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Rising to the Challenge
ThyssenKrupp Elevator takes its Evolution lifts farther and higher to meet the needs of Luanda, Angola, tower. The special requirements of the 31-floor, 120-m- tall Banco EspÃrito Santo Angola (BESA)...
The Right Elevators at the Right Time
ThyssenKrupp Elevator’s synergy BLUE elevators debut in custom job for PIER 78. ThyssenKrupp Elevator unveiled a pair of its environmentally friendly, stylish machine-room-less (MRL) synergy BLUE elevators amid much fanfare...
Difficulties in Comparing the Results of Lift-Traffic-Simulations
Difficulties in Comparing the Results of Lift-Traffic-Simulations by Hans M. Jappsen and Olaf Rieke This paper was presented at  USA 2012, the ÂInternational Congress on Vertical Transportation ÂTechnologies and first...
Deriving Elevator RTT under Incoming Traffic Conditions and a Single Entrance
by Lutfi Al-Sharif, Hasan Algzawi and Ahmad Hammoudeh RTT is the basis for designing elevator systems. There are several different methods (both analytical and numerical) for calculating it. As a...
Performance Analysis
Group Configurations Define Group Efficiency and Performance All groups with large cars are inefficient. During periods of heavy traffic, large cars make many time-consuming stops to distribute and/or collect high...
Daily Traffic Profiles
The traffic patterns of hotels and residential buildings is examined in this revisiting of Strakosch’s analysis. by Dr. Marja-Liisa Siikonen, Janne Sorsa, Juha-Matti Kuusinen and Henri Hakonen Traffic patterns for...
Navigating the Sweeping Changes of NYC Elevator Compliance
In a city of constant transformation, it’s no surprise that elevator compliance is also constantly evolving. Throughout the five boroughs of New York City (NYC), the metropolis’ Department of Buildings...
Dotty Stanlaske
A Trailblazer for Women in the Industry When Dotty Stanlaske began her career as a construction helper for Otis in 1980, women were rare in the industry. She was hesitant...
Elevator Inspections – Understanding Outsourcing Options
The building construction market is heating up around the world, with new commercial builds — office buildings, hotels, hospitals, etc. — getting taller. This translates to a need for more...
CEDES Installs IMS 100 Safeguards in Lucerne
CEDES Corp. has installed its IMS 100 safeguard sensors, an entrance-area monitoring device, in Lucerne Cantonal Hospital in Lucerne, Switzerland. The 19-story building, which is equipped with nine Schindler elevators,...
