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Providing Clarity

PALEA organizes informative seminar in Mumbai. The Pacific Asia Lift and Escalator Association (PALEA) organized an informative seminar on August 6 at Hilton International Airport, Mumbai. The event saw vertical-...

Unosafe Elevator

Deepak B P (DBP), director, Unosafe Elevator Pvt. Ltd., shares with your author (SSP) perspectives on the company’s latest developments and key products offered. SSP: What are recent developments by...

Middle East Marvels

On a recent trip to Dubai, U.A.E., for The Elevator Show Dubai’s inaugural exposition, your author had the opportunity to visit the Burj Khalifa, the world’s tallest building with a...

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.  EW...

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...