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Fred A. Annett’s Electric Elevators (1927) Conclusion
A look at contributions made to the book In the introduction to Electric Elevators: Their Design, Construction, Operation and Maintenance by Fred A. Annett (published by McGraw-Hill in 1927), the...
Home Safe
What NEII is doing to help make sure elevator industry personnel return home safely to their families and loved ones every day May celebrates Building Safety Month with a campaign...
Analysis and Calculation of Elevator Car Fall Incidents Caused by Serious Damage of Diverter Pulley Bearing
Serious incidents reviewed. In recent years, there have been some serious incidents in which the failure of the diverter pulley caused the counterweight to fall and eventually led to the...
“Escalator Slide”
“Corporate austerity meets playground pleasures” is how artist/designer Julijonas Urbonas describes his 2020 public art installation “Escalator Slide.” Located in Live Square, a business and residential center in Vilnius, Lithuania,...
Energy-Efficient Elevator for Low-Rise Applications
TKE expands EOX platform with EOX-H. submitted by TKE The platform of EOX products, TK Elevator’s (TKE) new energy-saving and natively digital elevator produced with 100% green electricity and requiring...
JK Square Building – Flexible Zones for Elevators
A new mark on vertical transportation by Afonso Gappo This paper was presented at the 2023 International Elevator & Escalator Symposium in Edinburgh, Scotland. The JK Square building in São...
Forging Ahead
Your author (MJ) speaks to NYC elevator impresario Don Gelestino (DG) about his early ambitions, path to the elevator industry, M&A and industry outlook. Don Gelestino back when he aspired...
The National Association of Elevator Contractors 1950-1974: Building Community
An association is born. The founders of the National Association of Elevator Contractors (NAEC) faced a vertical-transportation (VT) industry dominated by the big two — Otis and Westinghouse — which...
Elevator System Weights – A Critical Mass
Measurements and related calculations are examined in depth. by Kevin Heling Value: 1 contact hour (0.1 CEU) This article is approved for Continuing Education by NAEC for CET®, CAT® and...
The Gold Standard
Geba Cables India Managing Director Dr. Girish Rao (GR) shares details of the company’s origins, evolution and growth with your author (SSP). SSP: How does the scope for training in...