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The Origin of the Safety Plank
Cyrus W. Baldwin was the first to introduce the VT community — at home and abroad — to this concept. The successful debut of Elisha Otis’ improved safety device in...
The Entrepreneurial Operating System
Five must-have leadership disciplines for 2024 and beyond When COVID-19 hit in early 2020, many businesses were partially closed for operations due to mandatory shutdown orders across the country. I...
Lifts and Earthquakes: EN 81-77
A review of the protective measures of the requirement in lifts Abstract Two major earthquakes happened in Türkiye on February 6, 2023. The levels of the earthquakes were 7.8 Mw...
Safety Appliances for Lifts: 1895 (Part 2)
A look at the contents of Umney’s paper on lift safeties On 10 June 1895, Herbert W. Umney (1870-1958) presented an illustrated paper on lift safeties to the Society of...
Fundamentals of Traffic Analysis
A look at why it should be studied. Why Should We Study Traffic Analysis? An elevator system consists of vertical roads (the shafts) and vehicles (the cars or cabs) inside...
Limitless Opportunities
Your author (KF) speaks to Eric Danner (ED) about his entry into the elevator industry. Shortly after graduating college in May, Eric Danner started work at Shakopee, Minnesota-based KEB America,...
First Principles and Ropeless Lifts
The importance of deciding “what not to do” “The wheel is believed to have been invented around 3500 BC by Homo sapiens living in Mesopotamia. It is used in almost...
DPR – Nusantara I Tower
TKE premieres TWIN technology in Southeast Asia. The House of Representatives of the Republic of Indonesia (DPR) complex was built in 1993. However, due to an increasing number of government...
ELEVATOR WORLD Turns 60
The strength of William C. Sturgeon’s legacy is seen in the magazine’s contents throughout 2013. In 2013, ELEVATOR WORLD celebrated its 60th anniversary. While the cover of the January issue...
Big News for interlift
World’s leading trade fair for elevators to move from Augsburg to Nuremberg, Germany, in 2025. submitted by AFAG Messen und Ausstellungen GmbH While plans for interlift 2023 were ramping up,...
