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NAESA Names Kuhns as Executive Director

NAESA International President David Harris recently announced that Emerald Kuhns is now the executive director of NAESA International, taking the place of past Executive Director Jim Borwey. Previously, Kuhns was...

142nd ASME President Begins Term; New Member Announced

American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) announced at its annual June 6 meeting in St. Louis that its 142nd president, Thomas Kurfess, has begun his term. The organization also welcomed...

ASME Applauds First-Ever National CET Standards Strategy at White House Summit

The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) joined U.S. Government agencies, Congress, industry and academia at the White House in Washington, D.C., on May 4 to provide input on a...

Safety Is No Accident

How NEII and its members are working together to improve worker safety and keep elevators and escalators the safest mode of transportation for the riding public. by Trent Behr Vertical...

ASME and ComEd Bring STEM Career Inspiration to Students

The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) and ComEd began the second year of DropMEin!, a science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) initiative designed to empower the next generation of...

Florida A17.3-2015 Code to Include Elevator Door Lock Monitoring

The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) recently updated Florida A17.3-2015 building code to retroactively include requirement 3.10.12, which states that the condition and position of elevator cab door locks...

ASME Symposium on the Use of Elevators in Emergencies

EW covers the December ASME symposium held in Orlando focusing on the use of elevators in emergencies and a review of code updates. On December 1-2, 2010 a symposium on...