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News | November 2019

Lift emergency call as profit centre

By the end of 2020, every passenger and cargo lift must be fitted with a standardised lift emergency call device according to the revised EN 81-28. The economist Raphael Gorski explaines the consequences.

News | October 2019

Intelligent safety for lift brakes

At the Interlift 2019 in Augsburg, mayr power transmission has presented an intelligent monitoring module for the future of brake monitoring with its Roba-brake-checker.

News | October 2019

German Lift Pavilion: First time ever in South Africa

Africa is a most promising business partner for the future – including for the medium-sized enterprises in the lift industry. That is why VFA had a first-ever joint stand at the Global Lift and Escalator Expo 2019.

News | October 2019

40 years Stingl GmbH: it all began in a cellar...

Stingl GmbH combines many competences and products under one roof. The family company from Obersulm (German) is celebrating its 40th anniversary in 2019.

News | October 2019

Lift control stations, EL AD series

The EL AD series lift control stations are designed to drive the lift movement during control and maintenance operations.

News | October 2019

New system: VICI

Apart from its current products HydroElite VENI, VIDI and MRL, Hydroware has presented its latest product VICI at the interlift (market launch 2020).

News | October 2019

Lift control devices: modular and scalable

Small and medium-sized lift manufacturers do not produce all the necessary devices by themselves. They buy on the market products from third-party vendors and integrate these devices into the lift control system.

News | October 2019

New sales director at Elfin technology

Heiko Nagorski is the new marketing director at Elfin technology.

News | October 2019

Cloud-based monitoring of elevators

The Bosch Elevator Cloud bundles smart elevator solutions, improving safety and reducing costs regardless of manufacturer.

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Lift emergency call as profit centre

Intelligent safety for lift brakes

German Lift Pavilion: First time ever in South Africa

40 years Stingl GmbH: it all began in a cellar...

Lift control stations, EL AD series

New system: VICI

Lift control devices: modular and scalable

New sales director at Elfin technology

Cloud-based monitoring of elevators