Innovations

TKE Implements Remote and Automated Operation of PBBs

TK Elevator (TKE) is the first company worldwide to successfully implement large-scale remote and automated operation of passenger boarding bridges (PBBs). During inter airport Europe 2025 in Munich, Germany, on...

Hyprlift at Smart High-Rises UAE Summit in Dubai

Hyprlift, Inc., a Silicon Valley, California-based company that offers the Hyprlift® self-propelled elevator cab, will be at the 3rd Smart High-Rises UAE Summit U.A.E. in Dubai at the JW Marriott...

TKE at CTBUH 2025 International Conference in Toronto

TK Elevator (TKE) is participating in the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) 2025 International Conference in Toronto, "From the Ground Up: Tall Buildings and City Making," on...

Enter the 2025 Product of the Year Award Contest

ELEVATOR WORLD’S fifth annual Product of the Year Award recognizes outstanding product development achievements of manufacturers whose products are considered particularly noteworthy or innovative. The product(s) should represent any of the following...

Britain’s First Curved Escalators Coming to Luxury Retailer

The famous Knightsbridge department store Harrods in London, England, U.K., is planning a multimillion-pound renovation that will include the addition of Britain’s first curved escalators, Fashion Network is among outlets to report....

Hyprlift Announces First U.S. Patent Award

Silicon Valley, California-based Hyprlift, Inc., announced it was awarded its first U.S. patent on June 3 for its dynamic-traction drive for vertical-transportation (VT) systems. This now-patented technology is at the...

Innovations To Take Spotlight at interlift 2025

AFAG Messen und Austellungen GmbH, organizer of the interlift 2025 international vertical-transportation (VT) industry trade fair to be held at the Messe Nürnberg in Nuremberg, Germany, on October 14-17, provided...

In Memoriam: Timothy Toan

Industry veteran Timothy Toan, founder of Chicago-based HydraSafe Brake, passed away in late March as a result of a freak accident at the shop. Responding to the need for an...

Omega Elevators India Installs 7000-Kg Lift in Kolkata

Omega Elevators India, headquartered in Ahmedabad, India, recently celebrated successful installation of a 7000-kg industrial lift at a forging plant in Kolkata. The Omega team received hearty congratulations in LinkedIn, including from...

UKCW Birmingham Sees Record Attendance

The U.K.’s largest event for the built environment, UK Construction Week (UKCW) Birmingham, made a welcome return to the NEC, with attendance up 8% year on year, attracting 24,377 visitors...