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News | May 2020

New hygiene protection products protect the company

Hansen is currently mastering the corona crisis with a new business idea: In addition to its day-to-day business, the company produces hygienic protective walls made of acrylic glass and face visors made of PET-G as drip protection.

Photo: © Felix Sango/Schaefer

News | May 2020

First Lift Symposium in Johannesburg

At the beginning of March, Schaefer staged the first Lift Symposium in Johannesburg. Its partner and co-organiser was Algi.

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News | May 2020

Corona in practice: chronology of a crisis

In 2020, an estimated 40 percent of all lifts will need to have a lift emergency call system retrofitted. The GS electronic/GS Group had prepared for this rush. But then came the Corona crisis…

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News | April 2020

Free webinars on Functional Safety

The Liftinstituut now offers free webinars on Functional Safety – an introduction to PESS. The first webinar will take place on April 28.

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News | April 2020

Cyber-attack on a lift?

In recent years, the sensitivity regarding IT security has grown – also in the lift industry. It’s not difficult to understand why. But how can companies protect themselves against cyber-attacks?

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News | April 2020

Lifts reliably virus-free with UV light

The infection risk in lifts is very high. A new disinfection method per UV light should be able to considerably improve the hygiene in lifts and other rooms autonomously.

Photo: © Zemic / Vebo Liftsupport

News | April 2020

Lift weighing kits for Euromast lifts

Vebo Liftsupport was recently commissioned to renovate the lifts in the Euromast. Zemic was brought in for this project.

News | April 2020

Coppy, the new IoT Emergency Phone

digicom had launched a new solution for IoT Lift systems for the next years.

News | April 2020

ISEE in Mumbai postponed by one year

The Covid-19-pandemic naturally also affects the global elevator industry. In view of the associated uncertainties, the "International Sourcing Exposition for Elevators & Escalators 2020" (ISEE) has been postponed to 2021.

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New hygiene protection products protect the company

First Lift Symposium in Johannesburg

Corona in practice: chronology of a crisis

Free webinars on Functional Safety

Cyber-attack on a lift?

Lifts reliably virus-free with UV light

Lift weighing kits for Euromast lifts

Coppy, the new IoT Emergency Phone

ISEE in Mumbai postponed by one year