator system is. There are...
An Ecosystem of Partners
Schindler executive talks about what differentiates its digital connection platform. Riding the Internet of Things (IoT) wave like all OEMs striving to stay current, Schindler released its digital connection platform...
The Care and Feeding of Escalators and Moving Walks
In this Industry Dialogue, an expert shares his informed opinions with EW. If anybody knows escalators and moving walks, it’s Ken Smith. Running consultancy Ken Smith & Associates out of...
Elevator Rope Lubrication
A new automated system that distributes lubrication at regular intervals is explored. Lubrication is a necessary component of proper elevator maintenance. That said, today’s best practices still provide maintenance staff...
The Necessity of Oil Monitoring and Filtration
Sometimes-overlooked procedures are important for hydraulic elevators. Hydraulic oil is the lifeblood of the hydraulic system; it is estimated that 80% of failures in an oil system are related to...
