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News | January 2020

Energy-saving system for smoke extraction

The smoke and heat extraction and ventilation specialist Aumüller Aumatic presented the BTR Lift-Smoke-Free (LSF), an energy-saving system for smoke extraction and ventilation of lift shafts, at the interlift.

News | January 2020

Robots communicate with lifts

thyssenkrupp Elevator has unveiled a new robot interface platform in the USA that permits delivery service within buildings.

News | January 2020

New door controller for maintenance and monitoring

Siemens presented Sirius and Sidoor product family applications for lifts and escalators at the interlift. Special emphasis was placed here on the new Sidoor AT40 CAN ADV door controller.

News | January 2020

Cable trends for lift building: everything in place!

Whereas in the past switches in the car had to be laboriously wired individually with relays in the control cabinet, modern time-saving bus systems have long since ruled the roost.

News | January 2020

Measurement equipment for the lift of the future

The rope-operated lift technology of the near future will no longer require any micro switches for brake release monitoring.

News | January 2020

70th Annual Convention of NAEC

Over 2,000 elevator industry professionals from around the globe gathered in Grand Rapids, Michigan, for the 70th NAEC's Annual Convention & 2019 Exposition.

News | January 2020

Schaefer presented innovations at interlift

Given its international importance, the interlift is also the most important trade fair in Schaefer’s calendar. Consequently, many innovations were again presented at its modern and redesigned booth.

News | January 2020

Information and discussions in Northampton

118 delegates came to the 10th "Symposium on Lift & Escalator Technologies" in September 2019 in Northampton. They represented a wide cross-section of lift professionals.

News | January 2020

Noise insulation in building lifts

After ten years of revision, VDI 2566 Page 1 and 2566 Page 2 have been incorporated in DIN 8989 (noise insulation in building lifts).

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Energy-saving system for smoke extraction

Robots communicate with lifts

New door controller for maintenance and monitoring

Cable trends for lift building: everything in place!

Measurement equipment for the lift of the future

70th Annual Convention of NAEC

Schaefer presented innovations at interlift

Information and discussions in Northampton

Noise insulation in building lifts