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Rising Higher Together

KLEEMANN celebrates 40 years with anniversary event. KLEEMANN, which has grown into a global elevator supply and contracting company since its founding in 1983 by Nikolaos K. Koukountzos, celebrated its...

Universal Design and Roping Systems

Elevator R&D engineer shares knowledge and experience. Often, we can only appreciate the importance of it when it’s missing or out of service. I mean the elevator, of course. An...

Down the Hatch

by Patrick de Ledebur PVE technicians preassemble and stack the three-story vacuum elevator outside of the vessel. In the summer of 2022, Pneumatic Vacuum Elevators, LLC (PVE), installed a three-level...

Australia Stories

LESA interviews three longtime members. submitted by LESA Upon presenting Lift Engineering Society of Australia (LESA) life membership certificates to Noel Smith (NS) of Pitfield & Associates Pty. Ltd., Graeme...

Hilton’s Evolving Kenyan Story

Nairobi’s hospitality industry drives VT growth. by Shem Oirere, EW Correspondent  American multinational hospitality company, Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc., has recently served the East Africa vertical-transportation (VT) industry with both...

Are You an Empathetic Leader?

Capacity for sharing the feelings of others makes good business sense.  In 1879, Thomas Edison began perfecting the light bulb. This was a very tedious and difficult task. It is...

All In

A conversation with Otis Gulf MD Mohammed Al Qaisi A native of Iraq, Eng. Mohammed Al Qaisi (MA) got his start in the heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) industry...

Remote Interaction Operation and Cybersecurity Is Codified

by Kevin Brinkman and Vincent Robibero RIO has the potential to take elevator safety and the user experience to the next level.  Remote Interaction Operation (RIO), which permits interaction between...

Safety, Reliability and Innovation

Mayr power transmission presents elevator brakes at Interlift 2023 and reflects on company values. by Simone Dauerimages courtesy of mayr mayr® power transmission has been in business as an independent...

Monolith Publishes First-Ever “State of AI in Engineering” Study

Survey finds nearly 70% of engineering executives feel pressure to adopt AI. submitted by Monolith Monolith, an AI software provider to the world’s leading engineering teams, announced in May that...