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Climbing elevator. A climbing elevator is a self-ascending elevator with its own propulsion. The propulsion can be done by an electric or a combustion engine. Climbing elevators are used in guyed masts or towers, in order to make easy access to parts of these constructions, such as flight safety lamps for maintenance.
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Elevator World: Industry magazine featuring lots of interesting material about the latest developments in the world of "people movement."
Elevators
1. Elevator Traffic Handbook: Theory and Practiceby Gina Barney and Lutfi Al-Sharif. Routledge, 2016. Explores the theory of designing elevators (and other transportation systems) for the most efficient movement of large numbers of people. 2. The Vertical Transportation Handbookby George R. Strakosch and Robert S. Caporale. John Wiley, 2010. An up-to-date reference about modern elevator systems produced with Elevator World magazine.
History
1. Lifted: A Cultural History of the Elevatorby Andreas Bernard. NYU Press, 2014. Architecture, engineering, politics, and psychology are some of the topics covered in this wide-ranging study. 2. From Ascending Rooms to Express Elevators: A History of the Passenger Elevator in the 19th Centuryby Lee E. Gray. Elevator World, 2002. This fascinating book covers the period 1850–1900, beginning with early freight elevators, looking at the role of elevators in the development of skyscrapers, and en...
For younger readers
1. Elevatorsby Tracy Maurer. Rourke Educational, 2017. A 48-page introduction for ages 8–11. 2. Be an Elevator Mechanicby Wil Mara. Cherry Lake, 2019. A 32-page overview for budding engineers.
elevator, car that moves in a vertical shaft to carry passengers or freight between the levels of a multistory building. Most modern elevators are propelled by electric motors, with the aid of a counterweight, through a system of cables and sheaves (pulleys).
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Elevators. From MRL elevators to low-rise, mid-rise, and high-rise building applications, Schindler can meet your elevator needs. Escalators. Discover how Schindler escalators provide safe and reliable mobility in shopping centers, airports, railway stations, commercial buildings, and more. Moving walkways.
Learn about the history, design, types and benefits of elevators or lifts, vertical transport vehicles that move people or goods between floors. Find out how they work, what they are made of, and how they are different from each other.
Apr 23, 2014 · Learn about the history of elevators, from ancient devices powered by manpower to modern ones powered by electricity. Discover how Elisha Graves Otis invented a safety brake that revolutionized the vertical transport industry in 1852.
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