MCE’s Elevator Packages Division (EPD) recently engineered and constructed an 8,000 pound capacity elevator car...		MCE is pleased to announce the addition of two new features — a serial COP system and handheld programming unit...		NAEC’s Education Committee has “CET” certified all MCE training classes at both our California and New York facilities...
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Kinetek Elevator Group Welcomes Ismail Kosovali, Introduces Mohamed Ezzeddine in Middle East Business Development Role
Kinetek’s international sales team participated at Asansör Istanbul 2009...
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MCE and Imperial Electric Optimize Traction Control and ACPM Applications
MCE and Imperial Electric have long histories of outstanding innovations in the control... 
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United in Orlando, September 22 and 23
This exhibition combines NAEC, NAVTP, NAESA, and CECA into one large show...
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MCE Web Site Provides Quick Access to Customer Support
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EPD Builds Monster Car for Valley Medical Center

MCE’s Elevator Packages Division (EPD) recently engineered and constructed an 8,000 pound capacity elevator car for Valley Medical Center in Seattle. This "Monster" service elevator car (pictured with EPD staff) and a slightly smaller 5,000 pound passenger/service car will be used for transporting medical equipment and large diagnostic equipment throughout the medical center. The job also includes two 3,500 pound passenger traction elevators. All four cars operate at 350 fpm.

The Valley Medical Center job includes the largest car built to date by the EPD, and features an added twist: Rather than being a machine room-less (MRL) application, these four cars use an AC permanent magnet (ACPM) application in a traditional machine room. The Monster car uses ACPM machines from Imperial Electric that are more efficient than traditional geared machines and feature many advantages, including: very quiet operation, super smooth ride, and the elimination of both oil (since there is no gearbox) and the need for a rope brake. The project started construction in May 2009.

The EPD offers custom elevator packages for machine room-less and overhead traction packages for both modernization and new construction.

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New Features for Motion 2000 Hydraulic Controller

 

Serial COP
This is not just a serial COP, it's a new way of wiring your car with a 60% reduction in traveler cable, and it now requires only 20-25 wires when used with a solid state door operator (e.g., MCE SmarTraq). MCE provides the board (and mounting hardware) to mount behind the COP along with the cartop box with the boards already mounted inside. The boards are connected using a telephone-jack style cable (provided by MCE) that sends the serial signals to the controller using a shielded pair of wires in the traveler cable.

mPAC (also for Motion 4000)
MCE's handheld programming unit, mPAC (motion Portable Adjustment Control ) is an optional handheld unit that works as a replica of the main LCD screen that’s inside the controller. It has several advanced features that work on all Motion 2000 & 4000 controllers:

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MCE CET Certified Training Classes Now Available 

NAEC’s Education Committee has “CET” certified all MCE training classes taking place at both our California and New York facilities. The IMC & PTC Installation & Troubleshooting classes each equal 14.0 CET contact hours; the Motion 2000 and Motion 4000 training classes each equal 14.5 CET contact hours; and the iControl training class equals 15.0 CET contact hours.

MCE’s factory technical training classes provide a better working knowledge of installation, operation, and maintenance practices for MCE controls, and include classroom training, hands-on labs, one-on-one time with MCE instructors, and small group sessions – all providing an effective learning environment to maximize information retention. Specific class instruction covers elevator controller functions, computer diagnostic tools, job print reading, signal tracing, selector systems, sequence of operation problems, rotating equipment concerns and induced and stray voltages. For added convenience, customers can register online or contact Margo Walls at 916-463-9462. Class schedules are as follows:

iControl- Installation & Troubleshooting

California: July 7, 8 | September 14, 15 | November 2, 3

New York: July 20, 21 | September 21, 22 | November 16, 17

Motion 4000- Installation & Troubleshooting

California: August 3, 4 | October 5, 6 | December 7, 8

New York: July 22, 23 | September 23, 24 | November 18, 19

IMC/PTC-Installation & Troubleshooting

California: August 17, 18 | November 16, 17

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Kinetek Elevator Group Welcomes Ismail Kosovali, Introduces Mohamed Ezzeddine in Middle East Business Development Role
 

From left to right: Ji Fan (VP of Business Development, Asia), Ismail Kosovali (Business Development Manager, Turkey), Dan Walsh (Director of International Sales), and Mohamed Ezzeddine (Director of Business Development, Middle East)

Kinetek’s international sales team traveled to Istanbul, Turkey in April to participate in Asansör Istanbul 2009 — Turkey’s bi-annual elevator industry trade event geared mainly to the Turkish, European, and Middle Eastern markets. The exhibition proved to be a significant and successful event attracting more than 20,000 attendees from nearly 70 countries.

The Asansör event coincided with the opening of Kinetek’s Turkey office, and the appointment of Ismail Kosovali as Business Development Manager. Ismail is a tremendous addition to Kinetek and will be instrumental in helping share Kinetek’s vision of world class products and service to the marketplace.

Asansör (Turkish for “Lift”) also provided the opportunity to officially introduce Mohamed Ezzeddine as Director of Business Development for the Middle East. Mohamed will be slowly transferring his current R&D responsibilities to others, and transitioning his focus to business development in the Middle East.

Kinetek’s booth showcased our gearless ACPM machine line, including the new WJ Series, iControl, ZXK control systems and a number of marquee projects from around the world.

The EESG companies include MCE, Imperial Electric, KDS and ZXK, and are responsible for Kinetek sales, marketing and business development activities in international markets.

