Focus Topics
Shaft Efficiency Calculation in Elevators
Determining what leads to lost energy. by Ali Razmavar and Amir Bahram Daraei One of the most challenging parts of calculating the power required for a traction elevator is determining...
Powerful, Refined and Smart
Bucher Hydraulics promotes becoming “smart and networked.” Submitted by Bucher Hydraulics Hydraulic drive technology in elevator construction is a small but excellent niche. It comes into play when large forces...
Climate Friendly to Climate Neutral
In this Industry Dialogue, your author discusses the big commitment of the Big 4. In February, the NewClimate Institute, Berlin, Germany, in collaboration with Carbon Market Watch, published its annual...
Plants Go Green
TKE is converting European elevator and escalator factories to 100% renewable electricity. submitted by TKEphotos courtesy of TKE Since the beginning of 2022, Dusseldorf, Germany-headquartered TK Elevator’s (TKE) elevator and...
Computational Environment for Simulating Impact of Building Sway on High Rise Lifts
by Jaakko Kalliomäki, Jarkko Saloranta, Joonas Sorvari, Sakari Mäntylä, Mikko Puranen This paper was first presented virtually at the 12th Lift & Escalator Technologies Symposium in September 2021 and printed...
Elevators and Earthquakes: An (Un) Holy Alliance?
Experts work on ways to keep ground shaking from causing vertical-transportation disasters. In the beginning, a new panorama elevator in Hamburg, Germany, regularly stalled — even without earthquakes, but also...
Future Modernizations
This paper was first presented virtually at the 12th Lift & Escalator Technologies Symposium in September 2021 and printed at the symposium website at liftsymposium.org. Keywords: modernization, post-pandemic workplace, societal...
California’s Elevator Safety Orders, 1915-1918
This History article explores a state industrial commission focused on developing safety codes. In 1915, the Industrial Accident Commission of the State of California launched an ambitious initiative focused on...
A Star Is Born
Star Elevator’s focus on communication and service has led to 40 years of success in the elevator maintenance and modernization industry. Belmont, California-based Star Elevator is celebrating 40 years in...
Building on Strong Roots
In this Industry Dialogue, the director of Mitsubishi Electric US Branch Operations provides insight on the California VT market. Erik Moeller Erik Moeller (EM), director of U.S operations for Mitsubishi...
