[…] the Shanghai central business district (CBD) in February, architect Kohn Pedersen Fox (KPF) announced. The client was SOHO China, and Chairman Pan Shiyi and KPF President James von Kemperer were among approximately 1,000 in attendance at the grand opening that included the unveiling of Shiyi’s personal photography exhibit. von Kemperer compared the building to […]
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[…] example. Pontiggia’s source for the German code was Ludwig Hintz’s 1908 book Handbuch der Aufzugstechnik. The book included the current national code in an appendix, “Polizeiverordnung, Betreffend die Einrichtung und den Betrieb von Aufzügen”. The code consisted of 42 rules housed in seven sections: “Scope,” “Classification of Elevators,” “General Provisions,” “Elevator Installations,” “Elevator Operation,” […]
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Japanese Hotelier Has Eye on LIC Japanese hotel operator Toyoko Inn Co. has applied to build its first U.S. hotel at 24-09 Jackson Avenue in Long Island City (LIC). The structure would stand 50 stories and 514 ft., and house more than 1,250 rooms, as well as 260,000 sq. ft. of commercial space. Hotel Architect…
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[…] inside a CPU or temperature. When working with multiple channels, the common-cause errors are the largest part of the total. You can compare it with throwing a die. If by throwing a one, you will lose, your chance of losing is exactly one in six. To decrease this chance of losing, you can add […]
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[…] or letter/number combination. The packages are various sizes and shapes with different numbers and configurations of pins. Inside the package is the chip proper, known as the die, with terminations far too small to be hand soldered. (Also, the heat would instantly fry the sensitive chip.) Attached to the die are gold-plated leads that […]
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Memories are recalled as work on the 1WTC vertical-transportation system wraps up. photos by Robert S. Caporale and ThyssenKrupp Elevator In the fall of 1964, with a year of college under my belt and about 20 extra pounds of my dear Mom’s fine Italian cooking, I had a burning desire to marry the love of…
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Controls and an advanced “green” system are new to the hydro elevator market. Pixel Control for Hydraulic Units Elevator Controls Corp. has released the Pixel Hydro Control System. Part of the Pixel Control System Series, which already features AC and DC traction applications, the Hydro Control System features three points of access: from the machine…
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Sematic’s 2000 C-MOD is a compact automatic door designed to come with or without a frame. Appropriate for applications that require only door modernizations, the 2000 C-MOD can be coupled with automatic- or manual-swing landing doors. In addition, the doors can be equipped with Sematic’s drive system doors controller for increased performance. Sematic also offers…
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[…] actual flight of Apollo 12 to the moon in November of the same year. Conrad, who in 1969 became the third man to walk on the moon, died in a motorcycle accident in July 1999 at the age of 69. Benjelloun, who was amazed at the shape and probably the functionalities of a space […]
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[…] wire ropes. This process of extruding the PU coatings involves the use of specialized machinery to heat and melt the polymer before it is forced through a die to form a specific shape or profile (see Figure 4). In the case of wire ropes, the extrusion process involves feeding the wire rope through a […]
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