Carlos Escobar is the founder of Legacy Elevator Consulting. He has spent his lifetime in the elevator industry, and nearly three decades directly involved in the repair and manufacture of traction machines, sheaves, worm & gear sets, and ancillary hoistway and machine room components. He was president of Titan Machine Corp, a traction machine repair facility founded in 1973, from 2014 through its acquisition. His depth is in the equipment itself: the drivetrain, the gearbox, bearings, brake and coupling systems, sheaves, and the repair or overhaul decision that follows from their condition.
Nearly three decades in the elevator trade, almost exclusively at Titan Machine in New York City. He ran the operation end to end, from the fabrication floor to the repair work to the emergency calls that arrive without notice. He was also the communications conduit between the machine shop making or repairing the part or assembly, the on-site technicians and adjusters performing the installations, and the stakeholders footing the bill for the work. Along the way he has seen, up close, what poor maintenance, poor repairs, and the inability to repair do to a machine, and what a machine looks like when it has been kept right.
He has presented technical sessions to industry audiences at the NAEC, the IAEC, and NAESA International on brake systems, sheaves, and machine evaluation, and sits on the board of the Massachusetts Elevator Safety Association.
