The elevator industry is witnessing very fast developments and changes. The major focus of all these developments is towards energy efficiency, riding comfort and increased speed. But the desire for even better performance has kept elevator engineers and researchers to keep continuing their efforts, says Rajnikant Lad, Chartered Engineer & Elevator Consultant at Shree Jee Elevators. Globally, the elevator transportation segment has already seen technological developments like Synchronous machines, Variable Voltage Variable Frequency (VVVF)drive and door operator, touch buttons, Elevator destination dispatch(destination control) system, hydraulic system, serial communication, Bluetooth system, Machine Room-Less elevators, vacuum elevators and soon. But, there are some more pathbreaking technological developments happening in the elevator industry which are going to take the elevator utility to a whole new level. Carbon Fibre Hoisting Technology– A major restriction to b...