Focus Topics
The Hydraulic Crossroads
In this Readers Platform, the author makes the case that the hydraulic-elevator segment is alive and well. Have hydraulic elevators been redefined as “green” in the environmental sense, monetary sense...
The Comeback Of The Hydraulic Lift
Study shows hydraulic lifts have a lighter environmental footprint than traction lifts for some uses. This paper was presented at Berlin 2018, the International Congress on Vertical Transportation Technologies, and...
The Anderton Canal Lift, 1875-1908
Historic U.K. boat lift used a pair of hydraulic elevators to creatively overcome a stiff challenge. On February 26, 1877, the well-known English botanist and evolutionary theorist Hewett C. Watson...
Pumped Up
This Company Spotlight describes Canton Elevator over its 73-year history. Ohio-based Canton Elevator has undergone significant evolution in the seven decades since it opened its original plant in 1946. The...
A New Compact Mrl Hydraulic Lift For Mid-Rise Buildings
This Product Spotlight on the HILA system presents new cylinder technology to overcome old limitations. This paper was presented at Berlin 2018, the International Congress on Vertical Transportation Technologies, and...
A Regal Ride
The luxury brand Coach is known the world over for superbly crafted leather goods — handbags, wallets, backpacks, shoes and other accessories designed with stylish flair and built-in quality and...
Down to the Water’s Edge
Marine Innovations inclined elevator offers a smooth ride and convenience to Texas marina visitors. The booming city of Austin has a lot going for it: as the capital of Texas,...
Thinking Outside the Box
Traditional Braille applicator SCS has evolved to offer much more. Red Wing, Minnesota-based SCS Elevator Products Inc. manufactures cab and jamb Braille, industry signage, safety barricades, buttons, contact bases and...
Elevators for Your “Country Home”
Missouri-based Country Home Elevator & Stairlift has found the formula for success. The Midwest has been good to Country Home Elevator & Stairlift LLC in Brighton, Missouri, only a short...
“Three Ps” on the Banks of the Mississippi
In this Readers Platform, your author illustrates how KONE Spares focuses on people, parts and performance. Overlooking the banks of the Mississippi River, KONE Spares resides on the sixth floor...
