Photo: © Aleatec News | January 2025 Final version of the VDI 6211 published The finale version of the VDI 6211 guide-line on “Ventilation installations and installations to extract smoke from lifts and lift shafts” was published in October 2024.
Photo: © Adobe Photoshop generiert News | January 2025 Smart Readiness Indicator: an explanation and estimation The Smart Readiness Indicator (SRI) rates the smart readiness of buildings or building units. Member States are now invited to contribute to the optional pilot testing of the SRI.
Photo: © KONE GmbH News | January 2025 Kone takes over two companies Kone Germany has taken over two lift companies – one in southern Germany and one in the federal state of Rhineland-Palatinate.
Photo: © Digital Spine News | January 2025 Aufzugshelden: the story continues In mid-August, Digital Spine – better known as "Aufzugshelden" (lift heroes) – filed for bankruptcy. But the story is set to continue: the Berlin-Charlottenburg district court, which is responsible for the case, is said to have approved managing director Simon Vestner's restructuring plan.
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Photo: © privat News | November 2023 Jens Holmberg is the new EVP at Alimak Alimak Group has appointed Jens Holmberg as EVP Industrial division, effective as of 1 September 2023.
Photo: © Olga Gavrilenko/123RF.com News | November 2023 EN ISO 8100-1/2: a new era for the lift sector EN ISO 8100-1/2 – when will these standards finally arrive? Why is it all taking so long? What do the draft standards look like? What will then change? What new technical requirements will there be for lifts, safety components and parts?
Photo: © Tutti Frutti / shutterstock News | November 2023 Extension of the CE-marking: First, many people laughed … The UK is back in the headlines: After a long period of calm over Brexit, some good news is now attracting attention: The British government has extended indefinitely the recognition of CE marking for placing goods on the UK market.
Photo: © Wittur News | October 2023 What's going on with Wittur? In spring, an article in the German magazine "Finance" caused a stir in the lift industry. "It's five to twelve at Wittur: Moody's has downgraded the lift parts supplier's rating by two notches from Caa1 to Caa3," it said.
Photo: © Bernstein News | October 2023 Bernstein enters into partnership in Australia Pacific Automation is to ensure that the safety technology and suspension systems of Bernstein AG are available throughout Australia.
Photo: © VFA News | October 2023 New employee at the VFA Dipl.-Ing. Anne Zerno has been supporting the VFA standards team at the national level since 1 August.
Photo: © Cedes / relayr News | October 2023 Condition monitoring and light curtains Cedes and relayr have developed a joint solution for smart data use in the lift sector. The new offer combines the IoT-capable light curtain cegard/Smart from Cedes with relayr’s “Skyler Elevate” predictive maintenance solution.
Photo: © PohlCon News | October 2023 Innovative lift shaft anchor The JFL lift shaft anchor from PohlCon is an anchor point embedded in concrete, designed for heavy loads. It is intended to make working in the lift shaft more efficient and convenient.
Photo: © Rimex Metals News | October 2023 The lift now helps to determine the design The stainless steel specialist Rimex Metals wants to cover all areas of lift design with its trade fair appearance at this year's interlift. Meeting lift planners’ wishes when it comes to lift design is a key objective.
