Focus Topics
A Stroll Through Elevator History
Jane’s Walk participants take a tour of Toronto’s vertical landscape. Editor’s Note Old Toronto is the heart of Canada’s largest urban center and offers some of the metro’s finest examples...
Darling Brothers
The past alludes to the present with the story of an early Canadian manufacturer. The development of the elevator industry in Canada followed a pattern common to Europe and the...
CECA 2018
Without a hitch” is the perfect way to describe the 44th Annual Canadian Elevator Contractors Association (CECA) Convention in Calgary, Alberta, on May 29-June 1 at Hyatt Regency Calgary, as...
The Future of Emergency Communications
The advantages of cellular technology are spelled out in this Readers Platform. With true analog phone lines all but a thing of the past, the elevator industry must transition to...
Elevator Communication & Communication Systems
This Readers Platform advises contractors and customers on modern elevator communication solutions. As analog lines continue to disappear, and the communications industry provides newer and more efficient ways to communicate,...
The Future of Elevator Communications
Solutions for elevator communication systems in the face of the elimination of landlines The phone inside the elevator cab is, quite possibly, the last item that comes to mind when...
CANopen Group Defines Communication Protocol
KEB drive takes advantage of vendor-neutral, plug-and-play standard. by Dalen Miller and Colin Zauner Reliable and safe operation of elevator systems requires interoperability between many interconnected devices. Throughout the entire...
Elevating Architecture
Elevecture explains how it provides design solutions using Corning® Gorilla® Glass. Headquartered in New York City (NYC), Elevecture is utilizing Corning® Gorilla® Glass to provide design solutions for elevator cabs...
Canton Expands Cab Offerings
New powder-coat colors, specialized cars for transit stations among products now available. Canton Architectural Products has expanded the powder-coat color offerings for its steel shell cabs. Standard colors were previously...
Where No Man (or Elevator Cab) Has Gone Before
This month’s History column investigates the “futuristic” elevator cabs in Star Trek: The Original Series. On September 8, 1966, the U.S. TV-viewing public tuned in to NBC to watch a...
