Moving Walks
“Green” Escalators: Calculating, Quantifying and Reporting
How to credibly claim and compare the environmental performance of escalators and moving walks by Sascha Iqbal Strictly speaking, there is nothing such as a “green“ escalator, unless it has...
AKE Model-T Heavy Duty Escalator Project
M1 – T4 – M2 Metro Routes Project in the European Side Railway Systems Routes of Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality by Nazım Keskin Transportation networks develop every passing day in Türkiye...
The Two Modes of Failure of Escalator Braking Systems
This paper was first presented virtually at the 12th Lift & Escalator Technologies Symposium in September 2021 and printed at the symposium website at liftsymposium Keywords: Escalator braking systems, runaway...
Transporting London
Acknowledging the years of experience and specialist knowledge of the TfL internal escalator team Transport for London (TfL) is a massive transportation operation that keeps an eye on everything transport...
Old Stairs, “New” Steps
If your vintage escalator’s parts are unavailable, there is still a way to get replacements. ES Escalator & Elevator Parts Co., Ltd., founded in 2013, focuses on the supply of...
Research Into Real-Time Video Monitoring and Remote-Control System of Escalators
In this Engineering article, your author explores means to improve safety. Keywords: video monitoring; detection; functional safety; remote control Abstract: Escalators are safety-related, heavy-duty special equipment. It is a challenge...
Construction of Poincare Space Map and Phase Plan Map for Escalators with Mechanical Fault, Part 3
Your author constructs his maps for an escalator suffering from mechanical failure. Abstract In this study, we will construct the Phase plan map (Poincare section) and the Poincare space map...
Escalator Runaways
In this Readers' Platform, your author contends that all escalators and inclined moving walks should have an auxiliary brake. A number of high-profile escalator runaways have happened in recent years,...
A Quick Look at Apta’s Heavy-Duty Escalator Design Guidelines
Examining the sections in important recommended-practice transit document Some time ago, your author worked for Montgomery Elevator Co. designing escalators and moving walks. Regularly, engineering would receive specifications for escalators...
Modular Maintenance Risks for Escalators
One of the frequent maintenance methods for escalators includes modular maintenance, which is the maintenance of its inner parts in certain intervals — generally, three months. Although this type of...
