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News | February 2017

Ready for the future

KW-Aufzugstechnik’s controls have made a name for themselves in the industry. The company has now built a new production hall.

News | February 2017

Board of Management confirmed in office

The general meeting of the RAL Quality Association "Assembly and maintenance of smoke and heat extraction systems” confirmed the course adopted by the Board of Management in Hamburg.

News | January 2017

Communication 4.0 in Mauerstetten

Mayr Antriebstechnik has celebrated the roofing ceremony for its new Communications Centre "mayr.com” in Mauerstetten.

News | January 2017

Avire appoints new technical director

Lift safety and communication specialist Avire has appointed Michael Stembridge as its new technical director. Stembridge will assume product development responsibility for the global Avire organisation.

News | January 2017

Electronic brake control – silent and safe

Contactor-less frequency inverters are now state-of-the-art technology in the elevator industry.

News | January 2017

Low investment – lots of energy saved

In lift shafts inside the thermal envelope warm air flows through the gaps of the landing doors into the shaft. Reinforced by the chimney effect, it escapes to the outside uncontrolled through the smoke vent opening. Considerable heat losses and high heating costs are the consequence.

News | January 2017

Flat belts for efficiency

Otis recently sold the 500,000th unit of the Gen2 model. The ropes used in conventional lifts have been replaced by flat belts here. This creates more travel comfort, greater reliability, more economic operation and increased energy efficiency.

News | January 2017

Success for Euro-Lift

The 4th Euro-Lift 2016, the international trade fair of the lift industry, took place in Kielce in central Poland. A total of 108 exhibitors presented their products to almost 2000 interested visitors.

News | January 2017

Honored with horizontal transportation solutions

ThyssenKrupp has been presented with the "Project of the Year” award by Elevator World, for its innovative iwalk moving walks installed at Prince Mohammad bin Abdulaziz Int. Airport in Madinah (Saudi Arabia).

Ascendor: record turnover in anniversary year

Rehbold and BVM part ways

From a garage in Hesse to the world market

More precise data from the lift shaft

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Ready for the future

Board of Management confirmed in office

Communication 4.0 in Mauerstetten

Avire appoints new technical director

Electronic brake control – silent and safe

Low investment – lots of energy saved

Flat belts for efficiency

Success for Euro-Lift

Honored with horizontal transportation solutions