Technology

Intelligent Transit in Modern Buildings

Modern buildings impact the balance of an urban environment and represent one of the most important mediums in drawing public attention and epitomizing citizens’ pride in their cities. They represent...

Relationship between Escalator Accident Frequency and Commuter Pattern

by William Wing-hong Lam and Eric Wai-ming, Lee This paper was presented at USA 2012, the ­International Congress on Vertical Transportation ­Technologies and first published in IAEE book Elevator Technology...

Elevator Overspeed Governor Tripping-Speed Instrument Based on VI

by Yihui Ruan, Yucheng Qin, Baosheng Tang, Liang Ye, Haiten Liang, Zhe Cheng, Bin Zhao and Hua Pei The overspeed governor is one of the most important safety components of...

A Very Important Elevator Secondary Protection

The elevator-safety system’s weak link and how to overcome its disadvantages Generally, the elevator-safety system is thought to be very safe, reliable and complete, but it does have a very...

Elevator Certification Processes – Global Approach and Regional Certification

How Global Certification Organizations can help manufacturers understand the different certification processes by Dirk Schroeter and Carsten Schumann This paper was presented at USA 2012, the ­International Congress on Vertical...

An Instrument for Measuring the Distance between Guide Rails

A laser measuring instrument can help accurately measure the distance between guide rails. by Yihui Ruan, Ning Li, Yuandong Jiang, Xueming Chen, Rongfeng Lu, Liang Ye, Zhe Cheng and Mingtao...

Elevator Designs for Controlled Environments

The functions of clean elevators ensure security and reliability. by Wang Qibing, Li Dongliu, Zhu Liqiang and Li Qingmian The clean elevator is an industrial elevator capable of being installed...

Cultural Challenges to Elevatoring – Case Study India

How elevatoring requirements are impacted by mobility and circulation patterns of people within buildings by TAK Mathews and Nalini Raghavan Abstract The primary objective of elevatoring a building is to...

Cast-in Channel Connections

An examination of the use of hot-rolled, cast-in channels in elevator shafts Connections in the elevator shaft are often subjected to demanding loading situations. For example, dynamic loading conditions, which...

Is Destination Dispatch User Friendly?

An explanation of how these systems are used, including advantages and disadvantages by Chris Woodman and Dinesh Musalekar With more than eight million elevators in service around the world, elevator...

Canopy over the escalator at the Embarcadero station; image courtesy of BART

BART’s Top 24 Accomplishments of 2024 Include Escalator Updates

Pankrác metro station platform; photo by A. Savin for Wikipedia

Year-Long Construction Closes Two Prague Metro Stations

The station is served by Schindler escalators; photo by Marc A. Hermann for the NYC Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA).

NYC LIRR Among “Most Beautiful for Interior Design”

At the Royal Palace of Naples, an interactive virtual elevator transports you through four centuries of life in the palace; image via Finestre sull’ Arte.

Royal Palace of Naples Introduces Interactive Virtual Elevator Exhibit

DLF The Arbour; image courtesy of DLF

65 Otis Elevators for Luxury Residential Development in Gurugram, India