Focus Topics
Quality by Design
A look at Canton Architectural Products and its 15-year track record of providing cabs and cab components. Canton Elevator was founded in 1946 and has strived to maintain a reputation...
Geometry and Light
NYC’s United Cabs leads a team to create cab design with stylish staying power. photos by Albert Osoria When a subcontractor failed to deliver the elevator interiors architect Andres Escobar...
Time for Quicker Shipment
Columbia introduces multiple existing products and a new quotation system that combine to get elevators up and running much sooner than usual. It is said that you can always make...
Fire Homologations
A closer look at the fire-resistance safety standards for the elevator industry This article was first presented at the 2018 International Elevator & Escalator Symposium in Istanbul. For more information...
Control Focus On Cabs And Doors And Safety (With A Twist Of The Wrist)
A rare case of complexity finding success is described in this historical look at the Randall elevator door controller. Elevator doors have been a consistent subject of conversation, study and...
Understanding Problems of Suspension Means
In this Readers Platform, an industry veteran shares ideas for addressing an industrywide challenge. Over the last two decades, big money has been spent on elevator rope replacement, but half...
How Suspension Means Affect Cost-Effective Design And Space Efficiency
This component is one of the main drivers for the innovation of a complete elevator package. Before the advent of modern elevators, hoist ropes were made of natural fibers and...
Coated Traction Products (Ctp®) — A Milestone In Elevator Rope Technology
The advantages of Brugg’s coated elevator ropes are detailed. In 2010, Brugg Lifting’s Coated Traction Products (CTP®) earned Liftinstituut certification, and the years since have seen the polymer-coated wire rope...
CSI For Hydraulics
Industrial forensic chemistry uncovers elevator failure caused by oils. When your elevator components fail, do you know the cause? If you manage your company’s hydraulic elevator systems, you probably know...
Modernization and Maintenance: 1956
This History article examines early, comprehensive G.A.L. materials that guided installation and maintenance. In the 1950s, the resources required for elevator modernization often supported future maintenance. This dual use of...
