Modernization
Intercontinental Hotel Bucharest
by Cristian Bourceanu The five-star Intercontinental Hotel in Bucharest, a landmark of Romania’s capital city, sits in University Square, the middle of Bucharest. Built between 1968 and 1970, following the...
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...
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