The Paternoster – The Rotating Platform Lift
There are only two working paternoster lifts left in Britain today, one of which is in the library at the University of Essex and another at the University of Leicester. In Germany, however, they rema...
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An ageing population and increasing awareness of disability issues mean that accessibility has become a key word in planning issues, be it a new park, leisure centre or office block. In the UK, any bu...
ViewHow the Internet of Things Will Optimise Elevator Performance
The Internet of Things (IoT) has overtaken cloud computing in becoming the most talked-about technology trend of today. And this may partly result from the ease with which the underlying concepts whic...
ViewSmart Elevators for Even Faster Elevator Travel
There’s nothing more irritating than waiting for a lift, only to have to stop at every floor on the way to allow other people to get on or off. The development of smart elevators, which have bee...
ViewFly Higher with Innovative UltraRope Lift-Hoisting Technology
Skyscraper technology has come a long way since 1885, when the world’s very first was completed. The Home Insurance Building, nicknamed ‘Father of the Skyscraper’, was ten storeys ta...
ViewNew Plans by Scientists to Build a Space Platform Lift
Would you like a trip to outer space? Then take the lift. This is the idea of Canadian company Thoth Technology, which hopes to build an inflatable elevator to space. The idea is to construct a platfo...
ViewGrowth of the Global Stair Lifts Market Down To Longer Life
Leading research company Persistence Market Research recently conducted an extensive study looking at the global market for stair lifts. The results of that study have revealed some very interesting s...
ViewCould this be the platform lift of the future?
It’s like Willy Wonka finding the Holy Grail. Everyone may be used to lifts moving up and down, but one that moved sideways was supposed to be a fantasy. No more. Magnetic Levitation M...
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