Photo: © Dinacell News | February 2025 Replacing belts as needed The number of lifts in which belts are being used as load-bearing devices instead of ropes is growing almost daily. What must be borne in mind, what challenges does this involve?
Photo: © Dirk Preißl News | February 2025 Regulation for lifts – fire recall systems has been updated VDI 6017 (Lifts – fire recall systems) has been revised and was published in October 2024. The chair of the Regulation Committee, Dirk Preißl, has summarised the most important changes.
Photo: © zoff-photo/iStock News | February 2025 Assistance for emergency call management The revised VDI regulation 4705 was published in October 2024. It deals with emergency call management plans for the organisational and technical handling of emergency calls.
Photo: © KLST und Mition News | February 2025 Mition acquires lift controller manufacturer Mition GmbH Mittelstandsbeteiligungen has acquired the company ‘Detlef Klinkhammer Steuerungen und Komponenten für Aufzüge’ (KLST). The transaction took effect on 1 February 2025.
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News | September 2018 Lifts and the Eco-design Directive In order to reach the objectives of its environmental policy, the EU adopted a series of legislative acts with the goal of improving energy efficiency.
News | September 2018 CiA: Re-election and a new CEO On the annual CiA General Assembly, the members re-elected the three members of the board. In addition, there was a change at the top of the CiA GmbH.
News | September 2018 Are hazard evaluations mandatory in lifts? Regular maintenance and inspection are not enough. Those who operate lifts must guarantee they are safe to use. To this end, operators have to recognise potential hazards early on.
News | September 2018 Kübler GmbH among the leaders in innovation 2018 For the 25th time, the TOP 100 competition has identified the most innovative small-to-medium-sized companies in Germany. This year, Fritz Kübler GmbH is among these innovation leaders.
News | August 2018 Comprehensive system solutions for lifts Not only is the technology of lifts becoming increasingly sophisticated – the safety demands on lifts are also increasing.
News | August 2018 The future of the European elevator market The European elevator market consists of 5.95 million elevators, 150 000 new elevators each year and 155 000 persons working every day. There are some megatrends.
News | August 2018 Fair for the elevator industry in India Asia Elevator Escalator Expo is an upcoming business show in India which gives a platform for the vertical transportation industry to meet and interact with leaders, decision makers and managers under one roof.
News | August 2018 Virtual travel with the Multi thyssenkrupp Elevator has reported two pieces of news: it is installing virtual showrooms in Asia and the Middle East and in addition, it is building new headquarters in the USA – including a test tower.
News | August 2018 Specific website for the Ecodesign Directive The European Lift Association (ELA) launched a new website where you can find all of the background and current information of the Ecodesign Directive 2009/125/EC.