Elevators
Hitachi Elevator Philippines Awarded First Railway Project
Hitachi Elevator Philippines Corp., a subsidiary of Hitachi, Ltd., has received an order for 67 units of elevators and escalators in the Philippines for the development of the North-South Commuter...
School Awaits Inspection Approval to Use New Elevators
While students and teachers at Mountain View High School (MVHS) in Mountain View, California, have new, two-story building additions, they are dealing with some frustration: the buildings’ elevators have yet...
KONE to Supply 53 Elevators for Office Tower In India
KONE has won an order to supply 53 elevators for Commerz III, a 50-story, premium commercial tower under development in Mumbai, India, the company announced on September 9. The order...
Contactless Device Maker Neonode Reports On Sales
Neonode, a Stockholm, Sweden, designer of contactless touch devices for elevators and other uses, saw revenue of US$1.7 million for the quarter ending June 30, Yahoo Finance reported August 11. The company’s...
Belleville Public Schools Install Elevators, Become ADA Compliant
The Belleville, New Jersey, Public School System became Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)-compliant with the installation of elevators at eight of its schools, Essex News Daily reports. The installations were the last...
Installation Of “Make In India” VT Equipment at Kanpur Begins
The installation of elevators and escalators in nine Metro Stations in India has begun, The Times of India reported on August 4. A total of 27 escalators and 33 lifts are being...
MTA projects, record-breaking towers and more
MTA Cuomo Announces East Side Access Civil Construction Completion On May 27, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced completion of civil construction on the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s (MTA) East Side Access megaproject....
New Horizons
Using BIM technology to integrate VT systems At 210 m, ATRIO Torre Norte is one of the tallest buildings in Colombia. It stands out as a beautiful addition to the...
Honolulu-Based Elevator Tech Startup Lands Federal Grant
Hyprlift, Inc., a Honolulu-based technology startup, has been awarded a US$255,857 federal grant to conduct R&D of a "next-generation elevator concept," the company announced on July 18. The concept replaces...
Otis Launches Embedded Systems CoE in Detroit
On the heels of announcing its newest elevator platforms, Otis said in July it is opening a new Embedded Systems Center of Excellence (CoE) in the Detroit suburb of Farmington Hills,...
