Germany
TKE Converting European Factories To 100% Renewable Energy
Since the beginning of 2022, Düsseldorf, Germany-headquartered TK Elevator's (TKE) escalator and elevator factories in Spain and Germany have been operating exclusively with green electricity. The move marks the next...
DOPPLER Solutions in Germany
A range of lift types is examined. Germany is one of the largest consumer markets in Europe, in both population and purchasing power, as well as one of the largest...
Please Touch Me. Not!
In this Readers' Platform, your author describes HMI systems for touchless operation, including those from his Germany-headquartered company. by Rudolf Sosnowsky Do you know the theremin? It's an almost forgotten...
EFESME Makes Progress Through VmA Partnership
Collaborations ensure elevator SMEs will find voice and fulfillment. submitted by EFESME EFESME, by its nature in the European Federation to protect and support lift small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs),...
VDI Standards Set in Germany
Engineers set the current state of the art The Association of German Engineers (VDI, Verein Deutscher Ingenieure) is the third-largest German technical standardization body. It issues up to 250 standards...
Henning ELVI 2 Wins Liftinstituut Certification for CAT5 Testing
Schwelm, Germany-based Henning’s ELVI 2 Elevator Inspection System has received ASME A17.7-2007/CSA B44.7-07 performance certification from Notified Body Liftinstituut as an alternative system for Category 5 (CAT5) testing, according to...
Schindler Wins 164-Unit Order for Frankfurt Airport
Schindler has been awarded a contract to deliver and install 164 elevators, escalators and moving walks at Frankfurt Airport’s new Terminal 3, the company announced in April. The terminal, when...
EU Adopts Efficiency Legislation
The European Federation of Elevator Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (EFESME) reported that the European Union (EU) has adopted a series of legislative acts with the goal of improving energy efficiency...
Brexit Expected to Accelerate Frankfurt’s Skyscraper Boom
Frankfurt, Germany’s financial capital, is preparing for an even faster boom in skyscraper construction thanks to Brexit, the U.K.’s exit from the European Union, Bloomberg reports. Local economists are expecting...
Otis Lands Big Retail Maintenance Contract in Germany
Otis has signed a contract with The KaDeWe Group to maintain approximately 180 installations at KaDeWe in Berlin, Oberpollinger in Munich and Alsterhaus in Hamburg, all department stores owned by...
