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CAN XL at Germany Tradeshow and Beyond
CiA association says evolving communication platform holds promise for the elevator industry. The nonprofit CAN in Automation (CiA) association hosted a booth and Bosch, NXP and Vector presented running CAN...
California Proposed Elevator Code Changes
Your author states that, if adopted, there will be far-reaching consequences. by Richard Blaska The state of California boasts the fourth-largest economy in the world, with a population of nearly...
VT Legislation Updates
NAEC reports on legislative in-session updates. submitted by NAEC The National Association of Elevator Contractors (NAEC)’s mission is to serve the interests of the vertical-transportation (VT) industry by promoting safety...
EESF Annual General Meeting
Foundation focuses on future and overcoming challenges. On February 9, the first Thursday of the Mardi Gras season, the Elevator Escalator Safety Foundation (EESF) board members met at the historic...
Sport Chek InTruss Escalator Replacement
Schindler Canada team finds success at flagship Vancouver store. submitted by Schindler When a flagship Sport Chek store on Vancouver, Canada’s highly coveted Robson Street needed two aging Montgomery Escalators...
Seizing the Moment
New market opportunities for VT firms as Egypt expands metro system Egypt, through the Ministry of Transport’s National Authority for Tunnels (NAT), has continuously invested in the development of the...
Reflecting on 50 Years
Eastern Elevator’s Ron Westover semi-retires after a long career. These days, you’re more likely to find Ron Westover, former vice president (VP) of Eastern Elevator Service & Sales Co. based...
The History of Operatorless Elevators: Push Button Control 1886 -1895
Period established a critical baseline for all future work. The story of the invention of the operatorless elevator encompasses the history of several discrete vertical-transportation (VT) systems. The first to...
Meeting Demands, Rising to Challenges
A look at the U.K. and Nordics VT markets and beyond Otis Market Group Lead U.K. and Nordics and Managing Director U.K. Andy Bierer (AB) is ultimately in charge of...
“The Next Generation Secures Our Future Life”
Otis lead discusses the technical, economic and human future. In December, Udo Hoffmann (UH), Central Europe Market Group lead and chairman of the Management Board of Otis Germany, based in...
