Project Spotlight
Budapest Metro Line Four
Massive project blends technology, style and strength. The Wittur Center of Competence in Zaragoza, Spain, assembled a team of specialists to tailor the vertical-transportation system for the new, fourth line...
Items to Enhance Efficiency, Safety
Rack-and-pinion solutions large and small among vertical-access offerings Customized Construction Hoists Alimak Hek debuted two new rack-and-pinion construction hoists during the Bauma China trade exhibition in Changshu, China, in late...
Addax Tower
Energy efficiency, specially designed destination control characterize Toshiba project in U.A.E. Toshiba Elevator Middle East LLC is proud of the 26-unit vertical-transportation system it designed and installed for the new...
Barclays Center Freight Elevators
Design, installation of large vehicle lifting system called for creative thinking. The Barclays Center has two 80,000-lb.-capacity side-by-side freight elevators engineered and manufactured by MEI Total Elevator Solutions, which conducted...
Going to the Next Level at “Alex”
ThyssenKrupp Aufzüge modernizes elevators at Berlin TV Tower. (photo courtesy of ThyssenKrupp) The Berlin TV Tower, which started operation on October 3, 1969, is part of Germany’s history and one...
285 Madison Avenue
Elevator modernization by Centennial, MCE, Magnetek helps transform historic office tower. A classic 26-story office building at 285 Madison Avenue in New York City (NYC) underwent a renovation from a...
Nebraska State Capitol Elevator Renovations
O’Keefe, Capitol Administration proud of reverent upgrade to historic building. Elevator U attendees were treated to an extensive tour of the renovated Nebraska State Capitol elevators on June 25 in...
1WTC: There and Back Again!
Memories are recalled as work on the 1WTC vertical-transportation system wraps up. photos by Robert S. Caporale and ThyssenKrupp Elevator In the fall of 1964, with a year of college...
Manchester Central Library and Town Hall
Extensive “transformation program” includes vertical circulation core scenic elevators. The Manchester Town Hall and Central Library complex in Manchester, U.K., comprises three of the city’s most iconic buildings situated in...
MARTA’s “Priceless” Makeover
Lerch Bates, Schindler and MARTA form “three-legged stool” to bring about positive change for a once troubled vertical-transportation system. For years, the reputation of the vast vertical-transportation system within the...
