Focus Topics
Suspension Means — Equalizing Loads to Extend Their Service Life
Hydraulic rope alignment systems substantially reduce rope wear on any elevator system. This paper was presented at Berlin 2018, the International Congress on Vertical Transportation Technologies, and first published in...
Predictive Maintenance — Smart Services Enabled by Industrial Analytics
by Rami Aro and Carlos Paiz Gatica This paper was presented at Berlin 2018, the International Congress on Vertical Transportation Technologies, and first published in IAEE book Elevator Technology 22,...
Periodic Maintenance and Modernization of Elevator Doors
Ensuring safety and eliminating waste are key goals of the upkeep program. “Periodic maintenance” refers to the maintenance processes carried out periodically — typically, every month — after the commissioning...
Elevator Drive Maintenance
How to extend the life of VFDs, including an overview of maintenance inspection points and procedures Everyone in the elevator industry knows how complex an elevator system is. There are...
An Ecosystem of Partners
Schindler executive talks about what differentiates its digital connection platform. Riding the Internet of Things (IoT) wave like all OEMs striving to stay current, Schindler released its digital connection platform...
The Care and Feeding of Escalators and Moving Walks
In this Industry Dialogue, an expert shares his informed opinions with EW. If anybody knows escalators and moving walks, it’s Ken Smith. Running consultancy Ken Smith & Associates out of...
OSHA Update
Small tweaks could mean big changes for elevator-service companies. One defining characteristic of President Barack Obama’s administration has been the energy and aggressiveness of federal agencies. OSHA under Dr. David...
Round Panoramic Car
ZheJiang GIANT Holding Co., Ltd., operating in China since 1978, has focused its R&D experience into creating a fully round panoramic car named Curling. While the driving mode of the...
Gateway, the Magic Mirror
IoT application for lift cars by Fabio Liberali and Alessandro Cremaschi Gateway is an Internet of Things (IoT) technology applied to glass mirrors in lift cars. It transforms common lift-car...
Europe and Elevator Car Interiors
In this Readers Platform, your author discusses Europe’s foray into aesthetic design. There has been a noticeable increase in manufacturer focus upon the aesthetic design of elevator car interiors in...
