Product Spotlight

Lifts Befitting a Landmark

The Sydney Harbour Bridge is a steel through arch bridge across Sydney Harbour that carries rail, vehicular, bicycle and pedestrian traffic between Sydney’s Central Business District (CBD) and the North...

Running the Gamut

New technology, customization feature across several industry segments. Custom Lifting Clamps Advance Welding Service, Inc., which serves Greater Chicago, offers its Omega Rail Lifting Clamps to replace non-rated wooden clamps...

Elevator Hydraulic Fluids

A “next-generation fluid” looks to resolve hydraulic problems. Although hydraulic fluid is the lifeblood of an elevator hydraulic system, little attention is generally given to maintaining that fluid. It is...

New Stairlift, Encoder New offerings focus on ruggedness.

New offerings focus on ruggedness. Straight Stairlift Sarasota, Florida-based Harmar has announced the Pinnacle SL300 straight stairlift. Its features include no required maintenance (thanks to a nylon-polymer worm gear and...

Stopping at a Dizzying Height

PEGA service lift, Schmersal switchgear put to use at Burj Khalifa. A permanent lift brings service-technology materials almost to the very top of the highest building in the world: the...

Well Connected

High-tech, heavy-duty solutions provide greater control, versatility. High-Capacity Hoist Spider by BrandSafway has announced the newest personnel hoist, the UpPro P2514 GHS. Its 5500-lb. capacity is paired with multispeed control...

Modernization, Design Solutions

Home lift system, controller, software offer improved options for end users. DigiPara Software Updates DigiPara of Frechen, Germany, offers the Elevatorarchitect and Find programs. Elevatorarchitect supports Autodesk® Revit® users in...

KONE Remote-Monitoring Solutions

KONE recently launched a pair of remote-monitoring solutions, Residential Flow and KONE CareTM 24/7 connected service. Residential Flow uses mobile and cloud technologies to connect building doors, elevators, information channels...

Hoist System With World’s Largest Construction Hoist

With 27,225 lb. of lifting capacity and almost triple the floor area of other large hoists, Alimak Hek’s Mammoth Triplex is the world’s largest construction hoist. It was recently used...

This month’s Interlift is a showcase for many new components and systems.

Hydraulic Cylinder Jack App Texacone has developed Texacone On-Site, a free app to help identify hydraulic cylinder jacks. Choose the cylinder head from a library of pictures by interactively selecting...

Canopy over the escalator at the Embarcadero station; image courtesy of BART

BART’s Top 24 Accomplishments of 2024 Include Escalator Updates

Pankrác metro station platform; photo by A. Savin for Wikipedia

Year-Long Construction Closes Two Prague Metro Stations

The station is served by Schindler escalators; photo by Marc A. Hermann for the NYC Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA).

NYC LIRR Among “Most Beautiful for Interior Design”

At the Royal Palace of Naples, an interactive virtual elevator transports you through four centuries of life in the palace; image via Finestre sull’ Arte.

Royal Palace of Naples Introduces Interactive Virtual Elevator Exhibit

DLF The Arbour; image courtesy of DLF

65 Otis Elevators for Luxury Residential Development in Gurugram, India