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News | November 2023

Lift brakes: safety knows no compromises

Safety-relevant components such as lift brakes have to meet the highest quality requirements. Nevertheless, due to intense global competition in the lift sector, price repeatedly plays a decisive role even when it comes to safety-relevant components.

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News | November 2023

New product for overload measurement

Henning presented its new product for overload measurement from the WeightWatcher product series at the interlift: the evaluation unit “AE12wifi”.

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News | November 2023

Measurements shows: Noise level drops

PohlCon had comparative noise and acceleration measurements carried out on structurally identical lifts with and without noise insulation.

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News | November 2023

Stuck …

Lift fitters face great difficulties looking for parking spaces just as often as tradespeople. They are often the victims of modern traffic concepts, just like their customers.

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News | November 2023

Remote monitoring for escalators

What has already been on the market for many years for lifts is now also available with immediate effect from Schindler for escalators in Germany. The digital Schindler Ahead Core connection is intended to monitor the functioning of escalators around the clock.

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News | November 2023

NBSL: Interview with CEO Stefano Girardi

The European lift market is very important to Stefano Girardi, CEO of NBSL Europe and member of the board of directors at Prisma, and the company he represents.

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News | November 2023

A sustainable new generation of lift buffers

The company P+S Polyurethan Elastomere from Diepholz has launched a new generation of high-performance lift buffers at the interlift 2023 in Augsburg.

News | November 2023

New Chief Digital Officer at TK Elevator

Matthias Gohl joins TK Elevator as the new Chief Digital Officer on September 1, reporting directly to CEO Uday Yadav. The main focus of his role is strengthening and expansion of TK Elevator's digital portfolio.

News | November 2023

The counterweight and energy efficiency

To enable lifts to be built and operated as efficiently as possible, the counterweight balancing should be designed with at least 40 percent. This leads to much lower energy consumption. Why is this?

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Lift brakes: safety knows no compromises

New product for overload measurement

Measurements shows: Noise level drops

Stuck …

Remote monitoring for escalators

NBSL: Interview with CEO Stefano Girardi

A sustainable new generation of lift buffers

New Chief Digital Officer at TK Elevator

The counterweight and energy efficiency