Modernization

Uplifting the Safety of Aged Lifts in Hong Kong

by Vincent H.K. Chow, C.W. Chan, Gary K.Y. Cheung and James C.Y. Lau This paper was first presented virtually at the 12th Lift & Escalator Technologies Symposium in September 2021...

Sleek, Minimalist, Ultramodern

Elevator upgrades, both aesthetic and functional, are a key part of repositioning landmark Times Square office tower. by Christopher Rosario and Brayan Casas 5 Times Square is an ultra-modern, Class-A...

Mövenpick Bosphorus Hotel Project

In 2020, a renovation decision was made for Movenpick Bosphorus Hotel, which was built at the bottom of Yıldız Ramp, the heart of Istanbul, in 1996. Otis undertook the replacement...

Otis’ Sabancı Center Modernization Project

Eight elevators in two towers of Sabancı Center, located in 4. Levent, Istanbul, and composed of two towers of 140- and 158-meters, were decided to be modernized in 2019. Modernization...

What is Elevator Modernization and Why is it Needed?

Revision and renewal of the existing system, in order to provide efficiency for elevators and to meet the improving and changing needs, enables the existing units to be upgraded to...

Modernization and Electronic Equipment of Elevators

Elevator maintenance and modernization have been inseparable over the years. In international references, modernization is defined as the replacement of all elevator components except the rails. Moreover, any attempt to...

Future Modernizations

This paper was first presented virtually at the 12th Lift & Escalator Technologies Symposium in September 2021 and printed at the symposium website at liftsymposium.org. Keywords: modernization, post-pandemic workplace, societal...

Up to the Challenge

Apex Lifts works through the demands of a lift modernization project in a fully operational building. Apex Lifts develops lift solutions tailored to clients' building needs. One example of this...

Traction MRLs Replace Coastal Site’s Aging Hydraulics

KONE’s EcoDisc technology helps modernize upscale office complex’s VT system. When bids came in for modernization of aging hydraulic elevators at Shippan Landing, an upscale office complex in Stamford, Connecticut,...

Up To Par

TKE modernization brings VT system serving corporate St. Paul HQ building into the 21st century. photos by Ron Acord Ecolab is a global leader in water, hygiene and infection-prevention solutions...

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 Ä°zmir