Focus Topics
EN 81-58, Landing Doors Fire Resistance Test
Dear readers, In this article, I would like to discuss the EN 81-58 standard and fire resistance tests for landing doors. The EN 81-58 standard is a Type C standard,...
Material Selection and Design for Lift Door Panels:
Evaluating Safety, Durability and Performance Summary This article focuses on the material selection of lift doors, addressing general developments in the lift industry, technological advancements and comparisons of different material...
Increased Safety for Elevator Doors
This paper was presented at the 2022 International Elevator & Escalator Symposium in Barcelona, Spain. ABSTRACT In North America, various studies have shown that elevator door strikes continue to be...
Unlocking Innovation
ECI America’s series of residential door operators keeps evolving to exceed expectations. submitted by Electronic Controls, Inc. Electronic Controls, Inc. (ECI) America’s residential door operators highlight the company’s dedication to...
1600 Roe Street
The Peelle Co. provides freight doors for adaptive reuse of Dallas, Texas, warehouse. The elevator industry accommodates unique applications of every kind, including freight. Door and door operators are critical...
Locking in on Elevator Safety
Required in new installations, door lock monitoring remains under-implemented for existing elevators in the U.S. by Kevin Brinkman and Philip W. Grone When a passenger steps into an elevator and...
Improving All the Time
Wittur Group talks company plans, new products In October 2023, during interlift 2023 in Augsburg, Germany, your author (AB) had the welcomed opportunity to talk with then Wittur Group CEO...
Door Operator Technology and the Progression to Linear Drive Systems
In this Readers’ Platform, your author takes readers on a walk through history. by Andrew Goodwin The American technological revolution of 1880 to 1890 produced a wave of new inventions...
New Options for Door Equipment in North America
Columbia Elevator and USDE join forces to serve VT industry. Headquartered in Bridgeport, Connecticut, with manufacturing facilities both there and in Kansas, Columbia Elevator has been a well-known and respected...
VT Trends
Industry shifts toward smart building integration and mobility. Being future-ready is an essential attribute for businesses to survive and grow; the vertical-transportation (VT) industry is no exception to this rule....
