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: © IGV Group News | January 2021 IGV Group: New Sales Area Manager Since September 2020, Mario Barlassina is the new Italy Sales Area Manager of IGV Group, a lift and lifting platform manufacturing company.
Photo: © Kübler News | January 2021 Sensors: the backbone of predictive maintenance Kübler encoders and shaft copying systems meet the conditions for predictive maintenance by facilitating signal transmission via a digital interface (e.g. BISS or CAN) to the cloud.
Photo: © thyssenkrupp Elevator News | January 2021 Multi can be integrated as BIM model in buildings The innovative ropeless Multi elevator system by thyssenkrupp Elevator can now be integrated in buildings as a BIM model through the DigiPara lift designer. The models can be uploaded and adjusted precisely into 3D building models.
Photo: © Ziehl-Abegg / Rainer Grill News | January 2021 Trainee campaign wins double gold Ziehl-Abegg was honoured twice at the German Stevie Awards: once for the best CSR event and once for the best HR team. There were a total of 450 applications from Austria, Switzerland and Germany for the German Stevie Awards.
Photo: © Meiller News | January 2021 Modernising landing doors easily and efficiently Both lift builders as well as specialist planners and operators tend to avoid modernising landing doors. Meiller has now developed a new kind of concept.
Photo: © SCHAEFER GmbH News | January 2021 CANopen for lifts CANopen is an open communication standard, which is now supported by many lift components. The uniform application profile for lifts permits integrating components of different manufacturers into lifts, simply plug and play, directly on the building site.
Photo: © IGV Group News | January 2021 Design award for "On air" “On air”, the lift concept by the Italian company IGV Group, designed by Studio Marco Piva, has been awarded the “The Plan Award 2020” in the Industrial Design category of the international prize for contemporary architecture.
Photo: © GS electronic Gebr. Schönweitz GmbH News | January 2021 New flush-mounted control panel – extra thin As soon as EN 81-28 has been harmonised, lifts must be fitted with pictograms for emergencies. GS electronic has developed a flush-mounted control panel that can be retrofitted irrespective of the controller installed.
Photo: © Ruslan Sidorov/ iStock.com News | January 2021 BIM in lift technology: where to begin? Everyone is talking about digitalization. Fundamental changes are expected for the construction industry. How can a lift sector company get involved in this?
