Modernization
Challenges of Elevator Modernization
by Eduard Amigó This paper was presented at the 2022 International Elevator and Escalator Symposium in Barcelona, Spain. Abstract The global trend for the next decade marks a significant increase...
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,...
