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News | January 2019

Lift 4.0 – opportunity and threat for SMEs

The Internet of Things (IoT) also applies to the lift. Initial solutions for predictive maintenance are becoming established on the market.

News | January 2019

RepKit: the fast, easy way to repair the car door drive

Most of the approximately 750,000 lifts in Germany are more than twenty years old. They are subject to natural wear and suffer more or less frequent malfunctions.

News | January 2019

ELA has a new secretary general

The new secretary general of the European Lift Association (ELA) is the Italian Luca Pezzini. He will take office in mid-January.

News | January 2019

Lift control stations

The EL AD series lift control stations of the Italian company Pizzato Elettrica are designed to drive the lift movement during control and maintenance operations.

News | January 2019

Bearingless encoders for external rotor motors

The use of bearingless encoders or of non-contact magnetic measuring systems is an increasing trend in the elevator technology.

News | January 2019

Travelling in a lift – with smartphone technology

Lifts have had displays for the direction of travel and destination for many years. The mode of operation familiar from smartphones has now been transferred to lifts in the form of PCAP technology.

News | January 2019

SR3E: safety according to lift standard EN 81-20/50

Since 1 September 2017, lift control devices throughout Europe must meet the new requirements of the new standards EN 81-20 and EN 81-50.

News | January 2019

Giovenzana: New emergency light devices

Giovenzana International B.V has widened its product range, which now includes light maintenance stations for the car roof and under the car in compliance with the standards EN 81.20 and EN 81.50.

News | December 2018

Fast solution for the Graz railway hub

To prevent travellers at the railway station in Graz from being hindered by defective escalators, the specialists from Weber Tec in Hamburg travelled to Austria to repair the escalators with their "EsCare" repair method.

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Lift 4.0 – opportunity and threat for SMEs

RepKit: the fast, easy way to repair the car door drive

ELA has a new secretary general

Lift control stations

Bearingless encoders for external rotor motors

Travelling in a lift – with smartphone technology

SR3E: safety according to lift standard EN 81-20/50

Giovenzana: New emergency light devices

Fast solution for the Graz railway hub