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Safety Appliances for Lifts: 1895(Part 3)
This conclusion to the three-part series examines the audience’s commentary on Umney’s paper on lift safeties. On 10 June 1895, Herbert W. Umney (1870-1958) presented an illustrated paper on lift...
The Good, the Bad, the Strange
A look at 20 years of memorable moments Twenty years or two decades — I think I’ll stick with 20 years —two decades makes me sound too old. Last year,...
2023 UK Lift Industry Golf Day
Teams come together for fun and fundraising. The 2023 UK Lift Industry Golf Day, an event which supports the Lift Industry Charity, was held in September 2023 at the Luton...
Elevating the VW “Bulli”
How the 3XL elevator from Schmidt Aufzüge Medebach is integrated into the automated production process images by Hans-Wilhelm Berghoff In November 2023, your author visited the freight elevator built by...
Enhancing Quantity and Quality of Employees in the Elevator Industry
The VDI Standard 2168 is being revised. Your author, Undine Stricker-Berghoff (USB), spoke to Horst Schickor (HS) from SBR Aufzugstechnik (Elevator Technology) in Gladbeck, Germany, about the revision of the...
A Growth That Continues To Rise
The elevator market in Spain registers a new increase in its value, exceeding 2.6 billion euros. The turnover of Spanish companies belonging to the vertical-transportation industry amounted to EUR2.625 billion...
Pop Art Elevator
An elevator at Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) College of Art and Design (CAD) in New York recently received a whimsical mural makeover. Fourth-year illustration student Emma McCarthy of Mexico,...
Elevator Engineering Theory & Practice
A fundamental and detailed treatment of electric elevator engineering topics Elevator industry veteran Rajaraman Krishnan offers comprehensive coverage of the engineering aspects of electric elevators in his book, Elevator Engineering...
Adaptable and Innovative
Omniturm’s high-performance elevators from Schindler submitted by Schindler Group In the heart of Frankfurt, Germany’s city center stands the striking Omniturm tower. At 190-m tall, this adaptable and innovative structure...
Pursuing Passion and Knowledge
Morgan Jones (MJ) talks to your author (LF) about life in the elevator world. A go-getter from an early age, Morgan Jones, general manager for two Hyperion Brands, held her...
