Modernization

Energy Efficient Modernisation of Hydraulic Drives

Tony Aschwanden and Conradin JostBucher Hydraulics AG, Switzerland This paper was presented at  Lucerne 2010, the ­International Congress on Vertical Transportation ­Technologies and first published in IAEE book Elevator Technology...

SEPTA Escalator Modernization in Philadelphia

by Jeff Jenkins The Pennsylvania General Assembly established the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) to provide public-transit services for its Bucks, Chester, Del­a­ware, Montgomery and Philadelphia counties. SEPTA has since...

Drilling Aspects of Hydraulic Elevator Modernizations

by Mark E. Ortman Hydraulic elevator modernizations can be very challenging for both ­elevator contractors and drilling contractors alike. Many times, the challenge starts with simply moving the job materials...

Elevator Modernization at MCE

by Clint Spencer and Emery Thran “Elevator Modernization” is something most of us ­relate to and agree about its general meaning. But this simple term doesn’t begin to recognize the...

Elevator Modernization in Vienna’s Danube Tower

After 46 years of service, modernization of the Danube Tower’s elevators was needed to transport residents and tourists through the 170-m tower. The Danube Tower was built in 1964 as...

Modern Hydraulic Power Units: Evolving from Electronic Control into Intelligence

The advantages and characteristics of electronically controlled lift valves are explored. Dr.-Ing. E. Goenechea, Bucher Hydraulics AG, Switzerland This paper was presented at ELEVCON Lucerne 2010, the ­International Congress on...

FATALITY IN CHINESE SHOPPING MALL AFTER GLASS RAILING GAVE WAY

Fatality in Chinese Shopping Mall After Glass Railing Gave Way

ELEVATOR CONSTRUCTION MAY HAVE STARTED RUBBISH FIRE IN L.A. BUILDING

Elevator Construction May Have Started Rubbish Fire in L.A. Building

Main entrance of the David of Sasun station of the Yerevan Metro; image from Wikimedia Commons

Two Yerevan Metro Stations Getting New Escalators

IBB INVESTIGATES MALFUNCTIONS OF VT IN ISTANBUL

IBB Investigates Malfunctions of VT in Istanbul

Çankaya station of the İzmir Metro; photo by A. Savin for Wikipedia

Overhaul of 278 Pieces of VT Nearly Complete in İzmir