Europe March – April 2022 Issue

Product Spotlight

BRUGG Unveils Products, Services at Interlift

By submitted by BRUGG Lifting | April 5, 2022

Editor's Overview

Interlift Brings Us Together Again

By Ricia Sturgeon-Hendrick | April 5, 2022

After such a long time without in-person events, the importance of face-to-face meetings cannot be overstated.

Codes & Standards

Closing the Gap in Safety for Existing Lifts

By Carsten Henriksen | April 5, 2022

Benefits of modernization

Codes & Standards

New EU Strategy on Standardisation

By Elettra Bilibio | April 5, 2022

Its potential and positive impact on European (lift) SMEs are explored.

Codes & Standards

Rated Load and Maximum Available Car Area

By Dr. Gina Barney | April 5, 2022

Proposal to revise EN 81-20:20

Codes & Standards

Points of View

By Submitted by SBS | April 5, 2022

SMEs review an EU-revised Standardization

Market Trends

Next Generation EU

By Luca Pezzini | April 5, 2022

Leveraging the RRF for the European lift industry.

On Camera

Disappearing Car Lift

By submitted by IdealPark | April 5, 2022

Designed for a modern villa surrounded by nature

Environmental Issues

Powerful, Refined and Smart

By Submitted by Bucher Hydraulics | April 1, 2022

Bucher Hydraulics promotes becoming “smart and networked.”

Environmental Issues

Climate Friendly to Climate Neutral

By Undine Stricker-Berghoff | April 1, 2022

In this Industry Dialogue, your author discusses the big commitment of the Big 4.

Environmental Issues

Plants Go Green

By TK Elevator | April 1, 2022

TKE is converting European elevator and escalator factories to 100% renewable electricity.

Environmental Issues

Computational Environment for Simulating Impact of Building Sway on High Rise Lifts

By Jaakko Kalliomäki, Jarkko Saloranta, Joonas Sorvari, Sakari Mäntylä, Mikko Puranen | April 1, 2022

This article explains how a computational environment that models a lift system in building sway conditions is built based on a segmented approach.

Environmental Issues

Elevators and Earthquakes: An (Un) Holy Alliance?

By Undine Stricker-Berghoff | April 1, 2022

Experts work on ways to keep ground shaking from causing vertical-transportation disasters.

Events

Destination: Augsburg

By Kaija Wilkinson | April 1, 2022

interlift 2022 promises to be the most important since its inception 31 years ago.

Modernization

Future Modernizations

By Dr. Rory Smith | February 28, 2022

Modernization has been a part of the lift industry for a very long time. Buildings that are more than 100 years old have been modernized multiple times.

Readers' Platform

Challenging Our Thinking Regarding Lift Incidents

By Roger Kahler | February 28, 2022

The purpose of this paper is firstly to present an understanding of the elevator fatality problem.

Market Trends

The Story of People Flow in Cities

By submitted by KONE | February 28, 2022

KONE data looks at the impact of the pandemic on people flow in workplaces, hotels and more.

COVID-19

COVID-19 Impact, Outlook

By Kaija Wilkinson | February 28, 2022

After a hiatus in Q3 2021, a sixth industry survey reveals challenges including material shortages and bright spots, such as employment.

Project Spotlight

Monumental Modernization

By Olivier Rouvière | February 28, 2022

Otis France innovates and overcomes challenges to restore an elevator providing access to one of the world’s natural wonders.