John W. Koshak

Nov 1, 2024 | elevatorworld.com | Lindsay Fletcher |Kaija Wilkinson |John W. Koshak |Dot Mynahan

On a recent trip to Dubai, U.A.E., for The Elevator Show Dubai’s inaugural exposition, your author had the opportunity to visit the Burj Khalifa, the world’s tallest building with a total height of 829.8 m, and the Dubai Frame, an observatory, museum and monument that stands as the largest picture frame in the world.

Nov 1, 2024 | elevatorworld.com | Kaija Wilkinson |Lee Gray |Michael Davies |John W. Koshak

by Dot Mynahan“The bigger the dream, the more important the team.” This quote from Canadian author Robin Sharma perfectly captures the driving force behind the working group preparing the 2025 update of the Elevator Industry Field Employees’ Safety Handbook. The dream: a workplace free of all accidents, where all employees return home from work safely every day.

Nov 1, 2024 | elevatorworld.com | John W. Koshak |Michael Davies |Dot Mynahan |Al Griffin

submitted by FujitecFujitec Co., Ltd. recently became the first Japanese company to obtain certification for elevator maintenance using remote monitoring in Singapore. Fujitec acquired this certification, promoted by the Singapore government, through its group company Fujitec Singapore Corp. Ltd. These regulations are the first of their kind established in Singapore for the remote monitoring of maintenance in countless high-rise buildings throughout the country to enhance elevator sustainability.

Sep 1, 2024 | elevatorworld.com | Lee Gray |John W. Koshak |Ricia Sturgeon-Hendrick |Philip Hofer

This photo, submitted by Kimberly Thomas to the ELEVATOR WORLD 2024 Photo Contest, shows the nerve-racking view passengers have as they ascend from Grand Central Madison to the historic Grand Central Terminal in NYC. The 182-ft-long moving stairs connect passengers to the first new Manhattan terminal for the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) in more than a century. Installed by Schindler, these 17 units are the Manhattan Transit Authority’s longest.

Oct 2, 2023 | elevatorworld.com | Ricia Sturgeon-Hendrick |John W. Koshak |Lindsay Fletcher |Peng Jie

by Dr. Lee Gray, EW Correspondent The design team that introduced one of the first automatic elevator traffic control systems included Otis engineers David L. Lindquist, Edward L. Dunn and David C. Larson. The team completed its work in early 1925 (see part one of this article, ELEVATOR WORLD, August 2023), and the company launched an ambitious publicity campaign the following year.