Safety and Maintenance

LEEA Looks Forward to LiftEx 2024 at Olympia in London

The Lifting Equipment Engineers Association (LEEA) looks forward to its flagship event, LiftEx 2024, on October 16-17 at the new West Hall of Olympia in London. LEEA describes the free-to-attend...

The Case for Uniform Regulation

VT equipment owners often find themselves at the mercy of unscrupulous vendors in states lacking oversight. Technology plays a very important part in enhancing the safety of end-users. Closed-loop operation...

Safety is an Investment, Not an Expense

Analyzing the factors that influence the safety and maintenance aspects of VT with feedback from end users The need for ensuring safety and maintenance with respect to vertical transportation (VT)...

Maintenance Matters

This Readers’ Platform gives 10 reasons why it is important to maintain your VT systems. Economic growth provides financial liquidity that drives development. The desire for a better standard of...

KONE and Technology

Perspectives on safety and maintenance The vertical-transportation (VT) industry is rapidly making strong strides in technological development to ensure the utmost safety, ride comfort, improved building lifecycle and peace of...

FLS and Elevators

In this Industry Dialogue, Hemant V. Khadse (HVK), founder and Group CEO, East Corp Group, explains aspects of elevator fire safety to your author (SSP). SSP: Which fire safety norms...

Common Elevator Injuries

Highlighting the need to emphasize elevator safety for both people and products An elevator is an expensive piece of high-tech machinery combining several complex mechanical, electrical and electronic systems. It...

Advancing With Technology

In this Readers’ Platform, thyssenkrupp Elevator India’s top executive offers reasons for sticking with an OEM, creating a uniform lift act and more. Health and safety are among the cornerstones...

Finding Best Practices

Nationwide regulation, improved designs and technology can make lifts safer, especially during a  pandemic, this Readers’ Platform explains. There are states in India where there are no defined lift rules...

Expertise, Experience and Safety

Otis India president provides perspectives on the issue theme. Every elevator has safety systems like alarm bells, emergency lights and emergency buttons. Additionally, various safety features can also be installed,...

SEA-LEVEL RISE THREATENS NEW YORK HOUSING AND TALL BUILDINGS

Sea-Level Rise Threatens NYC Housing and Tall Buildings

HOUSTON SENIOR APARTMENT COMPLEX SUFFERING ELEVATOR BREAKDOWNS

Houston Senior Apartment Complex Suffering Elevator Breakdowns

Herrmann

In Memoriam: Tim Herrmann

Armas

Otis Appoints Armas as President U.S. and Canada

Example of Mogilevliftmash elevator interior; image courtesy of Mogilevliftmash

Elevator Assembly Plant Officially Opens in Belarus