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MCE and Imperial Electric Optimize Traction Control and ACPM Applications

MCE and Imperial Electric have long histories of outstanding innovations in the control and motor/machine product areas. With their close design and technology relationship, MCE and Imperial are able to work together to achieve the best combined product results for customers using their controls and machines. And this benefit is extended to all MCE and Imperial customers — even those who may just use MCE controls or Imperial motors or machines, but not both.

MCE manufactures a complete line of non-proprietary traction and hydraulic controls, including its new Motion 4000 traction control for low to mid rise applications and flagship iControl brand for high speed, high rise applications. These premium controls are just the latest in a long line of innovations from MCE. Along the way, MCE also developed its innovative 12-pulse SCR drive for DC controllers, and partnered with German drive manufacturer KEB to create a custom line of AC drives (Torqmax).

Imperial Electric is a manufacturer of special application AC and DC motor systems. While you may be familiar with Imperial’s design and manufacturing capabilities in the elevator industry, you may not know that they also manufacture market leading products in the commercial floor care, hose reel and commercial food equipment markets. Imperial has maintained a 100-year tradition of excellence since their founding in 1908.

MCE iControl
With contract speeds to 1800 feet per minute, floor/openings to 150/300 and groups to 15 cars, iControl meets the high performance specifications of some of the most demanding mid to high rise applications in the market. Built around the iBox processor, iControl is a sophisticated, compact computer designed exclusively to control elevators in a modern, integrated systems, high-rise environment.

Integration with other intelligent systems requires that a controller not only have the traditional, internal focus on controlling elevator motion and door operation but an equivalent focus on external communication with other intelligent devices. This external focus is supported by iControl’s Ethernet capability, which in-turn is supported by the processing horsepower of the iBox. These features have enabled MCE to develop a graphic user interface, iView that runs on a common PC.

Through iView, elevator installers and adjusters have unparalleled access to every facet of the elevator control system. Virtually every condition affecting control and ride are easily adjusted using on-screen controls, allowing elevator technicians to tune car motion to precise levels. iView also provides a precise security interface, in-depth diagnostics, automated learning processes, even automated set up and running of elevator acceptance tests. And iView is not confined to the elevator machine room. It provides access from anywhere an Internet connection is available. This ability is of immense value, allowing an elevator mechanic in the machine room to bring a support engineer from MCE online, sharing access and working together to make fine control adjustments, run diagnostics, set up connections for remote monitoring locations, or any of many other possibilities.

Focus on external communication facilitates additional iControl features. The iMonitor application allows remote monitoring of iControl elevators and elevator groups across a large site, or of multiple sites separated by any geographical distance through high-speed, Internet connection. Capabilities built into iMonitor include lobby display support, three-dimensional campus viewing, remote elevator control, and remote security control. iReport, a server-based application, provides extensive data gathering, viewing, printing, and storage of historical elevator information over periods of time. New data is easily analyzed to generate performance or other reports. Old data is easily stored, recalled, and analyzed just as if it were new data. iReport also provides maintenance logging and automatically alerts appropriate personnel when selected events are reported.

BMS-Link is a graphic user interface application along with interfacing hardware that allows iControl to be linked to the Building Management System (BMS) that already controls building lighting and environmental systems. It provides the BMS with energy-consumption related control of elevator groups to help meet today’s green building standards.

Many of these features are also available with MCE’s newest traction controller, Motion 4000. Ideally suited for low to mid rise applications to 32 floors/64 openings and speeds to 400 feet per minute, the Motion 4000 is a cost-effective control solution.

Imperial Electric ACPM Machines
Imperial Electric delivers a torque-optimized compact gearless AC permanent magnet machine. These ACPM machines are efficient even at lower speeds and consume dramatically less energy than traditional asynchronous motors in geared machines.

Imperial’s ACPM machines use permanent magnets on the rotor surface to generate the magnetic field rather than fluctuating electrical current. The stator flux effectively controls the speed and torque of the motor. The angle between stator and rotor flux is maintained as close to 90-degrees to generate maximum torque. Together, these factors provide a motor that is highly effective over a wide RPM range, eliminating the need for a gearbox. Because they are synchronous, no-slip motors, ACPM units provide superior speed accuracy.

ACPM machines from Imperial Electric are very efficient. Recently, we replaced a traditional, geared AC machine with an ACPM machine, having first tracked power consumption, heat emission impact, and noise impact from the old machine so that we could measure actual improvement after replacement. This is what we found:

Combined with regenerative drives on traction controls like iControl and Motion 4000, Imperial Electric machines can return excess power to the building utility system. This feature is just one benefit of the “green” design philosophy practiced by MCE and Imperial. Non-proprietary Imperial Electric machines also provide many service advantages, including balanced engineered pick points to make installation and service easier; use of standard NEMA frame sizes to facilitate service needs; dual, independent brake design that meets emergency brake requirements currently used on traction applications; availability of spare machines; machine sub structures to allow deflector sheaves to be installed above the hoistway, and certified data that is made available to qualified motor shops.

Kinetek Companies Building on Technology
MCE and Imperial Electric continue to build our traction control and ACPM technology. To support the requirements of the vertical transportation industry, we are also putting our experience to work to provide superior solutions across an expanding product range including:

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United in Orlando, September 22 and 23

MCE and Imperial Electric will be exhibiting at United in Orlando this September 22 and 23. This exhibition combines NAEC, NAVTP, NAESA, and CECA into one large show. Visitors can expect to see our complete line of Motion products, our newest product offerings, and our latest designs in elevator packages. Look for MCE in booth #317 and Imperial Electric in booth #805.

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MCE Web Site Provides Quick Access to Customer Service

We have updated our web site to provide faster, more streamlined responses to customer requests. You can now link directly to the support area you need! We encourage our customers to use the following links:

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