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: © Bucher Hydraulics News | December 2023 Just like new: modernisation of hydraulic lifts The climate crisis shows: the time of the throwaway mentality has passed - modernisation is the order of the day. This also applies to hydraulic lifts.
Photo: © Ascendor News | December 2023 Ascendor: New homelift at the interlift Ascendor Lifttechnik presented a new homelift at the interlift. The modern DuraPorte homelift boasts a durable aluminium shaft and lifting height of up to 3 m, according to the company.
Photo: © KW Aufzugstechnik News | December 2023 Third generation of frequency converters KW Aufzugstechnik has presented a new frequency converter at interlift in the form of the Goliath 921.
Photo: © Algi News | December 2023 Electrical interlocks for heavy goods lifts The product range of ALGI has been expanded with electrical interlocks for heavy goods lifts. The company presented them at this year’s interlift.
Photo: © bussarin rinchumrus/iStock.com News | November 2023 How much lift does a building need? Long impatient waits for lifts? Many users have to experience this and they often vent their irritation about it to their specialist companies. But how much lift does a building absolutely need to reduce or optimise the waiting time to what feels normal?
Photo: © mayr Antriebstechnik News | November 2023 Lift brakes: safety knows no compromises Safety-relevant components such as lift brakes have to meet the highest quality requirements. Nevertheless, due to intense global competition in the lift sector, price repeatedly plays a decisive role even when it comes to safety-relevant components.
Photo: © Henning News | November 2023 New product for overload measurement Henning presented its new product for overload measurement from the WeightWatcher product series at the interlift: the evaluation unit “AE12wifi”.
Photo: © PohlCon News | November 2023 Measurements shows: Noise level drops PohlCon had comparative noise and acceleration measurements carried out on structurally identical lifts with and without noise insulation.
Photo: © hanoiphotography/123RF.com News | November 2023 Stuck … Lift fitters face great difficulties looking for parking spaces just as often as tradespeople. They are often the victims of modern traffic concepts, just like their customers.
