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Conveying Systems cover inter/intra-building transportation devices, such as elevators, handicap lifts, escalators, dumbwaiters, correspondence lifts, pneumatic tube systems, moving walkways and ramps, material handling systems, hoists and cranes, parcel lifts, and vertical conveyors.

Passenger Elevators

Electric elevators are the most common, but hydraulic elevators can also be used for lifts up to 70` and where large capacities are required. Hydraulic speeds are limited to 150 F.P.M., but cars are self-leveling at the stops....

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Understanding Elevator Terminology by RSMeans Editorial Staff
In this article, a glossary of elevator terms provided by the National Elevator Industry, Inc., is provided.

Tips on Estimating Conveying Equipment Costs from RSMeans

Elevator Doors
When preparing an estimate for elevators, check to make sure that doors have been included, not only for the elevator itself, but for each floor where the elevator stops.

Hydraulic Piston
When figuring the cost for a hydraulic elevator, make sure that the excavation for the elevator piston is included in the estimate. For each floor above grade that the elevator is to travel, there should be an equal length of piston...

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