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Japan’s Fujitec Strategizes To Improve 2024 Profitability
[…] new installations, the company will focus on furthering growth in the North American market following the acquisition of Mexico’s Elevadores EV International, S.A. and expanding on Environmental Product Declarations achieved. In East Asia, which includes the world’s largest market, China, Fujitec will be building a structure for new business with a focus on global […]

Product of the Year 2024
Innovation is at the core of the elevator industry, and ELEVATOR WORLD is proud to again recognize the achievements of manufacturers

Red Dot Award Competition Adds Sustainable Design Category
The international Red Dot Award competition has launched a new product design meta-category: sustainable design, which focuses on sustainable and responsible product design. Through January 31, 2025, designers and companies worldwide can enter their products. In the sustainable design meta-category, products that are durable, adaptable, energy efficient and made from renewable or recyclable materials, […]

Otis Realizes Opportunities Through China VT Renewal
[…] elevators are due for technology upgrades. China currently has roughly 800,000 elevators that are at least 15 years old, including ones that have been in service for more than 20 years. Otis saw its Chinese production of VT units reach 1.557 million in 2023, and its factory in Tianjin produces hundreds of elevators each day.Â

WAGO Names Regional Manger for Iowa, Kansas and Nebraska
[…] manager for Iowa, Kansas and Nebraska. After studying electrical engineering at Iowa State University, Reid spent 17 years at Ames Engineering Inc. in Ames, Iowa, as a product and general manager. He spent the last few years at Ames in industrial automation. Reid has known about WAGO products since he was child, having grown […]
Contests
[…] application or approach that has solved a major problem or overcome a unique challenge to the ELEVATOR WORLD 27th Annual Project of the Year Awards. View Contest Product of the Year EW’s Product of the Year Award recognizes the outstanding development achievements of manufacturers whose products are considered particularly noteworthy or innovative. View Contest Click Here Click Here […]

EW Announces Product Of The Year Winner, Finalists
ELEVATOR WORLD has announced the winner and two finalists of its inaugural Product of the Year awards program. The winner is MosaicONE Video & Messaging System by MAD Elevator, and the finalists are Franz by relayr and Gen360 by Otis. During the one-week voting period there were more than 1,200 votes, with the winner determined by 50% online […]

Lödige Industries Announces Expansion to Romania Production Site
[…] Industries, a leading provider of logistics systems with headquarters in Germany, is significantly expanding its capacities in Brasov, Romania. Plans call for a near doubling of the production area to more than 4,000 m2. Additional office and sanitary facilities are also being built. Construction began at the end of the first quarter of 2023, […]

Entries Open for Building Design’s Architect of the Year Awards
[…] the Year recognizes the contribution that third parties, including manufacturers and suppliers, make to the work of architectural practices. The judges will be looking for innovation, effective product development and impressive metrics to demonstrate how they have helped to serve the architectural industry. Winners will be announced at an awards ceremony on October 17at […]

Ohio-Based Company Introduces Industrial Lubrication Guide
[…] detailing the company’s extensive line of bio-based lubricants, hydraulic fluids, gear oils and much more. With more than 25 years’ experience manufacturing sustainable formulations, high-performing Renewable Lubricants products meet or exceed the specifications of petroleum-based products and are proven in wide range of industries and applications, including vertical transportation. Renewable Lubricants observes these petroleum-free […]