Issue 6/2008
11/02/08
Category: Issue 6/2008
Posted by: Editor
The six articles in a series entitled “Steel Wire Ropes for Traction Lifts” delve into questions of concern to rope makers and users in recent years. These articles are intended to help answer questions frequently asked and to support troubleshooting whenever a combination of elevator and suspension ropes behaves in an unexpected fashion. Many of the answers stem from research projects or from work carried out with lift owners or operators when searching for the cause of a problem.
At this juncture the authors would like to thank all those involved for their frankness and openness.
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6/2008
11/02/08
Category: Issue 6/2008
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Alfredo Gómez, Ángel Gimeno, David Díez and Miguel Ángel García (Instituto Tecnológico de Aragón, Spain)
The Introduction of Pessral (Programmable Electronic System in Safety Related Applications for Lifts) as a normative amendment in EN 81, Amendment A1, could represent a big revolution in the lift industry, comparable to the effect caused years ago when the normative Amendment A2, related to MRL came into light.
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6/2008
11/02/08
Category: Issue 6/2008
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Rajah Venkatraman (Fortune Consultants Ltd., Asia)
Another logical prophecy – “There is great explosion waiting to happen in elevator industry in India”. The prediction of sudden spiraling of demand explosion and such requirements driving the opportunities for the elevator industry is detailed in given with full statistical data. The ways of working in India is explained to the benefit of industry people to participate in such golden opportunities.
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6/2008
11/02/08
Category: Issue 6/2008
Posted by: Editor
For Optimum Availability of Lifts in Trade and Industry
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“When passenger lifts are down, there are still stairs available, but when a freight lift is out, the entire production stops. And that costs a lot of money.”
Michael Mattheis,
Daimler AG, Mercedes-Benz
Large capacity lifts for heavy and bulky loads must fulfill extreme requirements with regard to strength and availability. That applies especially to lift doors – the components that experience the most stress in a lift.
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