John Koshak has worked in the elevator industry since 1980, beginning as an adjuster with major companies before moving into product design, code compliance, and consulting. He patented the LifeJacket safety device, founded Elevator Safety Solutions, LLC in 2008, and later cofounded eMCP LLC to deliver code-compliant Maintenance Control Programs. An author of books, Certified Elevator Technician courses, and numerous technical articles, he also teaches code education for licensing. Koshak has served on the ASME A17 Standards Committee since 2005 and holds leadership roles including President of the International Association of Elevator Consultants (IAEC) and Board Member of Elevator World Magazine.
The paper will discuss the tremendous equipment improvements electronic maintenance control programs and IOT can provide, tailoring maintenance to legitimate demand for performance of maintenance tasks. The program provides for contractual reimbursement when maintenance is not performed, the financial benefits finally are in favour of the building.
Examples of documented 70% reduction of callbacks, reduction of unexpected equipment failure, elimination of incidents, preservation of capital equipment, and lift personnel morale improvement will be provided. The current trends will be looked at and how they impact on end users.
Improving maintenance with technology.
John Koshak
eMCP, USA.