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: © Meiller Aufzugtüren News | July 2023 New management at Meiller After 20 years at the head of Meiller Aufzugtüren, Wolfgang Nothaft has retired at the end of June 2023.
Photo: © wrightstudio/123RF.com News | July 2023 EU Machinery Regulation published It had been announced for a long time, now the time had come: The Machinery Regulation (EU) 2023/1230 was published in the Official Journal of the European Union (EU) on 29 June 2023.
Photo: © Cedes News | July 2023 Partnership of Cedes and relayr Cedes and relayr are entering into a strategic partnership. As a producer of safety light curtains and optoelectronic sensors for lifts, Cedes intends to combine its sensor solutions with relayr’s expertise.
Photo: © Geda GmbH News | July 2023 Digitalisation in the construction machine sector Geda has moved ahead with the development of its digital platform “Geda Central”.
Photo: © Lödige Industries News | June 2023 Wennekamp returns to Lödige Tobias Wennekamp has assumed the newly created position of Chief Product Officer at Lödige Industries.
Photo: © Meiller Aufzugtüren News | June 2023 Colossal six-leaf doors on the fifth continent When it comes to lifts, landing and car doors with very large dimensions are a special challenge – a task that the door specialist Meiller has been handling for years.
Photo: © Kanawastudio/Bernd Lorenz/iStock.com News | June 2023 New sector report: lack of skilled workers the new sticking point Three megatrends are currently influencing the German lift sector: digitalisation, sustainability and demographic change. This was revealed by the new sector report about the German lift and escalator sector, which has just been published.
Photo: © TK Elevator News | June 2023 TK Elevator: New CEO in Europe and Africa Bora Gülan has been appointed CEO of TK Elevator’s European and African elevator and escalator business.
Photo: © Schindler News | June 2023 Connecting lifts to an IoT system The Internet of Things (IoT) is transforming the lift industry by enabling the collection and transmission of data from lifts to cloud-based systems. This provides a better experience for all stakeholders involved.
