Posts by Kencor Elevator Systems
Transforming America: One High-Rise at a Time
For most city-dwellers, the elevator is an unremarkable machine that inspires none of the passion or interest that Americans afford trains, jets, and even bicycles. Without the elevator, there could be no downtown skyscrapers or residential high-rises, and city life as we know it would be impossible (Neyfakh, 2014). It is argued that the elevator…
Read More9 Elevator Facts You Didn’t Know!
Elevator music was first introduced to elevators in the 1920’s. Its main purpose was to calm fearful passengers who were using an elevator for the first time. There are over 24 elevators are the historic Roman Colosseum build in 80 AD. The elevators were operated manually by over 200 slaves. Spain has the most elevators…
Read MoreInnovations in Elevator Technology
When people think about transportation infrastructure, they tend to think of roads, bridges, and railways. However, vertical transportation is becoming increasingly important as cities expand as there have been several technological innovations in recent years. Technology and the Elevator Button New technology and advancement in particular that is changing the elevator industry in buildings is…
Read MoreResidential Elevators, Public Escalators and Your Children
Elevator and Escalator Safety Residential elevator owners have to be vigilant of safe elevator practices with the presence of small children. Many small children have become entrapped between folding car doors and elevator landing doors. Unattended toddlers have been known to inadvertently access elevator hoistways by opening doors thinking they lead to a closet or…
Read MoreWarmer Temperatures and Subsequent Elevator Failures
In our area we have experienced a relatively moderate summer up until the last several weeks and there are several ways in which this can negatively impact your elevator. Machine Rooms Elevator machine rooms are susceptible to extreme swings in ambient temperature. Each elevator component located in the elevator machine room reacts differently to these…
Read MoreRichard Kennedy joins the MWAA board
For those who say nothing gets done in Congress these days — here is news of a small action. The Senate this week cleared the way for Richard A. Kennedy to join the board of the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority. Kennedy, a federal appointee, becomes the 17th member of the board, which is responsible for…
Read MoreElevator Companies Move the World
The Elevator’s Impact on Architecture If you gaze upon the skyline of any modern city in the world and admire the great accomplishment many societies have undertaken it is important to note none of it would have been possible without the elevator. Most of the architecture of the last two centuries would not have been…
Read MoreElevator Maintenance is Crucial in Order to Provide Uninterrupted Service
With more than 900,000 elevators in the United States making an average of 18 billion trips per year, elevators require continuing elevator maintenance in order to function properly. To ensure their elevators operate properly it is imperative that building owners, property managers, and facility managers alike, are able to properly assess their elevator maintenance programs.…
Read MoreHow to Repair Surface Damage
As a professional elevator repair company, Kencor Elevator Systems has helped many customers restore their elevators to working order quickly and efficiently so that your home or business is also returned to working order. We often get questions from our customers about how to properly take care of their elevator mechanics and keep the doors…
Read MoreKencor Remembers Elevator History
At Kencor Elevator Systems, we work with the latest technology and standards in elevator repair and maintenance. But all of our progressive technology had to start somewhere. Rudimentary elevators or hoists were being operated by animal, human power, and even by water-driven mechanisms clear back in the third century B.C. and into the Middle Ages.…
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