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News | December 2018

Gateway, the magic mirror: IoT application for lift cars

Gateway, an Internet of Things-technology (IoT) applied to glass mirrors in lift cars (patented in Italy – European patent pending), transforms common lift car mirrors into interactive touch-screen displays.

News | December 2018

Wittur and LM Liftmaterial celebrate 50th anniversary

Together over 100 years of experience, technical knowledge and high quality standards: Wittur GmbH and LM Liftmaterial GmbH celebrated the 50th anniversary of Wittur in Germany together.

News | December 2018

You can work better in a network…

Lift Technology GmbH, a subsidiary of Hundt Consult GmbH, has joined the PropTech Initiative (GPTI), because according to the company, "You can work better in a network."

News | December 2018

Disinfected handrails for customer satisfaction

The start-up Uvis has now realised the first germ-free escalator in a shopping centre. The modern UV technology is intended to ensure care-free Christmas shopping in the Hamburg Phoenix Centre.

News | November 2018

Lift 4.0: top-quality technology in the cloud

Everyone is talking about the smart new lifts of the future - Schmersal-Böhnke+Partner wants to present a dynamic online solution for its customers with its first cloud product: Lift2CLOUD®.

News | November 2018

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News | November 2018

Lift light grid made in Germany

DUOmetric AG has developed an affordable LT40 light grid for use in lifts, especially to meet the requirements of the EN81-20 and 81-70 standards.

News | November 2018

Digital blackboard in residential buildings

Schindler Germany and the University of Wismar have jointly developed the "Ahead BlackBoard": a digital platform that provides individual information and interaction options for different devices.

News | November 2018

Transformation of the stair lift sector

With immediate effect, thyssenkrupp Elevator is equipping 120 customer advisors in nine countries with mixed reality technology and Microsoft HoloLens.

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Gateway, the magic mirror: IoT application for lift cars

Wittur and LM Liftmaterial celebrate 50th anniversary

You can work better in a network…

Disinfected handrails for customer satisfaction

Lift 4.0: top-quality technology in the cloud

Order free issue now!

Lift light grid made in Germany

Digital blackboard in residential buildings

Transformation of the stair lift sector