Special Application Lifts
Role in Revitalization
ADA-compliant platform lift enhances hotel and historic district. The song “The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down” immortalized a pivotal event in the history of Danville, Virginia. The city, which...
DOPPLER Inclined Elevators
How the 20-year-old Polykastro, Greece-based manufacturer builds and installs its specialty lifts in accordance with EN 81-22 DOPPLER offers a range of mobility solutions intended to enhance freedom of movement....
Special Applications for Special Projects
Alimak’s custom elevators have helped solve several challenging problems across Europe. Sweden-based Alimak Group has designed and manufactured vertical-access solutions for the industrial and construction industries for more than 70...
Sharing the Water
In this Project Spotlight, Hill Hiker builds an inclined elevator that allows a disabled family member to join in on lake recreation. by Bill MacLachlan and Harrison Swadley For several...
Access to the Acropolis
Italy’s Maspero Elevatori provides a custom lift financed by the Onassis Foundation to famous historical site. Finding solutions to challenging problems has been a driving force for Italy’s Maspero Elevatori...
KLEEMANN Home Solutions
New-generation electric and hydraulic lifts are highlighted in this Product Spotlight. In the European Union (EU), lifting platforms with enclosed hoistways were initially developed according to many EU member states’...
Shapeshifting Space
A transformable opera house in Dubai uses special lifts to accommodate changing needs. Dubai Opera is a 2,000-seat, multi-format performing arts center that is part of the Opera District in...
A Panoramic Incline
thyssenkrupp improves accessibility for a port with a sleek and modern design using an MRL elevator. Installation of an inclined panoramic elevator with a nominal load capacity of 1150 kg...
Stone Elevator
Outfitting “Dracula’s Castle” with bespoke lift presented myriad challenges. Located in the 14th-century Bran Castle, one of several linked to the Dracula legend, the Stone Elevator created by S.C. ELMAS...
Development of the ISO Prescriptive Elevator Code
An International Organization for Standardization (ISO) replacement for EN 81-20 and -50 This paper was presented at Madrid 2016, the International Congress on Vertical Transportation Technologies, and first published in...
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