For elevator consultants, building managers, and maintenance engineers
An elevator carries passengers day after day without a driver on board. Building teams rely on maintenance providers to keep it running well, but much of that work takes place out of sight. Pulse adds continuous, independent monitoring of selected operating parameters, helping teams see changes over time and make better informed maintenance decisions.
Elevator technology has advanced with more capable controllers, remote monitoring and troubleshooting. Yet the physical ride still depends on mechanical operation, including the movement of the car along its guide rails and the opening and closing of its doors.
Building owners and managers often entrust upkeep to the elevator OEM or a maintenance provider through an annual maintenance contract. They receive service reports, but they cannot routinely observe work carried out in the machine room, on the car top or elsewhere in the shaft.
An independent audit offers a useful assessment at the time of inspection. Continuous monitoring adds a different perspective: a record of how selected parameters behave between those inspections.
Pulse is Elevatech’s elevator health monitor, described as an Elevator Cardio Graph. It tracks parameters such as vibration, noise and temperature, along with door opening and closing behaviour, and records them for review.
Rather than relying only on an isolated reading, the system can help teams follow trends, identify deterioration against historical performance and generate warnings when configured conditions are met.
Pulse operates without depending on a connection to the elevator controller. This controller-agnostic approach provides an additional source of operating information alongside controller diagnostics and maintenance reports.
The value lies in making performance changes visible. A recorded trend gives a maintenance team something specific to investigate, while a warning can prompt a timely review of the elevator’s condition.
Observe performance over time Review recorded parameters to understand how the elevator behaves during everyday operation.
Identify changes that need attention Look for developing patterns in vibration, noise, temperature or door operation, rather than relying only on a single inspection.
Support maintenance discussions Use the recorded information to ask focused questions and guide the maintenance provider’s investigation.
Monitoring data needs interpretation. A change in a parameter is a reason to investigate; it does not, on its own, establish the cause of a fault or prove the quality of a maintenance visit.
Pulse View Displays real time parameters on the in-car display and records data locally on an SD card for later review.
Pulse Network Connects elevator units through the building’s local network to a central computer, allowing the team to monitor and store information for multiple elevators on the premises.
Pulse Cloud Uses internet connectivity to send information to the cloud, where authorised users can access it remotely from an internet connected device.
Choose the arrangement according to who needs the information, where it should be available and the building’s connectivity. Confirm the recording, reporting and warning functions of the selected configuration before ordering.
Pulse complements routine servicing, controller diagnostics and independent audits. It does not replace them. Its role is to provide ongoing visibility of selected operating parameters and help teams recognise changes that deserve attention.
For building managers, that means a stronger basis for conversations about elevator performance. For maintenance engineers and consultants, it provides a history that can support inspection and follow up.
