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News | February 2021

GS electronic reinforces sales team

With immediate effect, Alexandra Brandes has reinforced the sales team of GS electronic. She has ten years of experience in emergency call and service control centre GSECCC of the company.

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News | January 2021

Schum: New head of technology

Martin Brey is the new head of technology at Johann Schum Aufzugtechnik.

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News | January 2021

Blain with new location in China

Blain Hydraulics has opened a new presence in China. This opens up new opportunities to expand its footprint in the biggest elevator market in the world, the company says.

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News | January 2021

IGV Group: New Sales Area Manager

Since September 2020, Mario Barlassina is the new Italy Sales Area Manager of IGV Group, a lift and lifting platform manufacturing company.

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News | January 2021

Sensors: the backbone of predictive maintenance

Kübler encoders and shaft copying systems meet the conditions for predictive maintenance by facilitating signal transmission via a digital interface (e.g. BISS or CAN) to the cloud.

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News | January 2021

Multi can be integrated as BIM model in buildings

The innovative ropeless Multi elevator system by thyssenkrupp Elevator can now be integrated in buildings as a BIM model through the DigiPara lift designer. The models can be uploaded and adjusted precisely into 3D building models.

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News | January 2021

Trainee campaign wins double gold

Ziehl-Abegg was honoured twice at the German Stevie Awards: once for the best CSR event and once for the best HR team. There were a total of 450 applications from Austria, Switzerland and Germany for the German Stevie Awards.

News | January 2021

Modernising landing doors easily and efficiently

Both lift builders as well as specialist planners and operators tend to avoid modernising landing doors. Meiller has now developed a new kind of concept.

News | January 2021

CANopen for lifts

CANopen is an open communication standard, which is now supported by many lift components. The uniform application profile for lifts permits integrating components of different manufacturers into lifts, simply plug and play, directly on the building site.

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GS electronic reinforces sales team

Schum: New head of technology

Blain with new location in China

IGV Group: New Sales Area Manager

Sensors: the backbone of predictive maintenance

Multi can be integrated as BIM model in buildings

Trainee campaign wins double gold

Modernising landing doors easily and efficiently

CANopen for lifts