Modernize Your Elevator the Smart Way: Part 2 – What You Should Modernize for Updates that Last

Choosing what to replace and/or upgrade in your elevator modernization impacts your investment, the reliability and lifespan of your equipment, and your riders’ engagement. In this second in a three-part series, Kencor, Inc. guides you through how to get the best return for your dollar and bolster satisfaction for the long term. The foundation of…

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Five Elevator Inspection MythBusters

Elevator inspection is an often-misunderstood requirement among building owners. Your complex machines were first installed with thousands of electrical and other components in custom dimensions to ensure the safety of your public’s access, as well as the efficiency of your building’s traffic. But how do you continue to trust your vertical transportation equipment over time?…

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The Importance of Oil Filtration on your Hydraulic Tank Unit

As with any transportation vehicle, oil maintenance is of utmost importance. Not only does it keep the machine working and lubricating properly, it provides insight into the wear and tear the vehicle’s mechanics are going through. Within Kencor, we recommend an oil filtration process approximately every 5 years depending on site conditions.  Furthermore, we will…

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Need an Elevator Company? Here’s some tips for finding the best one!

Many building owners, homeowners and management companies with vertical transportation equipment face the dilemma of searching for vendors that provide high quality building maintenance services. There are many questions related to what to look for in a company, especially who is most reliable, while providing the best cost and most efficient service. We wanted to…

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Put the Spring Back in your Elevator!

As with your vehicle, home, or work space, a tune-up in the Spring is always recommended with having a vertical transportation device. By scheduling a routine elevator maintenance visit, providing a general Spring clean-up should be quick and easy! With these tips below, it will help maintain the life, comfort, and reliability of your elevator,…

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Are your Elevators Ready for Winter?

Preventative elevator maintenance is always the cornerstone of continuous operation and long life span of your elevators. Natural causes such as weather can have many adverse effects on safe operation. It is increasingly important for building owners and property managers to be aware of how cold weather can affect your elevators. It’s important to be…

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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…

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Residential 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…

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