Focus Topics
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...
Stop, Look, Listen
In this Readers’ Platform, your author describes the birth and evolution of Lift Control Engineering. Our story is one that will feel familiar to anyone who has ever started a...
Hydraulic Elevators in Europe and the U.S.
In this History article, we learn that VT technology was an international story from the very beginning. The history of vertical-transportation (VT) technology has, from the very beginning, been an...
Role in Revitalization
ADA-compliant platform lift enhances hotel and historic district. The song “The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down” immortalized a pivotal event in the history of Danville, Virginia. The city, which...
DOPPLER Inclined Elevators
How the 20-year-old Polykastro, Greece-based manufacturer builds and installs its specialty lifts in accordance with EN 81-22 DOPPLER offers a range of mobility solutions intended to enhance freedom of movement....
Special Applications for Special Projects
Alimak’s custom elevators have helped solve several challenging problems across Europe. Sweden-based Alimak Group has designed and manufactured vertical-access solutions for the industrial and construction industries for more than 70...
KLEEMANN Home Solutions
New-generation electric and hydraulic lifts are highlighted in this Product Spotlight. In the European Union (EU), lifting platforms with enclosed hoistways were initially developed according to many EU member states’...
