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Keeping Lifts and Escalators Safe Is a Process
Dear readers, The safety of lifts and escalators is a process; when it works properly, lifts and escalators are safe. Starting with the proper design, this process continues with the...
Safety in Elevators: A Comprehensive Guide to Vertical Transportation Safety
by Tolga Göktaş In the hustle and bustle of modern urban landscapes, elevators have transcended their role as mere mechanical devices, evolving into essential components of our daily lives. These...
Safety for Lifts
Selçuk Gençol & Muharrem Bilge Çakırer Following the lift accidents that have occurred in our country in recent months, the reliability of lifts has become a subject of discussion again....
Building Transportation in the Digital Age
The industry and AHJs are leveraging digitalization, but in this partnership, more needs to be done. by Philip W. Grone More than 40 years have passed since the initial “intelligent...
IoT Takes the Elevator World Into Industry 5.0
A new era of PLM and sustainability has arrived. by Christian-Erik Thoeny This paper was presented at Elevcon 2023 in Prague, Czech Republic. KEY WORDS: IoT, Industry 5.0, condition monitoring,...
Rethinking IoT Applications in the Elevator Industry
by Rob Wurth This paper was presented at the 2023 International Elevator & Escalator Symposium in Edinburgh, Scotland. Introduction The technologies associated with the Internet of Things (IoT) industry have...
Connected Lifts. Digital Evolution.
by Julio Gil and Pedro Fernández This paper was presented at the 2023 International Elevator & Escalator Symposium in Edinburgh, Scotland. Abstract We are currently experiencing the consolidation of already...
A Special Kind of Heavy-Duty Elevator
Greta, Brumme and the ship lift Niederfinow north of Berlin At the end of August, your author visited the Niederfinow ship lift on the Oder-Havel Canal, approximately 60 km northeast...
Technology Upgradation and Safety
Reducing the scope for human error by adopting new-age progression In an age marked by unprecedented technological advancements, it is important to harness the power of innovation to enhance safety...
Technology Upgradation and Safety – A Few Grey Areas
Upgradation is a continuous process, and innovation should remain a priority. In line with all-around developments in various fields, elevator technology is also getting upgraded from time to time. In...
