Product Spotlight
Traffic Analysis for High Rise Buildings to Be Modernized
New KONE product improves analysis for projects during and after modernization. by Darren Batey and Mikko Kontturi This paper was presented at Madrid 2016, the International Congress on Vertical Transportation...
Digitalization and Lift Doors
Meiller innovation makes door drives intelligent. Digitalization is a fact of the modern world, with more and more “intelligent” devices coming into use and changing people’s lives. While its implementation...
Meeting Needs
Escalator components join a new digital platform and jobsite aid. Escalator Steps and Step Chains Adams Elevator Equipment Co. escalator steps and step chains are designed and built to ensure...
New Modules, Changes to Elevator Portal
Multiple calculations, functions and more supplement counterweight guide-rail calculations. According to EN 81-20/-50, now in effect in Europe, the tare weight of guide rails for counterweights must be considered: small...
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...
