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Elevators are special equipment. According to the “People’s Republic of China special equipment safety law” article 25 and article 40, the elevator installation, transformation, major repair process, should be after the special equipment inspection agency in accordance with the ...Read more »
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Vertical elevator water is mainly divided into machine room leakage, water seepage in the shaft and water accumulation in the pit. For serious water elevator, need to stop using in time, by the maintenance unit for elevator repair, confirm the safety status before put into use. In additi...Read more »
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Ordinary elevators are not required to have fire protection features, and people are prohibited from escaping by elevators in case of fire. Because when it is affected by high temperature, or power failure, or fire burning, it will definitely affect the people who ride the elevator, and e...Read more »
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Most people on the difference between home elevator and public elevator only stays in the size of the size, that the home elevator is a reduced version of the public elevator, in fact, not, the home elevator and the public elevator from the function to the technology have a world of difference. U...Read more »
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Definitely. With the improvement of contemporary living standards, people on the elevator car with air conditioning, to improve the comfort of the travel of the good will is more and more prominent. Elevator air conditioning, technically speaking, is a very simple and very mature thing. Can be in...Read more »
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Located in Yuzhong District, Chongqing Kaixuan Road, “Kaixuan Road Elevator” was built in January 1985, and was put into use on March 30, 1986, which has a history of more than 30 years, and is known as “the first elevator in Chongqing, the mountain city”. Triumph elevator...Read more »
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Elevator “hot dizzy” performance： Elevator motor, inverter, brake resistance, car top air conditioning and other heating and cooling components, and the well is relatively closed. In the absence of cooling measures, the elevator shaft and car will form a higher temperature than the o...Read more »
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Elevator doors are equipped with anti-clamping devices, when moving things, people often use objects to block the door. In fact, the elevator door has an interval of 10 to 20 seconds, after repeated closure, the elevator will start the protection design, so the correct approach is to hold down th...Read more »
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In recent years, there have been frequent accidents with elevators at home and abroad. Whether it is the sudden rush of the elevator or the failure of the elevator, it can lead to accidents for passengers. How to avoid such situations? It is impossible to expect that once the elevator opens, its ...Read more »
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There are two main types of elevator failures: one is that the elevator suddenly stops running; The second is that the elevator loses control and falls rapidly. How to protect yourself in the event of an elevator failure? 1. How to call for help if the elevator door fails? If the elevator stops s...Read more »
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Notice on the schedule of the 15th World Elevator & Escalator Expo Dear Exhibitors, Industry Fellows and Honor Guests: Thank you for your care and support to World Elevator&Escalator Expo! With the overall improvement of COVID-19, international exchanges have gradually increased,creatingf...Read more »
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The future development of elevators is not only a competition in terms of speed and length, but also more “concept elevators” beyond people’s imagination have emerged. In 2013, the Finnish company Kone developed an ultralight carbon fiber “ultrarope”, which is far lo...Read more »
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The basic structure of the elevator 1. An elevator is mainly composed of: traction machine, control cabinet, door machine, speed limiter, safety gear, light curtain, car, guide rail and other components. 2. Traction machine: the main driving component of the elevator, which provides power for th...Read more »
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Prior to a movement control order aimed at curbing the spread of COVID-19, construction on PNB’s Merdeka 118 in Kuala Lumpur — expected as Southeast Asia’s future tallest tower — had reached the 111th of 118 floors in March, The Malaysian Reserve reports. The project was on hold for...Read more »
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City officials in Santa Ana, California, approved the latest, 37-story iteration of a project from developer Michael Harrah that has been in the works for 20 years, the Orange County Register reports. With one councilwoman objecting, the move came as Harrah added up to 415 residences to a plan th...Read more »
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Swiss financial services company Credit Suisse, a long-term commentator on and researcher of the industry, released several reports on the elevator and escalator market in March. All headlined Global Elevators & Escalators, their individual titles are “Looking at What Is Key for 2020 and Beyo...Read more »
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The post-COVID-19 world may involve changes to architecture and may see an impact on how the Internet of Things (IoT) is utilized in elevators. Philadelphia-based architect James Timberlake told KYW Newsradio that one thing learned from the pandemic is how easy it is for many people to work from...Read more »
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Hope Street Capital, the developer of 550 Clinton Avenue, a 29-story residential tower in Brooklyn, NYC’s Clinton Hill neighborhood, has secured a US$180-million construction loan, which means the tower should soon start rising, New York YIMBY reports. The building, designed by Morris Adjmi...Read more »
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The University of Northampton (UoN), in association with LECS (UK Ltd.), recently announced the introduction of the Alex MacDonald Award for Lift Engineering. The award, plus GBP200 (US$247) in prize money, will be presented every year to the UoN MSc Lift Engineering student whose master’s ...Read more »
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NYC BANKS MAKE COVID-19 ELEVATOR PLANS As the COVID-19 pandemic is starting to ease in NYC, some of the world’s largest banks are busily designing logistics to eventually bring staff back to their mostly empty towers, Bloomberg reports. Citigroup presents a good example; while working things out ...Read more »
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Construction on new landmarks, including a supertall tower, is in full swing in Shanghai’s downtown Xuhui District, Shine reports. The district government released its 2020 major construction plans, listing 61 projects representing a total investment of CNY16.5 billion (US$2.34 billion). Am...Read more »
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ELEVATOR WORLD (EW) has been the vertical-transportation industry’s source for news and information for 67 years, and we aim to continue to be during the coronavirus pandemic affecting readers, advertisers, employees, contributors and associates around the world. With magazines in the U.S., India...Read more »
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Notice of the postponement of WEE EXPO 2020 Read more »