Lift Symposium

The 11th Lift Symposium, which has become traditional under the umbrella of Izmir Branch on behalf of the TMMOB Chamber of Electrical Engineers and the Chamber of Mechanical Engineers, which has organized several events for the lift and escalator industry since 1993, was held on October 17-19, 2024, at the MMO Tepekule Congress and Exhibition Center with the theme of “Earthquake and Lift.” If we look at it objectively, the event was a bit far from its former glory. As a result of the organizers not being in touch with the entire sector except for a few associations and not cooperating with any media institution, especially Elevator World, both the participation and the presentations made this year, except for a few, were not very strong. In addition, the fact that no food service was provided to the delegates created another grievance. There should be a food service, even if it is for a fee, because there are no restaurants in the vicinity of the Tepekule Congress Center. We are always ready to do our best to make the upcoming event more successful if requested. You can read the detailed news about the event and presentations in this issue.

On May 1, the U.S. Department of the Treasury announced sanctions targeting companies and individuals. These sanctions are imposed on entities providing technology and equipment support to Russia’s defense sector amid its ongoing conflict with Ukraine. One company was particularly notable in this decision. For the first time in U.S. history, a company from the lift industry has been added to the sanctions list: İDA Asansör San.Tic.Ltd.Şti. We conducted an interview with the company owner, Ömer Baran, who everyone is curious about, on this subject.

This year, autumn started quickly. Many events took place one after another. We followed all the events on site, including The Elevator Show, which was held for the first time in Dubai, Santander International Lift City (SILC) organized by IMEM, the first Lift Expo Poland Fair, the most important event of the Balkans, SEE Lift Network and Lift City Expo Riyadh.

The Board of Directors of the Turkish Elevator Industrialists Federation (TASFED) held a series of meetings in Samsun and Trabzon in October, while the All Elevator Industrialists and Businessmen Association (TASİAD) held a series of meetings in Karabük for new projects to be implemented throughout Türkiye.

There are hundreds of companies that manufacture cabins and frames in Türkiye. For this reason, we are focusing on Cabins and Cabin Design in our November-December issue. We would like to thank Serdar Tavaslıoğlu, Selçuk Gençol, Ersin Gültekin and Adem Mert for their valuable articles.

The Earthquake Elevator Seminar organized by Decosan, which manufactures in Diyarbakır, took place between November 1-2, 2024. The seminar, which was taught by Serdar Tavaslıoğlu, attracted great interest from Diyarbakır and surrounding provinces.

Until we meet in our next issue, I wish all our readers a healthy, happy and profitable autumn…