Focus Topics
Elevator Inspections – Understanding Outsourcing Options
The building construction market is heating up around the world, with new commercial builds — office buildings, hotels, hospitals, etc. — getting taller. This translates to a need for more...
CEDES Installs IMS 100 Safeguards in Lucerne
CEDES Corp. has installed its IMS 100 safeguard sensors, an entrance-area monitoring device, in Lucerne Cantonal Hospital in Lucerne, Switzerland. The 19-story building, which is equipped with nine Schindler elevators,...
An Apparatus for Testing Contacts of the Elevator Safety Circuit
by Yuandong Jian, Jiefeng Li, Yihui Ruan and Cheng Zhou The safe operation of an elevator system is of primary importance. The system should work correctly and, above all, safely....
A Way Out: Escape Rescue Systems Are Like Lifeboats in the Sky
Images of people jumping from the burning World Trade Center Twin Towers in New York City on 9/11 haunted Escape Rescue Systems Inc. CEO Jonathan “Yoni” Shimshoni and his friends....
Software Testing of Embedded Safety Loops
by Alexandru Forrai and Takaharu Ueda This article deals with hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) software testing applied to programmable electronic safety systems (PESSes) used in passenger elevators. Development of PESSes with application...
An Instrument for Testing the Handrail Speed-Monitoring Device of Escalators and Moving Walks
by Xueming Chen, Jianfeng Sun, Wei Hong and Yihui Ruan The stairs and handrails of escalators are designed to operate at the same speed and are driven by the same...
Review: Spiral Escalators Configuration Design
by H.Y. Tian and Li Yuxiang Escalators are a common form of public transportation, and as time goes by, their aesthetic demands increase with their popularization. As the basic function...
Which Materials Will Be Used in the Escalators of the Future?
Millions of people use escalators every day. I wonder how many of them have questioned the type of material used to manufacture escalators and components. Looking at a car from...
Escalator Installations in Europe
The History Less than 20 years ago, Europe was the continent with the most escalators produced and installed in the world. All major OEMs had at least one escalator assembly...
Turning Escalators into Profit Centers while Enhancing Safety
ADRailUSA has licensed a product that creates revenue for escalator maintenance companies and their customers. That’s because the company frequently hires escalator maintenance agencies to adjust the escalators, and often...
