Readers’ Platform
VRCs
Elevating AGVs and AMRs to new levels of efficiency by Chuck Cobb and Dan Hext Vertical reciprocating conveyors (VRCs) act as the pivotal link between two major trends in warehouse...
Your Next Apartment Could Be in an Office Building
How strategic planning and interconnected elevators can enable transformation of increasingly vacant office space by Rick Piovano When the world shut down in 2020, building managers quickly found new ways...
Power of Regenerative Lifts
Synergy between sustainability and technological prowess In the age of heightened environmental consciousness, sustainability permeates every aspect of modern living, including vertical transportation (VT). Elevators, crucial elements of high-rise structures,...
Embracing a “Glocal” Approach
In this Readers’ Platform, your author talks about elevating excellence through collaboration. In today’s interconnected world, the concept of globalization has become ubiquitous, permeating nearly every aspect of business and...
Creating a Worldwide Presence
In this Readers’ Platform, your author discusses how “Made in India” has become a global brand. India is developing fast in many fields, including manufacturing, services, technology, defense, aerospace, sea...
The Social Value Act
How it came to be and its role in the future In 2012, a historic moment arose and changed how public service contracts would be awarded in the U.K. moving...
Trust, Value and Communication
This Readers’ Platform spotlights three family-run companies. In North America, most installation, repair, service and inspection of elevators, escalators, moving walks and other conveyance equipment is done by elevator constructors...
Door Operator Technology and the Progression to Linear Drive Systems
In this Readers’ Platform, your author takes readers on a walk through history. by Andrew Goodwin The American technological revolution of 1880 to 1890 produced a wave of new inventions...
Humanizing the Humble Elevator
In this Readers’ Platform, your author talks about VT entering a new era of integration, access and safety. images by Gagandeep Kaur Elevators are important to the exciting evolution occurring...
Elevate Her
The long-term success of the VT industry may ride on the number of women entering (and staying) in our workforce. Studies show that a workforce representing a wide range of...
