[…] Designed by Albert Kahn, the building’s unusual configuration results in a horseshoe-shaped elevator lobby with views of the Detroit River all around; photo by Nelson “Arena de Barcelona Panoramic Elevator”; The Arena de Barcelona bullring was inaugurated in 1900 as the second of three bullfighting rings built in Barcelona. In 1999, the heritage structure […]
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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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[…] 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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[…] Composite Applications on the Elevators of the Future by Emre Köroğlu and Ali Kiliç. This paper from the 2022 International Elevator and Escalator Symposium (IEES) held in Barcelona, Spain, discusses the use of PMC to make lifts lighter, stronger and more energy efficient. Lifts in the New Millennium by Elena Mauro. This paper was […]
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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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[…] future looks to him. Our Focus Topic this issue, Cabs and Design, is highlighted in three articles: Sea and Sky by Wilkinson. On Camera in the W Barcelona Hotel in Spain highlights the elevators by FAIN Ascensores, a partner with Mitsubishi. A Mix of Old and New by Olivier Rouviére. The twin towers in […]
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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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We start off this year reporting on several key events that happened at the end of 2022. We traveled to Barcelona, Spain, in December to attend the International Elevator & Escalator Symposium (IEES). In Brave New World, Associate Editor Kaija Wilkinson writes about the event, backed by ELEVATOR WORLD and Liftinstituut, that gathered vertical-transportation […]
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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 […]
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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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