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News | September 2017

Lifts. BIM. Automation.

The work processes at lift manufacturers are undergoing increasing automation. DigiPara Software provides matching solutions for BIM and for combination with common CAD applications.

News | September 2017

New generation of position switches

Schmersal Group has launched a new generation of position switches. Thanks to its modular system, the PS product family can be used in a host of different ways.

News | September 2017

Market demands more resilient components

In vandalism-proof lift models, operating and display elements require special attention.

News | September 2017

Digital is better

When we think of intelligent technology, lifts are not the first thing that enters our minds. All the same, the first cars in California are already driving autonomously.

News | September 2017

Advertising posters in the lift were so yesterday…

Reading the newspaper, surfing the Internet, listening to the radio or watching TV, on business or personal trips. One thing can be identified that is almost always present everywhere: advertising.

News | September 2017

Know what’s happening thanks to monitoring

Lift 4.0 and the Internet of things were definitely the focus of attention at this year’s Schwelm Lift Symposium. What do they mean for lift companies, building operators and their customers?

News | September 2017

The solution of tomorrow for the building of today

BlueKit, made by BK-Factory, provides solutions for lift shafts, stairwells, technology shafts, smoke pressure systems or technology rooms, which have to be monitored for smoke and ventilated.

News | August 2017

An idea prevails

The steps of escalators get damaged when stones or metal parts like screws or suitcase fragments become jammed in the comb plates of the escalator, which are located at the top and bottom of the escalator.

News | August 2017

Gefran wins major order

A leading international lift manufacturer has ordered frequency inverters for the US market from Gefran. The supply agreement for a total order volume of 23 million euros runs three years.

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Lifts. BIM. Automation.

New generation of position switches

Market demands more resilient components

Digital is better

Advertising posters in the lift were so yesterday…

Know what’s happening thanks to monitoring

The solution of tomorrow for the building of today

An idea prevails

Gefran wins major order