Safety

CEDES Installs IMS 100 Safeguards in Lucerne

CEDES Corp. has installed its IMS 100 safeguard sensors, an entrance-area monitoring device, in Lucerne Cantonal Hospital in Lucerne, Switzerland. The 19-story building, which is equipped with nine Schindler elevators,...

An Apparatus for Testing Contacts of the Elevator Safety Circuit

by Yuandong Jian, Jiefeng Li, Yihui Ruan and Cheng Zhou The safe operation of an elevator system is of primary importance. The system should work correctly and, above all, safely....

A Way Out: Escape Rescue Systems Are Like Lifeboats in the Sky

Images of people jumping from the burning World Trade Center Twin Towers in New York City on 9/11 haunted Escape Rescue Systems Inc. CEO Jonathan “Yoni” Shimshoni and his friends....

Safety Has Been a Driving Force for Columbia Elevator from the Beginning

As our country wound down from World War II, the recently immigrated Blaiotta family suffered its own tragedy when its patriarch died in a 10-story fall while repairing a construction...

Software Testing of Embedded Safety Loops

by Alexandru Forrai and Takaharu Ueda This article deals with hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) software testing applied to programmable electronic safety systems (PESSes) used in passenger elevators. Development of PESSes with application...

Fail Safe Safety Guard: A Way to Prevent Accidents Resulting from Human Error

This article focuses on fail safe safety guards and provides solutions on how to minimize accidents caused by human error. Each year, approximately 500,000 new elevators are installed worldwide, and...

SOUTHERN ELEVATOR AGAIN PARTNERS WITH ELLIS FOR THREE RACES

Southern Elevator Again Partners With Ellis for Three Races

FUJITEC APPROVED AS GOOD CORPORATION FOR HEALTHY MANAGEMENT

Fujitec Approved as Good Corporation for Healthy Management

The Schindler R.I.S.E system; image © Schindler

Schindler R.I.S.E Used on First-Ever U.K. Project

The modernized escalators; image courtesy of Forte

Forte Completes Yankee Stadium Escalator Replacement

Designs over the elevator doors and entrances show both Art Deco and Classical Revival touches; image courtesy of Pittsfield Apartments.

Historic Chicago Office Tower Eyed for Conversion