Focus Topics
The Most Important Escalator Safety Device
The evolution of escalator and moving walk braking systems by Anthony Boom Introduction Ever since the very first escalator was installed, escalator manufacturers and safety code committees have worked proactively...
Innovative Technologies That Improve Escalator Passenger Safety
Your author takes an in-depth look at these technologies and how they work. This paper was first presented at the 15th Lift & Escalator Technologies Symposium in September 2024 and...
New Blueprint for Urban Mobility?
Beltways aims to revolutionize moving walks. Beltways®, a first-of-its-kind modular accelerating walkway, is being developed by brothers Matine and John Yuksel in Hebron, Kentucky. The Yuksel brothers relocated the company,...
Fujitec Modernizes Its Longest Escalator in Japan
The escalator is equivalent to the height of a six-story building. submitted by Fujitec Fujitec Co., Ltd. has modernized the longest Fujitec escalator in Japan at Tokyo Big Sight (Koto-ku,...
Escalator Brake Failure Investigation
An expert look at what did and did not cause this escalator overspeed incident by Anthony Boom Introduction Most everyone has heard the saying, “Accidents don’t ‘just happen.’ They are...
Common Escalator Configurations and Designs
A discussion by Jeffrey A. Masseyimages courtesy of TK Elevator It is commonly understood in the architectural and vertical-transportation (VT) worlds that various factors are involved in specifying and providing...
Enhancing the Sydney Metro City Line
190 new TKE units key part of “transformative” Australia project. images courtesy of TKE Düsseldorf, Germany-headquartered TK Elevator (TKE) announced in October 2024 another prominent infrastructure project as the vertical-transportation...
A Calculation Proposal For The Lift Car And Counterweight Sling Structure In The Case Of Safety Gear Operation And Seismic Movement
by Serdar Tavaslıoğlu Summary Car and counterweight sling calculation and design have a very important place in lift safety. However, as a habit in many manufacturing companies, the vertical and...
Car Design
by Adem Mert As the fundamental components of buildings constructed today, lifts have become more important, especially with the increasing number of floors. Lifts should not only offer transportation functions...
Lift Cars
by Ersin Gültekin We can divide cars into two main groups, such as passenger and goods carrying purposes, while we may also group them by their purpose and form of...
