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Türkiye and the Reality of Earthquake

On Monday morning, February 6, two earthquakes of magnitude 7.7 in Pazarcık district of Kahramanmaraş at 04:17 and 7.6 in Elbistan district of Kahramanmaraş nine hours later at 13:24 caused...

Next Generation Dispatching at Otis

by Juan Morales, Otis director, Data Science, Otis, U.S.A., Arthur Hsu, Otis dispatching fellow, Otis, U.S.A. KEY WORDS: Elevator, Dispatcher, Predictive Analytics, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence. As the world’s leading...

Electrical Safety Devices in Elevators

According to EN 81-20 standard, when the electrical safety devices in elevators are activated, the elevator machine must not operate or, if necessary, the movement of the elevator must stop...

Development of Lift Control Systems

Before the electronic age, lifts were managed by control panels made with electromechanical switching elements (relays, contactors). The wiring diagram of these elements, in other words their electrical connection, was...

Importance of Maintenance on Escalators / Moving Walkways

by Battal Murat Öztürk Summary The importance of maintenance for passenger, maintainer and system health is increasing in escalators/moving walkways, the number of which are increasing day by day and...

The Importance of Vocational Education for Lifts in the 21st Century

In the 21st century, lifts have come forward as vertical-transportation vehicles with an extremely wide range of use, manufactured for the purpose of transporting people and goods. In our country,...

We Totally Collapsed in the Earthquake!

by Cem Kapukaya Hello to everyone, Another disaster has befallen our country. We have lived through, and will continue to live through, the indescribable earthquake disaster in which thousands of...

Competence and the State!

‘My only legacy is reason and scientific thought’ Mustafa Kemal Atatürk Facts Building and zoning amnesty kills, not earthquakes. It is the duty of the state to raise public awareness...

TÜRKONFED Report

Financial Damage of Earthquakes Expected to be US$84.1 Billion The Turkish Enterprise and Business Confederation (TÜRKONFED) stated that the two major earthquakes centered in Kahramanmaraş will cause financial damage exceeding US$84...

Domestic and National Elevator Panel From SANTEK

“Domestic and National Elevator” panel was organized within the scope of the Industry and Technology Cooperation Board (SANTEK) activities carried out in cooperation with Bursa Provincial Directorate of Industry and...