Moving Walks

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...

Which Materials Will Be Used in the Escalators of the Future?

Millions of people use escalators every day. I wonder how many of them have questioned the type of material used to manufacture escalators and components. Looking at a car from...

Escalator Installations in Europe

The History Less than 20 years ago, Europe was the continent with the most escalators produced and installed in the world. All major OEMs had at least one escalator assembly...

Turning Escalators into Profit Centers while Enhancing Safety

ADRailUSA has licensed a product that creates revenue for escalator maintenance companies and their customers. That’s because the company frequently hires escalator maintenance agencies to adjust the escalators, and often...

Duty Calls: Understanding Your Obligation to Have Escalators Inspected Annually

Members of the general public take it for granted that all escalators are safe, and that there is little chance of an accident occurring. However, injuries occur more frequently on...

Escalator Overspeed and Anti-Reverse Protection Meter

A new utility model applicable to various escalators is examined. Ning Li, Yihui Ruan, Yuandong Jiang, Xueming Chen, Rongfeng Lu, Bin Huang, Zhe Cheng and Mingtao Chen A new testing...

The Effects of Ground Movement on Escalators

The role of escalators in major transportation networks such as the London Underground is discussed. London Underground (LU) transports approximately 3.5 million passengers per day. Certain stations within the network...

Methodologies for Designing and Developing New Concepts in Vertical Transportation

Escalator design, models and methodologies are a few of the key points in this article. by Juan David Cano-Moreno, José María Cabanellas Becerra, Jesús Félez Mindán and Carlos Labajo Tirado...

Maintaining Elevators and Escalators in the Transit Environment, Part 1

An overview of the equipment and standards of escalators and elevators in transit systems Mass transit found in many major metropolitan cities is an intermodal network connecting bus, rail, automobile...

LeCardi

LeCardi Named Metro Elevator VP of Modernization

The PUKKA project; image courtesy of realestate.eg

Schindler To Provide Elevators For Cairo NAC Project

BUCHER HYDRAULICS ACQUIRING FINLAND’S HYDMAN OY

Bucher Hydraulics Acquiring Finland’s Hydman Oy

Stack

In Memoriam: Thomas Stack

(l-r) Don Gelestino with his father, Donald Gelestino; image courtesy of Don Gelestino

In Memoriam: Gelestino’s Namesake Father