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This page is devoted to various elevator issues and articles relating to the elevator industry.

See below a links to the separate pages for each article along with a summary of the beginning of the article text.  Click on the link to open the page to that article.

		Rope Grippers & Brakes All newly installed and most altered electric traction elevators are required to have ascending car overspeed and unintended car movement protection, as defined in ASME A17.1-2000/4/7, Section 2.19.  The device required is referred to as an "emergency brake."
		Equipment Isolation A common problem which can become a very thorny issue is excessive elevator noise.  Often such noise is a result of vibrating equipment not properly isolated from the building structure.  Open this page for more information on and some suggestions on how to accomplish effective equipment isolation.
		Winding Drum Elevator Conversions A very common type of elevator system commonly installed at the end of the 19th century and the early years of the 20th century is the Winding Drum Elevator.  Manufactured and installed by many early elevator companies, including Otis Elevator Company, Van Emmon Elevator Company and others, these systems are no longer typically installed in commercial applications.  They are, however, still a common hoisting method for single family residential elevators.
		Trend in Custom Elevator Cab Interiors Regarding cab interiors, I can tell you what's popular here.  For new construction and modernizations the trend of the past was for the elevator companies to make and install their simple, pre-engineered cab interior products where that would meet the owner/architect's intent.  And where a more deluxe custom cab was required, they would traditionally buy it from a specialty fabricator like H&B, Tyler, Eklund, Premier, etc.  Then they would do their best to try and install what showed up in the crates.  (Click here to read the rest of the article...)

Disclaimer:  All contents herein are solely the opinions of the writer and are not intended to represent any other parties, especially not the manufacturer of the product discussed.