Moving Walks
Alternative Testing for Escalators and Moving Walks
Requirements for escalator and moving-walk speed have appeared in the ASME A17.1/CSA B44 standards since 2000 (Requirements 6.1.4.1 and 6.2.4.1). The A17.1 code, prior to harmonization in 2000, contained requirements...
A Trip Through Time & Around the World
This Readers Platform celebrates the 125th anniversary of the escalator. submitted by thyssenkrupp Elevator Imagine a world where the dream of being transported upward via a moving staircase was simply...
Hamad International Airport, Doha
ThyssenKrupp completes mammoth task at the world’s newest international hub. A total of 385 ThyssenKrupp Elevator elevators, escalators and moving walks transfer passengers comfortably through Hamad International Airport (HIA), located...
Standard and Customized Safety Fixtures
Metropolitan transit authority’s needs illustrate what PTL does for its clients. Among products offered by PTL Equipment are customized escalator safety fixtures. In 2015, a metropolitan transit authority contacted PTL...
Weatherproofing
Having recently performed a survey of escalators exposed to the weather, a continually discussed question was on the functionality of weatherproofing provisions. The shopping center where the survey was performed...
Kone Escalator Installation for WMATA
Strategic planning was key to meeting unique challenges posed by project. Washington, D.C.’s public transit organization, Washington Metro Area Transit Authority (WMATA), recently began making sweeping investments in its stations,...
Bigger Escalator Step for More Capacity
How a little increase in step depth has a significant impact on increasing transportation capacity. Transporting passengers from one level to another is the prime objective in escalator design and...
Hallé’s Moving Way for Transporting Persons and Goods
French engineer Jacques Hallé and his invention that established him as a father of the modern escalator The origins of the modern escalator are often discussed solely in terms of...
An Instrument for Testing the Handrail Speed-Monitoring Device of Escalators and Moving Walks
by Xueming Chen, Jianfeng Sun, Wei Hong and Yihui Ruan The stairs and handrails of escalators are designed to operate at the same speed and are driven by the same...
Review: Spiral Escalators Configuration Design
by H.Y. Tian and Li Yuxiang Escalators are a common form of public transportation, and as time goes by, their aesthetic demands increase with their popularization. As the basic function...
