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The Value of QEI Certification
Defining the term certification, and a look at the necessity for certification of elevator inspectors With the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)’s recent announcement stating it will cease accrediting...
A17.7/B44.7 Builds Bridges between North America and Europe
Choosing an additional certification procedure based on ASME A17.7/CSA B44.7 can allow companies to deviate from the stipulations under ASME A17.1/CSA B44. Lift manufacturers increasingly choose an additional certification procedure...
NAEC’s CET and CAT Certification Programs
A look at the National Association of Elevator Contractors (NAEC) Certified Elevator Technician (CET®) program and Certified Accessibility and Private Residence Lift Techni-cian (CAT®) certification programs The elevator industry is...
Global Elevator Certification
A global overview of various elevator regulations Elevator inspections and certifications are performed in different ways around the world. With the globalization of the elevator market, challenges arise when local...
AECO Certification as Applied to a Wind-Turbine Tower Elevator
A real-world example of the process, methodology and ASME A17.7/CSA B44.7: Performance-Based Safety Code for Elevators and Escalators’ ability to ensure superior safety Much has been written about ASME A17.7/CSA...
KONE Discusses LEED Certification and Its Role
How elevators and escalators can serve as a solution to assist with LEED certification In recent years, Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED)® certification has become the recognized standard...
3D Technology Brings Cab Designs to Life
Elevator Doors Inc./Elevator Cabs, Inc. provides clients with 3D cab designs. “What will the finished cab look like?” “Do you have a picture of something similar?” “Should we do a...
Meeting the Elevator Interior Needs of Colleges and Universities
University of California, Los Angeles and Robert Morris University in Chicago update elevator cabs. With more than 38,000 students on their 400-acre urban campus, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)...
Columbia Elevator’s XChangaCAB Responds to Current Environment
The company shifts its focus to answer the growing demand for cab modernizations. Find a need and fill it, as the saying goes. In the case of Columbia Elevator’s cab...
Elevator Designs for Controlled Environments
The functions of clean elevators ensure security and reliability. by Wang Qibing, Li Dongliu, Zhu Liqiang and Li Qingmian The clean elevator is an industrial elevator capable of being installed...
