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Elevator Troubleshooting With Focus on Doors

Learn what is needed for effective troubleshooting. by Lakshmanan Raja Value: 1 contact hour (0.1 CEU) This article is approved for Continuing Education by NAEC for  CET and CAT.  ...

Haughton Elevators (1923) Part 1

Company catalog describes and illustrates elevator components and more. In 1923, the Haughton Elevator & Machine Co. of Toledo, Ohio, published a 32-page illustrated catalog designed to introduce prospective customers...

Accessibility for a Healthier Tomorrow

How a hospital construction boom in Morocco is driving the VT market Morocco’s multibillion-dollar plan to build modern health facilities is expected to drive demand for vertical-transportation (VT) equipment and...

What Employees Want

A “must read” for every leader In the blockbuster movie, What Women Want, Mel Gibson discovers he can hear women’s thoughts, especially at work. Interestingly enough, the many leaders I...

Safety in Numbers

The elevator industry unites for the latest iteration of the Elevator Industry Field Employees’ Safety Handbook, the definitive safety guide since 1973. by Dot Mynahan “The bigger the dream, the...

Elevator Safety Code Compliance — Elevator Brakes

A guide to NYC’s upcoming elevator brake deadline submitted by Liberty Elevator Corp. Imagine taking a trip to your office building. You press the elevator button, the doors slide open...

Corrosion in Vertical-Transportation Equipment

A look at the impact on components by Dr. Michael Davies Elevators and escalators operate in many different environments, some of which are potentially corrosive, such as marine or heavy...

“An Invisible Door”

“This glass elevator takes passengers from an underground parking garage, through a hill, to the castle-like buildings of Washington University,” described Corinne Char, who submitted a pair of photos from...

The Democratization of Manufacturing

Accessibility and inclusivity with elevator microfactories by Stamatiou Themis In an era where innovation knows no bounds, the democratization of manufacturing stands at the forefront of transformative change. Elevator microfactories,...

Back to Montjuїc

TKE leads escalator renovation of iconic site in Barcelona. submitted by TKEimages courtesy of TKE TK Elevator (TKE) has been awarded a contract for the complete replacement of 22 escalators...