Angie Baldwin

3 weeks ago | elevatorworld.com | Angie Baldwin

The 2025 National Association of Elevator Contractors (NAEC) Spring Education Conference began under gray skies and rainy conditions. It didn’t aptly fit the mood of the day, however, which was full of sunny dispositions and jovial gatherings. The Westin Hilton Head Island in Hilton Head, South Carolina, played host to NAEC’s first major event of the year, a well-attended one at that. It wasn’t an event held out of time, however. The realities of the day made themselves known quickly.

Feb 1, 2025 | elevatorworld.com | Events Sun |Angie Baldwin |Madeleine Olausson |Mitsubishi Electric

From the heart of Rovereto, Italy, just a few kilometers from the Austrian border, comes a success story that has revolutionized the elevator industry in Europe. Sicor Italy S.r.l., an Italian company founded in 1981, is today synonymous with quality, innovation and reliability in the production of traction machines for elevators.

Feb 1, 2025 | elevatorworld.com | Events Sun |Angie Baldwin |Lindsay Fletcher |Kenji Tomooka

by Anas Siddiquiimages courtesy of TsaroAI has become a household term since the release of ChatGPT in November 2022, demonstrating AI’s ability to perform human-like tasks such as learning, planning and problem-solving. While AI is not a replacement for human intelligence, it serves as a powerful tool for processing and analyzing vast amounts of data at speeds far beyond human capability.

Feb 1, 2025 | elevatorworld.com | Vijay Pandya |Events Sun |Angie Baldwin |Madeleine Olausson

submitted by Mitsubishi ElectricAiming to further strengthen its elevator and escalator business in Europe via mergers and acquisitions (M&A), Mitsubishi Electric Corp. announced in December 2024 it acquired all shares of Norwegian elevator company ALT Heis, headquartered in Bergen, Norway, on November 29 through wholly owned subsidiary Stockholm, Sweden-based Motum.

Feb 1, 2025 | elevatorworld.com | Events Sun |Angie Baldwin |Kaija Wilkinson |Malini Saba

by Chao Du, Hao Gao and Jian CaoThis article describes relevant cloud-computing solutions to enhance elevator safety through digitalization. Elevator core data obtained through the elevator cloud system can automatically generate elevator operation reports and use big data analysis technology to check elevator safety hazards and dynamically score elevator health, thereby improving the level of intelligent emergency rescue.