Focus Topics
Special Application Elevators and Guide Standards in Use
Although we call all lifting machines we use in daily life elevators, EN 81-20, which provides the safety rules for the construction and installation of lifts, does not cover most...
GUHEM’s Space Elevators by Otis Turkey
In Bursa, at the Gökmen Space and Aviation Education Centre (GUHEM), a center supported by TÜBİTAK, the elevator system, which gives the feeling going into the space, has been installed...
Çamlıca TV Tower Rises with Schindler’s Panoramic Lifts
Çamlıca Hill on the Anatolian side of Istanbul, which is an ancient city, now has a brand-new view. Dozens of radio and television transmitters on the hill now operate on...
Carrer of Gold
Vancouver-based consultant looks back on 40 years in the industry. by Kaija Wilkinson Andrew Wilson grew up in Kirkland Lake, a small northern Ontario gold-mining town that looks like something...
Antimicrobial passenger protection
Many facets of antimicrobial passenger protection are detailed in this dedicated section. Covers for Elevator Buttons, Panels Kapok 88 of Long Bennington, U.K., has designed protective flameproof PVC Hygiene Covers...
See the Light (Source)
This Product Spotlight details the HoldSafe handrail disinfection unit, which offers visible assurance to escalator riders. by Lawrence Madanda Escalator and moving-walk handrails are typically covered in germs, bacteria and...
An Old Solution With a Modern-Day Twist
This Product Spotlight describes a copper-alloy application process that can permanently fight microbes in VT applications. by Gregor Vahramian We don’t know how long the COVID-19 pandemic will last or...
A Shift in Focus, a Focus on Safety
Gianni Cotteta (GC), president of AdRail USA, speaks with your author (KW) about the evolving-but-bright future of its escalator handrail film. photos by AdRail USA Your author recently spoke with...
“A Cleaner Future”
SnapCab’s R&D kicks into high gear. by Kaija Wilkinson SnapCab provides pre-engineered elevator interior kits that can be installed in less than a day. Flexible designs use SnapCab’s patented interlocking...
A Prototype Robot Named “Heidi”
Your author learns about new technologies at Schindler. photos courtesy of Schindler Your author (USB) recently spoke to Christian Studer (CS) of Schindler in Switzerland about R&D at Schindler and...
