Any type of a mechanical gadget, equipment or apparatus, age and, mostly due to the lack of a proper maintenance regime, its performance and safety are both compromised. This is the same for any elevator system. It may be a small hydraulic elevator installed in a residential apartment block, or a large multi bank gearless elevator system in a high-rise office building. Although the elevator systems in such buildings are essential for the smooth transportation of both goods and humans, they require regular and thorough maintenance so as to guarantee their safety. Mostly, when an elevator system gets old, it needs to be replaced to something more modern. The person who installs or modernizes an old elevator system to something better and trendy, is known as the elevator modernization consultant engineer.
However, when an elevator modernization consultant engineer approaches a building owner or management with the aim of recommending a change from an old elevator that is nearing or past its life span to a modern one he normally faces opposition. Finally, when they consent to the change, the engineer should undertake a complete building site survey to determine what will be included in the modernization process. The elevator apparatus type, condition of its components and age will have to be surveyed so as to determine what can be re-used and what needs to be replaced. A final decision as to whether to have a full or a partial modernization must be made at this time.
