Standards
Globalization in Standardization Moving Forward
The EN 81-20/-50 standards for lifts, produced by the European Committee for Standardization (CEN) international, has been accepted. In Europe, the EN 81-20/-50 standards for lifts have been in place...
Should ASME A17.1/CSA B44 “Converge” With ISO 8100?
The International Association of Elevator Consultants (IAEC) states its position on efforts to merge the European Norms (EN) and North American standards. Introduction There is currently an effort to “Converge”...
A Tale of Two Standards
Your authors examine the Kenya and U.S. VT landscapes, and make the case for a uniform global standard. by John Antona and Shem Oirere, EW Correspondent In spite of there...
Inauguration of ASME A17 Committee Marks Milestone for China
A report on ASME’s recent trip to China For the last decade, the explosive growth of elevator and escalator construction in China has been remarkable, huge, and other adjectives to...
The World of International Standards
A glimpse at the near future of vertical-transportation standards This list gives a glimpse of the future of elevator standards, which must surely be with the International Organization for Standardization...
The Impact of EN 81-20 and EN 81-50 in Clips
This paper was presented at ELEVCON Madrid 2016, the International Congress on Vertical Transportation Technologies, and first published in IAEE book Elevator Technology 21, edited by A. Lustig. It is...
Innovative Product Certification in Major Markets
Guidance for product-development organizations and an examination of the trend toward worldwide uniform certification This paper was presented at Madrid 2016, the International Congress on Vertical Transportation Technologies, and first...
EN 81-20/-50 Are Now the Mandate
For more than 30 years, EN 81-1 and -2 were the main lift standards in Europe and, particularly during the past decade, in many other parts of the world. These...
Deadline Approaches for 40,000 NYC Elevators
Devices like GAL FM1 can put units into compliance with new code by Peter Novak and Steven Ort The statistics pertaining to elevators can be eye-opening. For instance, according to...
The New Standardization Request for Lifts
Explaining the upcoming CEN TC 10 standardization work to achieve harmonized standards fully in compliance with the requirement of fair competition The elaboration and adoption of harmonized standards is based...
