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Elevator Drive Maintenance

How to extend the life of VFDs, including an overview of maintenance inspection points and procedures Everyone in the elevator industry knows how complex an elevator system is. There are...

An Ecosystem of Partners

Schindler executive talks about what differentiates its digital connection platform. Riding the Internet of Things (IoT) wave like all OEMs striving to stay current, Schindler released its digital connection platform...

The Care and Feeding of Escalators and Moving Walks

In this Industry Dialogue, an expert shares his informed opinions with EW. If anybody knows escalators and moving walks, it’s Ken Smith. Running consultancy Ken Smith & Associates out of...

OSHA Update

Small tweaks could mean big changes for elevator-service companies. One defining characteristic of President Barack Obama’s administration has been the energy and aggressiveness of federal agencies. OSHA under Dr. David...

Round Panoramic Car

ZheJiang GIANT Holding Co., Ltd., operating in China since 1978, has focused its R&D experience into creating a fully round panoramic car named Curling. While the driving mode of the...

Gateway, the Magic Mirror

IoT application for lift cars by Fabio Liberali and Alessandro Cremaschi Gateway is an Internet of Things (IoT) technology applied to glass mirrors in lift cars. It transforms common lift-car...

Europe and Elevator Car Interiors

In this Readers Platform, your author discusses Europe’s foray into aesthetic design. There has been a noticeable increase in manufacturer focus upon the aesthetic design of elevator car interiors in...

Captivating Cabs

Advanced materials and design create compelling, moving rooms. Interior design, whether in a home or business environment, is a major influencer on peoples’ impressions, moods, states of mind and desire/propensity...

A Heritage Lift Finds Its Former Glory

In this Project Spotlight, a team headed by KJA Consultants restores a 100-plus-year-old elevator. We’re waiting at the door of the elevator, Romas Bubelis and I. The car passes us...

Home Sweet Home

Ontario has been a welcome site for Peelle’s manufacturing since 1964. When The Peelle Co. visited the Canadian market in the early 1920s, Canada was beginning to build its infrastructure...