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Elevating Architecture
Elevecture explains how it provides design solutions using Corning® Gorilla® Glass. Headquartered in New York City (NYC), Elevecture is utilizing Corning® Gorilla® Glass to provide design solutions for elevator cabs...
Canton Expands Cab Offerings
New powder-coat colors, specialized cars for transit stations among products now available. Canton Architectural Products has expanded the powder-coat color offerings for its steel shell cabs. Standard colors were previously...
Where No Man (or Elevator Cab) Has Gone Before
This month’s History column investigates the “futuristic” elevator cabs in Star Trek: The Original Series. On September 8, 1966, the U.S. TV-viewing public tuned in to NBC to watch a...
Elevator Cab Decoration Planning Issues
How the humble cab can become impressive and unforgettable Interior decoration and aesthetics of modern buildings and spaces play an important role, expressing the culture, value and brand identity of...
Clear Vision for the Future
In this Industry Dialogue, SnapCab President Corinna Mossberg talks about how the company, is evolving with Corning® Gorilla® Glass. After a 25-year career with Otis, Corinna Mossberg (CM) was named...
The Hidden Heart of Escalators
Italian manufacturer Montanari explains its escalator machines, which have braking systems that focus on safety first. by Stefano Bertoni and Rezarta Rakipi Urbanization Scenario Globally, more people live in urban...
More than Meets the Eye
In this Industry Dialogue, product-certification specialist Azaad Santoe talks about his developing a guideline for heavy-duty escalators. by Koos van Lindenberg Escalators and moving walks quickly transport a great number...
The Escalators with the Buffer Material as the Step Tip Part
Evaluation of an escalator model that adopts a buffer material at the front edges of its steps to enhance safety by T. Kikuchi, H. Takahashi, A. Yamamoto, S. Yokoe and...
Alternative Testing for Escalators and Moving Walks
Requirements for escalator and moving-walk speed have appeared in the ASME A17.1/CSA B44 standards since 2000 (Requirements 6.1.4.1 and 6.2.4.1). The A17.1 code, prior to harmonization in 2000, contained requirements...
A Trip Through Time & Around the World
This Readers Platform celebrates the 125th anniversary of the escalator. submitted by thyssenkrupp Elevator Imagine a world where the dream of being transported upward via a moving staircase was simply...
