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Photo: © Otis GmbH & Co. OHG

News | September 2020

“Enhance safety with innovations”

It all began with the invention of the crash-safe lift. Ever since the foundation of Otis in 1853, safety has come first.

Photo: © Arnolds

News | August 2020

Arnolds to retire

Klaus Arnolds is retiring. The first technician of the Westdeutsche Runfunk broadcaster was one of the co-founders of the LIFTjournal and was a member of its advisory board from the start.

Photo: © Thilo Schumann / CAN in Automation (CiA) e.V.

News | August 2020

CiA board of directors re-elected

The members of the nonprofit international CAN in Automation (CiA) users’ and manufacturers’ association re-elected the board of directors as well as the members of the CiA business committee and the CiA technical committee.

Photo: © Langer & Laumann

News | August 2020

Otis door drive conversion solution developed

In recent years, Otis has integrated various activation versions in its door controllers.

Photo: © N.L.C. NOVA LIFT

News | August 2020

Solution for compact shafts

Raloe has developed a complete lift that manages both with a shaft head height of 2400 mm and simultaneously with a pit depth of just 265 mm.

Photo: © mayr Antriebstechnik

News | August 2020

Mayr: Commitment to climate protection

Mayr Antriebstechnik from Mauerstetten (Germany) has been climate neutral since 2020. For this purpose, the mechanical engineering company relies on a wide catalogue of measures.

Photo: © Martin Schulze

News | August 2020

Better adjustment of rope and drum

In a current doctoral thesis at the Institute of Mechanical Engineering of TU Clausthal, a new approach has been developed on how to analyze the behaviour of ropes on multi-layer spooled rope drums and better adjusting the system components with each other.

Photo: © Zagro

News | August 2020

Universally usable door drive

The new Computec Door Drive 6 (CDD6) from Zagro is capable of universal use. It can operate DC motors with and without brushes up to 40V with or without encoder.

News | August 2020

New CEO at Hissmekano

Joachim Wollnert is the new Chief Executive Officer of Hissmekano AB in Sweden. The company claims to be the leading wholesaler of lift components in Northern Europe

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“Enhance safety with innovations”

Arnolds to retire

CiA board of directors re-elected

Otis door drive conversion solution developed

Solution for compact shafts

Mayr: Commitment to climate protection

Better adjustment of rope and drum

Universally usable door drive

New CEO at Hissmekano