[…] book with a new CE by David Herres and a beautiful On Camera called Dreamweaver by Kaija Wilkinson. It features an amazing elevator in a house in Barcelona designed by Antoni Gaudí, a Catalan architect active in the early 1900s. Lastly, as we celebrate education and training, we mourn the passing of one of […]
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[…] place where escalators and elevators play a vital role, it is the underground railways of the world’s major cities. Liftinstituut Solutions is involved in projects in Paris, Barcelona, Munich, Istanbul and Dubai, to name a few. Said van Ommen: “For the French metro company RATP, for example, not only did we carry out the […]
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[…] systems. InfoScreens will deliver information in a multimedia format, and 24/7 Connected Services will provide remote maintenance monitoring. Carlos Silva to Supply Mexican Projects with Elevator Drives Barcelona-based Carlos Silva SA has been selected to provide Control Techniques E300 elevator drives (EW, December 2013) to two public projects in Mexico: a hospital modernization and […]
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[…] few days, then find it very user friendly. Horizon embarks approximately 1,800 people an hour on embarkation days, when the system is reprogrammed to stop only at certain decks. The ship had its maiden voyage out of Barcelona earlier this year. Horizon is scheduled to begin cruising to the Caribbean out of Miami in September
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[…] industry about the importance of following the law regarding safety tests, maintenance and procedures. Avire Expands Product Range With Microkey Acquisition Avire has acquired SETCO S.A., a Barcelona-based company that specializes in emergency telephones, GSM wireless transmission and monitoring systems for elevators under the Microkey brand. Avire Managing Director Rob Lewis said the move […]
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[…] private automobile lifts. Also planned are swimming pools, restaurants and clubhouses. The development is a collaboration with Meraas Holding and is scheduled for completion in 2021. New Barcelona Metro Stations Boast thyssenkrupp System thyssenkrupp supplied 128 escalators and 52 elevators to 15 new Barcelona Metro stations that were inaugurated on February 12, part of […]
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[…] see if and how this is adapted as an industry standard. Elena González Ruibal and Ignasi Oliver González followed with a paper analysing escalator accidents using the Barcelona Metro as a comparator. Michael Bottomley followed with insight about mobility scooters and the risks they pose for our industry. Delegates were surprised by the conflicting […]
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Category 3: Escalators, New Construction submitted by Begoña Flores Canseco, ThyssenKrupp Elevator Southern Europe, Africa and Middle East Barcelona Metro’s Line 9 weds form and function, and that goes for its escalator system, as well. ThyssenKrupp Elevadores’ installation of 26 units in March 2013 involved going to great depths, conducting rigorous testing and finding […]
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[…] 2013, he has served as senior vice president of Corporate Technical Learning at Schindler headquarters in Switzerland. He holds an Industrial Engineering degree from Polytechnic University of Barcelona. Zappa is chairman of the Executive Board at Sematic Group, where, for many years, he was in charge of R&D. He has been a member of […]
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This five-stop system provides accessibility to nearly 30 m of hillside in the city. The Carmel district is a neighborhood area in Barcelona developed mainly in the 1960s and 1970s. During this time, many people built homes along the rural hillside, which has presented accessibility challenges over the years. ThyssenKrupp Elevator Southern Europe, Africa […]
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