Focus Topics
Elevator Cab Decoration Planning Issues
How the humble cab can become impressive and unforgettable Interior decoration and aesthetics of modern buildings and spaces play an important role, expressing the culture, value and brand identity of...
Clear Vision for the Future
In this Industry Dialogue, SnapCab President Corinna Mossberg talks about how the company, is evolving with Corning® Gorilla® Glass. After a 25-year career with Otis, Corinna Mossberg (CM) was named...
The Hidden Heart of Escalators
Italian manufacturer Montanari explains its escalator machines, which have braking systems that focus on safety first. by Stefano Bertoni and Rezarta Rakipi Urbanization Scenario Globally, more people live in urban...
More than Meets the Eye
In this Industry Dialogue, product-certification specialist Azaad Santoe talks about his developing a guideline for heavy-duty escalators. by Koos van Lindenberg Escalators and moving walks quickly transport a great number...
The Escalators with the Buffer Material as the Step Tip Part
Evaluation of an escalator model that adopts a buffer material at the front edges of its steps to enhance safety by T. Kikuchi, H. Takahashi, A. Yamamoto, S. Yokoe and...
Alternative Testing for Escalators and Moving Walks
Requirements for escalator and moving-walk speed have appeared in the ASME A17.1/CSA B44 standards since 2000 (Requirements 6.1.4.1 and 6.2.4.1). The A17.1 code, prior to harmonization in 2000, contained requirements...
A Trip Through Time & Around the World
This Readers Platform celebrates the 125th anniversary of the escalator. submitted by thyssenkrupp Elevator Imagine a world where the dream of being transported upward via a moving staircase was simply...
The Bostwick Elevator Gate
The Unlikely Story of How a Patent Acquisition became Synonymous with sliding, collapsible metal elevator gates One of the most iconic components of many late 19th- and early 20th-century elevators...
A Commitment to Energy Efficiency
Fermator Group Reduces Energy Consumption of the Door Control System There are many articles about vertical-transportation energy consumption and its economic impact within the total energy consumed in the world....
Market Booms for Code-Compliant Swing Doors
Niagara Belco positions itself to take advantage of growing trend The boom in residential elevators is bringing a burgeoning demand for code-compliant swing doors, and as North America’s oldest and...
