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On the Safety Factor of Suspension Ropes

A suggestion is made to clarify an important clause in the EN 81-20:2014 standard. by Yongqiang Shen, Junhua Shen, Rongfeng Lu, Qun Chen and Jun Ye Suspension ropes are important...

Straight to the Top: Innovation in the Future World’s Tallest Tower

UltraRope is a big reason why KONE won Kingdom Tower contract. The past few decades have brought dozens of historic innovations in architecture and buildings. For example, the tube structure...

Messaging Systems for Escalators and Moving Walks

Mass-transit stations, airports and other facilities benefit from audible safety products. Sound View Electronics has been making automated messaging systems and improving escalator safety for more than 15 years. The...

Usage of Voice Recognition inside an Elevator

This paper was presented at  Paris 2014, the International Congress on Vertical Transportation Technologies, and first published in IAEE book Elevator Technology 20, edited by A. Lustig. It is a...

Advantages of Implementing M2M and Cloud Services in Retrofitted Elevators

This paper was presented at  Paris 2014, the International Congress on Vertical Transportation Technologies, and first published in IAEE book Elevator Technology 20, edited by A. Lustig. It is a...

System Analysis and Architecture Methodologies to Drive Innovative Electrical Systems

by Daryl J. Marvin, Dang V. Nguyen, Peter Herkel and Dirk H. Tegtmeier This paper was presented at  Paris 2014, the International Congress on Vertical Transportation Technologies, and first published...

Loaded Gap/Comb Impact Tool

Testing device fills a gap in escalator compliance verification. The Tolar Impact Tool is a dual-purpose product used to verify the stationary loaded gap test as noted in ASME A17.2,...

A “New” Way to Weigh

Ways of doing work in the elevator industry are continually changing. With new technology comes new and potentially better ways to complete important tasks. In recent years, some new tools...

Escalator Comb Plate Impact Fixture Test Kit

Device ensures accuracy of important safety parameter. Nothing is more important in the elevator and escalator industry than safety. This means that each part of a unit needs to be...

ADIASYSTEM

The venerable “alternative testing” toolkit has been the definitive advanced load testing method of the 21st century. Elevator safety is crucial for users, authorities and anyone associated with this industry....