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Adjustable Connections to Concrete Elevator Shafts
Halfen GmbH, Germany ABSTRACT Accurate positioning of elevator components within the shaft can be critical to ride quality and safety. The adjustment offered by cast-in and adjustable anchor channel connections...
New Design Provisions for Anchor Channel Fastenings According to CEN
Hilti Corporation, Principality of Liechtenstein This paper was presented at USA 2012, the ÂInternational Congress on Vertical Transportation ÂTechnologies and first published in IAEE book Elevator Technology 19, edited by...
Modelling and Analysis of Guide Rail Brackets and Attaching Parts
by Serkan Elmalı, Adem Canda ¸ s, Eren Kayao ˘g lu, C. Erdem Imrak and Sefa Targit This paper was presented at USA 2012, the ÂInternational Congress on Vertical Transportation...
Development of a Specialty PU Roller
Since 1977, EHC Global has been a leading manufacturer and supplier of escalator handrails worldwide. During this time, the company has developed a number of handrail products, such as its...
Energy Models for Lifts
by Ana M. Lorente-Lafuente, Dr. José Luis Núñez-Bruis and Dr. Gina Barney Lifts are essential for the operation of a building and contribute to its energy burden. They use energy...
Orona IDeO-innovation city
An Update by Xabier Barrutieta, Eneko Goikoetxea, Javier de la Fuente and Santiago Pérez Ocáriz First Extraordinary Innovation Point in Lift Technology ORONA has been awarded the First Extraordinary Point...
MVT: Newly Formed, Decades Old
by Elizabeth Pate Mongrain Vertical Transport (MVT) is a recently established international builder of hydraulic elevator packages. While the company is new, its elevator components are not. Until recently, the...
Energy Labels for Lifts Based on Guideline VDI 4707
by Dieter Roas While building owners in Germany must furnish proof of the energy efficiency of their buildings, the same does not necessarily apply to technical building equipment. A lift,...
Sustainable Building: In-house LEED Specialists Provide Expertise
by Jens Holtgrefe and Silke Richter Buildings account for roughly 40% of global energy consumption. Lighting, heating, elevators and other building services use a lot of power. Rising energy costs,...
The Importance of Indoor Air Quality
by Sasha Bailey Indoor air quality has become an increasingly important and relevant topic for building owners and occupants in recent years. With more and more information available to the...
