Readers’ Platform
Making the World a Better Place
NEII executive director highlights how technological innovations and charitable activities improve people’s lives. by Karen Penafiel Making buildings more accessible and improving the lives of those who use them, the...
Gained in Translation
A journey of discovery starts with the creation of a classic elevator text’s Hebrew version. About a year ago, I took it upon myself to translate into Hebrew Elevator Mechanical...
4G Shift Brings Challenges
Large carriers are set to shut down 2G and 3G mobile networks, which provide communication links to many elevators. by Petr Čapek Many essential systems and devices used in modern...
10 Questions With Bob Shepherd
The eternal optimist speaks on changes in and the future of NAESA and much more. by Lee Freeland Executive director of NAESA International and longtime elevator man Robert “Bob” Shepherd...
Grow, Evolve and Transform Your Business
This Readers Platform explains how the elevator contractor management software you choose today will have lasting effects on your business tomorrow. Elevator contractor business owners have a big decision to...
Elevator Modernization: When Is It Time?
In this Readers Platform, your author explains how to approach this major investment armed with insight. by Laurie Axium Kohl The decision to modernize your elevators should never be taken...
The old traction machines
In this Readers Platform, Vantage and Champion executives discuss working together on their biggest-ever modernization. In 2018, Champion Elevator teamed up with Vantage Elevator Solutions to deliver the largest project...
What We Can Learn From Three-Day NYC Entrapment
High-pro le elevator incident offers lessons in emergency system testing and maintenance. This is not about pointing out or piling on, but, rather, understanding that it is often someone else’s...
Selling the Right Freight Solution
Stakeholders and elevator professionals alike are responsible for making the best call. There is an undeniable difference between a pre-engineered elevator and an application- design elevator, but they both have...
“Three Ps” on the Banks of the Mississippi
In this Readers Platform, your author illustrates how KONE Spares focuses on people, parts and performance. Overlooking the banks of the Mississippi River, KONE Spares resides on the sixth floor...
