Focus Topics
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...
“Cautiously Optimistic”
OEMs and independents paint a picture of the Midwest that reveals market trends that promise to drive steady growth for years to come. Chicago has three of the 10 tallest...
Your Safety Manager Is on Your Side
In this Readers Platform, your authors explain why this sometimes thankless job is so important. By Ray Downs and Robert Pitney Did you ever wonder what it takes to be...
PESSRA in Lifts and Escalators – An Overview
Basic information intended as a quick guide for lift and escalator field professionals on these important electronic systems that are becoming commonplace By Lakshmanan Raja and Teck Eng Ng Electronics...
A New Approach Necessary to Keep All New Lifts Safe and Reliable
History and insight into the development and state of ISO standards and what must be supplied to owners when a new lift is handed over This article was first presented...
Give Me a Brake
The purpose, solutions, servicing and design considerations of the safety brake The elevator safety brake has come a long way since the mid 19th century when Elisha Graves Otis first...
Elevator Accidents 1870-1920 Statistics
The first of this two-part History series examines early elevator datasets. This is the first of two articles that will examine elevator safety in the U.S. between 1870 and 1920....
