[…] mission, planned for 2025. Yuval Valiano-Rips and Maya Glickman-Pariente presented a paper on the topic of space elevators at the 2022 International Elevator & Escalator Symposium in Barcelona, Spain, in which they called for the elevator industry to take the lead in developing these technologies. With a “new space era” dawning, the authors emphasise […]
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[…] promotional news of Elevcon 96. The news, authored by Dr. Gina Barney, included details and the program of Elevcon 96, which was scheduled to take place in Barcelona at the end of October 1996, along with a participation application form. Image 2: Contents of the first issue Image 3: The chart included in Barlas’s […]
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This paper was presented at the 2022 International Elevator & Escalator Symposium in Barcelona, Spain. ABSTRACT In North America, various studies have shown that elevator door strikes continue to be a hazard for elevator users. Consequently, the North American standard for elevators, ANSI A17.1-2019/ CSA B44-19, now includes new protection requirements for increased safety. […]
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[…] mission, planned for 2025. Yuval Valiano-Rips and Maya Glickman-Pariente presented a paper on the topic of space elevators at the 2022 International Elevator & Escalator Symposium in Barcelona, Spain, in which they called for the elevator industry to take the lead in developing these technologies. With a “new space era” dawning, the authors emphasize […]
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[…] edition provides learning, networking and fun in an enchanting atmosphere: Edinburgh, Scotland. Fresh off last year’s International Elevator & Escalator Symposium (IEES) at the stylish waterfront W Barcelona Hotel in Spain, organizers Liftinstituut and ELEVATOR WORLD upped the ante for the Symposium’s fourth edition at the historic, elegant and stately The Balmoral hotel in […]
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by Hilkka Hämäläinen and Jaakko Kalliomäki This paper was presented at the 2022 International Elevator & Escalator Symposium in Barcelona, Spain. Abstract Elevator rescue situations can be classified in different categories depending on if the car is in the door zone, can be moved there or is stalled between landings. Rescue methods where passengers […]
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VT experts gather at IEES 2022 in Barcelona to explore “The Future of Vertical Transportation in 2030.”
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[…] given. The Focus this month is Maintenance and Modernization, and we have three papers to offer. Incidentally, our cover also features a modernization: Torre de Collserola in Barcelona, Spain, designed by Norman Foster, with an elevator system being modernized by Alimak Group. Look for a short piece about that endeavor in this issue’s News […]
>> Read More by David Abadía, Ricardo Salillas, Alfredo Gómez, Ricard Bou, Pedro Fernández, Lorenzo Beltrán This paper was presented at the 2022 International Elevator & Escalator Symposium in Barcelona, Spain. Abstract A consortium made up of Ascensores Beltrán, MP Ascensores, Nayar and ITAINNOVA is working on the development of an open platform for lift optimised services. […]
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[…] and use those near retirement (baby boomers?) to recruit and train them. Speaking of modernizations, we offer a paper from the International Elevator & Escalator Symposium in Barcelona, Spain, The Challenges of Modernizations by Eduard Amigó. The author (from Fermator Group) addresses the growing need for modernizing elevators in China. Our Features this month […]
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