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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News | January 2019 SR3E: safety according to lift standard EN 81-20/50 Since 1 September 2017, lift control devices throughout Europe must meet the new requirements of the new standards EN 81-20 and EN 81-50.
News | January 2019 Giovenzana: New emergency light devices Giovenzana International B.V has widened its product range, which now includes light maintenance stations for the car roof and under the car in compliance with the standards EN 81.20 and EN 81.50.
News | December 2018 Fast solution for the Graz railway hub To prevent travellers at the railway station in Graz from being hindered by defective escalators, the specialists from Weber Tec in Hamburg travelled to Austria to repair the escalators with their "EsCare" repair method.
News | December 2018 Lift systems as kit or certified complete system LiftEquip has been selling lift components for over 35 years and has almost 15 years of experience with kits and system solutions.
News | December 2018 Going up: Reducing downtime in elevators Many of today’s elevator systems are experiencing mind-boggling lock ups and loss of programming.
News | December 2018 Yaskawa christmas campaign: Help for helpers With its Christmas campaign this year, Yaskawa Europe GmbH is supporting the international medical emergency aid organisation "Doctor without Borders" with a sum of EUR 15,000.
News | December 2018 Peter Walker new CEO at thyssenkrupp Elevator Peter Walker is the new CEO of thyssenkrupp’s Elevator Technology business area. His appointment was resolved by the Supervisory Board of thyssenkrupp Elevator AG.
News | December 2018 Affordable lightweight construction in lift building Lightweight construction is an important trend in lift building and in many other industrial sectors. The Plastic Centre Leipzig in Leipzig (KUZ) supports lift builders as development partners.
News | December 2018 Digital platform for the German market The keywords digitalisation, predictive maintenance and proactive service – Otis will implementing this trend now. Otis Germany boss answered LIFTjournal’s questions in an exclusive interview.
