New Approaches in Lift Design and Digitalization Training

A training event called “New Approaches in Lifts Design and Digitalization” was organized at the Kartal Makina Hangar Conference Hall of MMO on January 20 under the collaboration of Elevator and Escalator Industrialists Association (AYSAD) and Gravit Makine. 

Fevzi Yıldırım, the chairman of the Board of Directors of AYSAD, firstly gave information on how the Kartal Machine Hangar project was implemented. He said that they, as AYSAD, have supported the project from the beginning and that their office will soon move here. Yıldırım sad: 

“Today, we are here to receive information on a different and exciting topic. There are several new investments in the lift industry, but these are replicated investments similar to each other. We somehow are not able to go beyond the plate cutting and bending. On the other side, we are so happy. There is investment in the area of IT. We have met to gather information about a digital investment that will provide service not only in our country but also internationally. It is also an investment that we will benefit from. I’m sure that it will be a study that become widespread across the world. We, as GTS, received the new edition and are currently using it. I strongly recommend it to everyone. Sharing the correct information and the right study, as well as recommending it to each other will empower all of us. I would like to thank everyone who contributed to this work and the ELEport team. All the best!”

At the event, which was attended by approximately 120 people from Istanbul and surrounding provinces, Mehmet Yücelay first touched upon the subject of “Strength Calculations for Lift Components Not Calculated in ISO 8100-1/2 (EN 81-20/50).” Yücelay said in his presentation that the strength calculations of some components used in the lift industry in Türkiye are not included in the EN 81-20/50 standards; therefore, the most basic and only source that can be used for the calculations of such components is the TS 1812 standard, which was published in December 1988 and is still in force. However, he said that the adequacy and up-todateness of this old Turkish standard (TS 1812) poses a problem for local companies that export to Europe or want to increase the quality of their products, and he explained with detailed examples that TS 1812 contains deficiencies in some areas. Yücelay, who contributed to the development of the ELEport software project, also answered questions about ELEport.

After the coffee break, Prof. Dr. Gürkan Öztürk from Eskişehir Technical University gave information about ELEport, a cloud-based, fast and accessible lift planning platform that does not require a CAD program. At the interactive presentation, which was delivered with the participation of Burak Demirel, Uğurcan Uzunkaya, Murat Can Özdal and Oktay Kaya from the ELEport software team, he conveyed how cloud-based software runs. After quickly entering data on the type of lift most commonly encountered in the field, a sample drawing prepared by ELEport was instantly sent to registered guests in the hall via e-mail and WhatsApp. This drawing, which was rapidly prepared, could be displayed even on a mobile phone both in 2D and 3D, and all of the guests in the hall were fascinated. 

One of the questions that Öztürk received was about ELEport’s compatibility with Building Information Modeling (BIM). Öztürk said that they are working on the subject, and soon, BIM support will be available. He also stated that feedback, especially from the field and as a result of active use, is quite important for them. 

You can find more information ELEport on www.eleport.io or visit the company’s booth at the upcoming Asansör Istanbul and interlift fairs to experience it live.