Focus Topics
Keeping Travellers Moving — Safely
Stannah wins new five-year Network Rail contract. submitted by Stannahimages courtesy of Stannah Stannah in November 2024 announced its successful bid for the Network Rail lift and escalator tender. Stannah...
High-Speed Elevator Machine Design and Development
An investigation into rope life and bearings’ failure Key words: High-speed elevators, Permanent magnetic (PM) motor, Torque, Motor size, Diameter of the driving sheave D, Diameter of the ropes d,...
Building Suspense
How advancements in suspension means technology have helped increase elevator efficiency and safety by Kevin Brinkman In 2007, the American Society of Mechanical Engineers harmonized ASME A17.1/CSA B44 Safety Code...
Artificial Intelligence Embedded Image Process-Based Fatigue Life Determination on Wire Ropes Subjected to Bending Loads
Research uses cutting-edge technology to enhance fatigue testing methodologies. by Mohsen Seyyedi, Adem Candaş and C. Erdem İmrak This paper was first presented at the 15th Lift & Escalator Technologies...
Turning Elevator Sensor Data Into Actionable Insights
CEDES provides real-life examples. submitted by CEDES Up to three elevator breakdowns per year, two to three visits to fix a single breakdown, average customer churn over 10% — these...
Transforming Elevator Pit Inspections and Proposal Generation
A Case Study with Joint Seal Waterproofing by Rick Rawlinsonimages courtesy of Joint Seal Waterproofing Elevator pit inspections and efficient repair proposal generation can be challenging without modern technology. Inspectors...
Toward a Maintainable Future
Digitalization is everywhere, and it will enable an ever-smarter, predictable and customer-focused elevator industry. In December 2024, I had the opportunity to visit the National Elevator Industry Educational Program’s Training...
The Power of Data
How Tsaro AI is powering digital twin for elevators and escalators by Anas Siddiquiimages courtesy of Tsaro AI has become a household term since the release of ChatGPT in November...
Fujitec’s DX
New management strategy centered around digitalization promises to propel Japanese OEM into the future. by Kenji Tomookaimages courtesy of Fujitec Vertical-transportation (VT) OEM Fujitec is implementing a new management strategy...
An Exploration of Elevator Cloud Solutions
Digitalization to enhance safety by Chao Du, Hao Gao and Jian Cao Introduction This article describes relevant cloud-computing solutions to enhance elevator safety through digitalization. Elevator core data obtained through...
