For thousands of years human lives have seen radical shifts in available technology that has forever influenced the social development of our species. Modern electricity, personal automobiles, and more recently the internet are all prime examples of how our lives have adapted thanks to breakthroughs in technology. While the products themselves are obviously at the forefront of such change, it is important to consider the developments needed behind the scenes in the form of machine tools that enabled the production and development needed to change lives.

Modern Machine Tools

The earliest machine tools were found around Egypt and Mesopotamia around the 3rd century BC in the form of hand-powered lathes. It was not until the Industrial Revolution in England when steam power and water wheels

There are currently about 700,000 elevators around the United States. Every year, another 10,000 elevators are installed in residential buildings. Globally, elevators move the equivalent of the entire planet’s population every nine days according to United Technologies. Elevators are very safe and are up to 20 times safer than escalators. andnbsp;Despite the fact that there are about 20 times the number of elebvators as escalators, there are only one third of the total number of accidents in elevators as opposed to escalators. That does not mean that if your building has elevators, you should not pay attention to proper elevator repair and maintenance.

Elevator Maintenance Tips:

1. Preform daily inspections of your elevators. Pay attention to lights