Reviews
Updated Testing Material
Manual and handbook provide quick reference for mechanic and inspector in testing and more. The Field Employees’ Elevator Testing Manual was designed to provide a guide to technicians assigned the...
The EW 2017 Global Statistics Report
ELEVATOR WORLD has released its 2017 Global Statistics Report on the elevator industry. The new name for the Vertical Transportation Industry Profile (published biyearly for nearly a decade), it is...
Escalator Engineering
New book offers a comprehensive look at escalators and moving walks, and how to engineer them. Elevatorbooks.com’s newest offering is another book by Ben Abbaspour, Escalator Engineering. Noting a dearth...
Reviews: Eye-Catching, Informative Tower Books by Judith Dupré
One WTC publication joins bestselling, impressive Skyscrapers. One World Trade Center Another high-rise book by New York Times bestselling author Judith Dupré has been released, this time on One World...
Rigol DS2102 Oscilloscope
Those who read Herres’ two-part Continuing Education series on Oscilloscopes (ELEVATOR WORLD, May and June 2016) may be interested in purchasing one of these instruments. In this review, Herres writes...
Educational Focus, Volume 2
A review of a technical yet practical manual for those ready to dig deeper for continuing education. Educational Focus, Volume 2, approved for continuing-education credit, consists of technical articles published...
Going by the Book
The Installation Manual remains a popular resource for elevator technicians. Like so much of modern-day American life, the Installation Manual owes its existence to World War II. The manual was...
Elevators 101 by Zack McCain
Now in its third edition, Elevators 101 continues to be an Elevator World best seller. “My boss told me last week that I have the responsibility for all of our...
Escalator Safety by Fartash Razmjoo and Anthony Andon
On September 13, 2008, an adventurous 11-year-old boy in Lyngal, Norway, was hanging from an escalator handrail when he fell and died. Following a political rally at the National Mall...
Building Planning
An examination of methods proposed in recent EW articles After my comments on the article “Articulated Funiculator: The Sky Subway” (ELEVATOR WORLD, August 2013), which were published two months later,...
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