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News | May 2022

Mitsubishi acquires Motum

On 7 April 2022, it was announced that Mitsubishi Electric Corporation has entered into an agreement to acquire 100% of the shares in Motum AB. The deal has now been approved by the Swedish Competition Agency and has therefore been closed.

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News | May 2022

Orona: Growth in difficult times

Orona's sales in 2021 increased by 4.1% year-on-year €832 million. The cooperative's order intake grew for the fourth year in a row. This numbers were presented during Oronas annual Partners’ Meeting, held in person in the Anoeta velodrome.

Photo: © Schindler Deutschland

News | May 2022

Fast and innovative: modular design lifts

Time is always short on building sites. Schindler Germany hopes to provide genuine added value with a new assembly method, which the company developed in cooperation with Menzel Beton-Bausysteme.

Photo: © RST Elektronik GmbH

News | May 2022

Monitoring air quality in lift cars with CO2 sensors

To reduce the risk of Corona infection in lifts, RST Elektronik has developed the IMC-2 Pro Air, which permanently monitors the CO2 concentration in the car by means of a new sensor technology.

Photo: © Bucher Hydraulics

News | May 2022

Lift hydraulics: power and elegance, coupled with intelligence

Hydraulic drive technology for lift construction comes into play if great forces or architecturally demanding solutions are called for. Bucher Hydraulics has now gone a step further: lift technology has become smart and networked.

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News | May 2022

Prisma: new area sales manager

Helge Bismanns is the new area sales manager for the German-speaking region of the door manufacturer Prisma. The 58-year old previously worked at Meiller Kipper.

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News | May 2022

CMP takes over Gustav Wolf Group

CMP Capital Management-Partners (CMP) is entering the high-growth market of rope and wire products for the elevator and crane industry: The GOF III fund managed by CMP is acquiring 100 percent of the shares in the German Gustav Wolf GmbH, a leading supplier in this segment.

News | May 2022

This is how concrete influences noise transmission

As already indicated in the last article to this topic, the quality of concrete has a decisive influence on structure-borne noise emission. This relationship is described in this article.

News | May 2022

Functional safety: digitalising lifts – with PESSRAL

The safety technology of lifts is becoming increasingly digitalised. Many systems are still purely mechanical in operation. Programmable electronic safety systems (PESSRAL) are becoming far more important. What has to be borne in mind here? An overview.

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Mitsubishi acquires Motum

Orona: Growth in difficult times

Fast and innovative: modular design lifts

Monitoring air quality in lift cars with CO2 sensors

Lift hydraulics: power and elegance, coupled with intelligence

Prisma: new area sales manager

CMP takes over Gustav Wolf Group

This is how concrete influences noise transmission

Functional safety: digitalising lifts – with PESSRAL