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Photo: © Orona

News | July 2021

Orona defies the pandemic

According to the company, Orona improved its market position in 2020 despite the pandemic and achieved turnover of 799 million euros. The cooperative revealed this at its virtual annual general meeting.

Photo: © Lödige Industries

News | July 2021

Greater load-bearing capacity for cargo lifts

Lödige Industries has further developed its chain lifts Sherpa and Escorta. Thanks to a 50 percent higher load-bearing capacity of up to 4.5 tons and a larger car, they can now be used to transport heavier and bulkier loads.

Photo: © Firmengruppe Max Bögl

News | July 2021

Modular construction in the lift sector

A new lift along with shaft – quickly installed: this is possible with a complete solution from one source, the Gen2 lift from Otis combined with the modular lift shaft from Max Bögl.

Photo: © Meiller Aufzugtüren

News | July 2021

Easy and flexible solution for modernisation

Every day, lifts transport millions of people, many of them for decades. In view of the immense number of trips that lifts complete over the course of time, ...

Photo: © Kerstin Offer, WDR

News | July 2021

EMC problems due to lifts

How can you ensure electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) in lifts in the susceptible environment of the Westdeutsche Rundfunk (WDR) broadcaster?

Photo: © AFAG

News | July 2021

interlift 22: Over 80 percent of the space is already occupied

Well over 300 elevator companies have now registered for interlift, and a good 80 percent of the available space has been booked. This is reported by the interlift trade fair organizer AFAG. There will be a kind of digital preview at the originally planned date in October 2021.

Photo: © Rocom Energie- und Kommunikationssysteme

News | July 2021

Emergency call device now also with VoLTE

The Helpy 2W-EWMS from Rocom is an emergency call device according to EN81.28 (2018), which offers not only emergency calls, but also extended surveillance and maintenance functions for Lift 4.0 applications.

News | July 2021

New partners at Hundt Consult

Hundt Consult has reinforced its group of partners with Marcus Lehmann and Florian Stetter. They are co-founders of Lift Technology and Lift Innotec, both subsidiaries of Hundt Consult.

News | July 2021

New frequency converter for lift technology

Gefran has expanded its product portfolio in the field of lift technology with a new frequency converter series that is intended to cover a wide field of application and do justice to current industry demands.

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Orona defies the pandemic

Greater load-bearing capacity for cargo lifts

Modular construction in the lift sector

Easy and flexible solution for modernisation

EMC problems due to lifts

interlift 22: Over 80 percent of the space is already occupied

Emergency call device now also with VoLTE

New partners at Hundt Consult

New frequency converter for lift technology