Readers’ Platform
Will the Elevator Industry Meet the Future?
In this Readers Platform, editor asks industry to take factory technology into the field. While the world of construction is in constant change, there are many more changes to come...
Sequel: Is 4,000 fpm (20 mps) Enough?
A forward-thinking follow-up to the 1997 EW article, which explored half the speed by Rick Barker with contributions from Sean Morris and George Wisner At a time when elevators were...
Breaking Up Is Hard — and There’s No Standard Formula
It now seems the U.K. government will seek to leave the European Single Market and the Customs Union when it negotiates Brexit. Hywel Davies explores the implications for European Standards...
A Matter of Taste
How can the elevator be crafted as a stylish addition to the building? Some elements of building design, such as the elevator, are usually considered from a strictly utilitarian point...
Smart Hydraulics Guarantee Lowest Cost of Ownership
Making the case for hydraulic elevators with electronically controlled elevator valves Bucher Hydraulics AG has developed and manufactured cost- and energy-efficient lift driving packages for decades. Its ability to offer...
Power of a Presence
Your author discusses online reputation management for elevator contractors. You’ve been in the industry for years. You’re QEI licensed, which isn’t easy to achieve. Your guys have been with you...
Elevator Industry Field Employees’ Safety Handbook
The importance of this industry standard in field-safety publications is discussed. Take a look at the elevator industry today, and you will see a changing industry. Highly technologically advanced and...
Navigating the Winds of Change
In this Reader’s Platform, your author emphasizes the importance of proper training to thrive in the industry and highlights some trends effective programs cover. For elevator companies to remain competitive...
A Traditional Classroom May Not Be Necessary
In this Reader’s Platform, your author makes the case for the effectiveness of distance learning. It is of interest to note that research on the effectiveness of distance learning, as...
Going Up?
In this Readers Platform, your author describes the link between modernizing elevators and retaining commercial tenants. Scan the skyline in most U.S. cities these days, and you will likely see...
