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Published: July 27, 2007
Elevator companies number in the hundreds if not thousands in the USA (200 Elevator companies are registered in Florida alone). Elevator companies are responsible for making high rises possible and schools, museums, and other buildings accessible for the handicapped. Products from elevator companies also move heavy industrial equipment and assist in transporting cargo within factories and without.
Millions of people use elevators and rely on elevator companies on a daily basis for a variety of jobs.
Otis is the world's largest elevator company and was founded in 1853 by Elisha Otis. He didn't invent vertical hauling systems, but he did make them safer by inventing a mechanism that would engage and lock the car in place and keep it from falling if the cables supporting a car broke. This invention greatly increased elevator sales and spread the machines' popularity. Due to the fact that safe elevators made it possible for the top floors of tall buildings to be easily accessible, Otis is also credited with making skyscrapers feasible.
Elevator companies continue to compete for the newest innovations in vertical transportation, and Otis has once again developed a technology that has changed the way elevators are built. The Gen2(TM) Elevator has the most advanced design of any elevator. The Gen2(TM) differs from conventional elevators in that it replaces woven steel cables with flat polyurethane-coated steel belts, which are more durable and more flexible than steel cables. The design saves space by eliminating the need for a machine room on top of the elevator, and also saves energy when it is lifting and generates energy when it is lowering, which appeals to people who are environmentally aware.
Otis may have changed the way buildings could be built, but a futuristic group of elevator companies is currently in the process of changing the way people on Earth access space. The LiftPort Space Elevator, which is being built by the LiftPort Group, is scheduled to make its first lift into space October 27, 2031. By combining technology with physics, it should be possible to create a permanent bridge from Earth to space. A carbon nanotube that is anchored to Earth and attached to a satellite will provide robotic elevator cars with the means to climb into space. The extremely strong but very lightweight carbon nanotube will be held taut by the centrifugal force generated by the turning of the Earth. If these elevator companies are successful with their plan, space travel will become easier and more regular. The LiftPort Elevator companies hope that this will create new options for entrepreneurs that haven't even been considered yet.
Elevator companies are responsible for transporting millions of people into the tops of skyscrapers, throughout malls, and assisting handicapped mobility. The safety mechanisms invented by Otis have improved sales and spread use of the elevator worldwide. This elevator company's continued innovations in their Gen2(TM) design have made elevators more earth-friendly and durable, and allows them to take up less space in a building. The LiftPort elevator companies are taking elevators to the next level by planning to use them as direct transportation from Earth into space. Elevators and elevator companies have multiple essential duties already and are set to continue assisting in vertical transportation well into the future.
Sources:
The LiftPort Space Elevator. LiftPort Group. 2003-2007. LiftPort, Inc. 3 July 2007.
http://www.liftport.com/
"Registered Elevator Companies." State of Florida: Department of Business and Professional Regulation: Division of Hotels and Restaurants, Bureau of Elevator Safety. 14 Jan. 2003. 4 July 2007.
http://www.state.fl.us/dbpr/hr/elevators/compani es.pdf
"Otis Elevator Company." Wikipedia. 3 July 2007. 3 July 2007.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otis_Elevator_Compa ny
Otis and Steinway Make Beautiful Music Together. Otis.com. 3 July 2007.
http://www.otis.com/otis150/section/1,2344,ARC18 40_CLI1_RES1_SEC4,00.html
Otis is the world's largest elevator company and was founded in 1853 by Elisha Otis. He didn't invent vertical hauling systems, but he did make them safer by inventing a mechanism that would engage and lock the car in place and keep it from falling if the cables supporting a car broke. This invention greatly increased elevator sales and spread the machines' popularity. Due to the fact that safe elevators made it possible for the top floors of tall buildings to be easily accessible, Otis is also credited with making skyscrapers feasible.
Elevator companies continue to compete for the newest innovations in vertical transportation, and Otis has once again developed a technology that has changed the way elevators are built. The Gen2(TM) Elevator has the most advanced design of any elevator. The Gen2(TM) differs from conventional elevators in that it replaces woven steel cables with flat polyurethane-coated steel belts, which are more durable and more flexible than steel cables. The design saves space by eliminating the need for a machine room on top of the elevator, and also saves energy when it is lifting and generates energy when it is lowering, which appeals to people who are environmentally aware.
Otis may have changed the way buildings could be built, but a futuristic group of elevator companies is currently in the process of changing the way people on Earth access space. The LiftPort Space Elevator, which is being built by the LiftPort Group, is scheduled to make its first lift into space October 27, 2031. By combining technology with physics, it should be possible to create a permanent bridge from Earth to space. A carbon nanotube that is anchored to Earth and attached to a satellite will provide robotic elevator cars with the means to climb into space. The extremely strong but very lightweight carbon nanotube will be held taut by the centrifugal force generated by the turning of the Earth. If these elevator companies are successful with their plan, space travel will become easier and more regular. The LiftPort Elevator companies hope that this will create new options for entrepreneurs that haven't even been considered yet.
Elevator companies are responsible for transporting millions of people into the tops of skyscrapers, throughout malls, and assisting handicapped mobility. The safety mechanisms invented by Otis have improved sales and spread use of the elevator worldwide. This elevator company's continued innovations in their Gen2(TM) design have made elevators more earth-friendly and durable, and allows them to take up less space in a building. The LiftPort elevator companies are taking elevators to the next level by planning to use them as direct transportation from Earth into space. Elevators and elevator companies have multiple essential duties already and are set to continue assisting in vertical transportation well into the future.
Sources:
The LiftPort Space Elevator. LiftPort Group. 2003-2007. LiftPort, Inc. 3 July 2007.
http://www.liftport.com/
"Registered Elevator Companies." State of Florida: Department of Business and Professional Regulation: Division of Hotels and Restaurants, Bureau of Elevator Safety. 14 Jan. 2003. 4 July 2007.
http://www.state.fl.us/dbpr/hr/elevators/compani es.pdf
"Otis Elevator Company." Wikipedia. 3 July 2007. 3 July 2007.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otis_Elevator_Compa ny
Otis and Steinway Make Beautiful Music Together. Otis.com. 3 July 2007.
http://www.otis.com/otis150/section/1,2344,ARC18 40_CLI1_RES1_SEC4,00.html
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