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Please Touch Me. Not!
In this Readers' Platform, your author describes HMI systems for touchless operation, including those from his Germany-headquartered company. by Rudolf Sosnowsky Do you know the theremin? It's an almost forgotten...
EFESME Makes Progress Through VmA Partnership
Collaborations ensure elevator SMEs will find voice and fulfillment. submitted by EFESME EFESME, by its nature in the European Federation to protect and support lift small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs),...
VDI Standards Set in Germany
Engineers set the current state of the art The Association of German Engineers (VDI, Verein Deutscher Ingenieure) is the third-largest German technical standardization body. It issues up to 250 standards...
Needs on the Rebound
An outline of the growing demand for VT in different sectors With increasing urbanization, high land cost pushes Indian cities to grow vertically. According to estimates, more than 52%...
Growing Trends in Elevator Modernization
How modernization can quickly pay for itself through improved energy efficiency and reduction of wear and tear on electrical and mechanical components As India becomes a wealthier country, we are...
COVID-19 Changes Demand, Modernization
thyssenkrupp Elevator (India)’s response to the pandemic amid modification in modernization The elevator world has witnessed major changes in the way it operates, whether it is physical distancing on the...
Escalator Runaways
In this Readers' Platform, your author contends that all escalators and inclined moving walks should have an auxiliary brake. A number of high-profile escalator runaways have happened in recent years,...
Pasărea Măiastră Passenger Platform Lift
Unique hydraulic device allows a passenger to experience an immersion into renowned sculptor’s world. Pasărea Măiastră Passenger Platform Lift The architectural spirit of the Constantin Brâncuși International Art Center is...
Stainless-Steel Glass Elevator
Teamwork and creativity overcome myriad challenges to deliver an aesthetically pleasing, robust system. submitted by John Virk, UT Elevator When contacted by an Arkansas-based architect designing a Florida Keys home,...
Parque Turistico Observatorio 1873
Minnesota-based Hill Hiker leads a team that thinks outside the box to design a robust, custom unit for a challenging environment. submitted by Bill MacLachlan, Hill Hiker, Inc. Amado Guzman,...
