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Escalator Fractal Behavior, Part Three
The fractal dimension values of two escalators are compared in this penultimate entry in the series. by Dr. Ali Albadri This installment will compare the fractal dimension (Df) values of...
Miller’s Patent Screw Hoisting Machine
Examining the companies and enigmas surrounding William Miller and the inventor’s wild marketing claims The November 16, 1867, issue of Scientific American included an illustrated article titled “Improvement in Hoisting...
A New Experience
Forced to move to an online format, the 11th Symposium on Lift & Escalator Technologies proved a success, nonetheless. by Nick Mellor Forced by the pandemic to move online for...
ISO Approves New Standard
ISO/TC 178 chairman discusses the “United Nations of standardization” publication of ISO 8100-32:2020. The International Organization for Standardization (ISO), after a six-year, intensive international effort, has published ISO 8100, Lifts...
A Woman in Welding
Delaware Elevator’s Dana Calder exceeds expectations, sets example. by Charley Meeks On the Delmarva Peninsula in an area often referred to as the Eastern Shore, the small town of Salisbury,...
Safety as a Business
Sagar Bhosale (SB), managing director, Schmersal India, discusses his company’s growth strategy, emphasis on safety and the advantages the brand has to offer with your author (SSP). Schmersal India Managing...
Serious About Safety
TELME participates in pandemic meetings, honors workers who demonstrate safe workplace practices. Executives with Kawasaki, Japan-based Toshiba Elevator and Building Systems Corp. (TELC) led by Vice President Takeshi Sasanuma met via...
New Heights
Newly completed Leonardo claims title as South Africa’s tallest building. South Africa’s potential to be a market leader in having Africa’s tallest skyscrapers was reaffirmed last year when the US$172-million...
Fueled by Growth
Katsuhiko Sato (KS), managing director, Toshiba Johnson Elevators India Pvt. Ltd. (TJEI), shared his thoughts on his company and its place in the Indian VT industry with your author (YP)....
Winners and Losers
Emerging trends in real estate as COVID-19-hit India eases lockdown Arresting socioeconomic activities nationwide to control the spread of COVID-19 created human and economic upheaval. The cost of the sudden...
