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: © TÜV Süd News | May 2022 Functional safety: digitalising lifts – with PESSRAL The safety technology of lifts is becoming increasingly digitalised. Many systems are still purely mechanical in operation. Programmable electronic safety systems (PESSRAL) are becoming far more important. What has to be borne in mind here? An overview.
Photo: © Siepe News | May 2022 New: XL door and vertical landing door Siepe took over the door business of Hütter over two years ago. At the interlift, the company will present two new products.
Photo: © (videst/123RF.com) News | May 2022 ELA calls for recognition of essential safety role of lifts The European Lift Association (ELA) is calling for vertical transportation service providers and manufacturers to be given the status of “essential safety services”. This appeal will be one of the key highlights of ELA’s upcoming 2022 Annual Conference on 19th and 20th May in Frankfurt, Germany.
Photo: © Tucker News | May 2022 Uday Yadav appointed new CEO of TK Elevator Uday Yadav has been appointed as CEO of TK Elevator. Former CEO Peter Walker has taken the decision to retire after over 25 years of service at the company.
Photo: © erhui1979/istock News | May 2022 New trends in search machine optimisation Search machines like Google change the algorithms for evaluating Internet pages several times a year. But how can companies from the lift sector improve their position in search machines with this knowledge?
Photo: © Quatronix GmbH News | May 2022 Modular remote lift monitoring retrofitting The Q-Bold is a new diagnosis box, which retrofits the remote monitoring feature in existing lifts.
Photo: © Cedes News | May 2022 New VP Special Projects at Cedes Patrick Bass is the new Vice President Special Projects and technical consultant at the Cedes Group. The position has been newly created – the engineer will work in the USA.
Photo: © Schmersal News | May 2022 First UKCA certificate for Schmersal TÜV Rheinland has issued the first certificate for the inspection of the solenoid interlocks AZ300, AZM300 and AZM300-AS of Schmersal, according to the UKCA requirements.
Photo: © Ziehl-Abegg News | April 2022 Ziehl-Abegg: New sales director drive technology Oliver Vahsen is now in charge of sales for the drive technology segment at Ziehl-Abegg. The qualified engineer has more than ten years of sales experience at the motor manufacturer based in Künzelsau (Germany).
