Lift Report

Theodor Helmle (Director Elevator, alpha getriebebau GmbH)

Experience gathered in the manufacture of high-quality servo drives destined for use in mechanical engineering, aviation, medical technology and other industries has been successfully applied in devising new system technology for elevators. The central component in this development by alpha getriebebau GmbH is a low-play planetary drive distinguished by superb dynamics and torque transmission and great precision, as well.

This article seeks to address a question of major significance to all those involved in every aspect of lifts, from installers to lift operators, test bodies, those responsible for the development of standards, trade associations and finally also the authorities. In the interests of safety, but also to minimize unnecessary friction-induced losses, it is essential for all these groups and institutions to be speaking a common language: in other words for them all to be equally informed and to hold a standardized legal conception of what lift safety means.

Modernizing existing elevator equipment is more valid today than ever before. This does not simply mean freshening up the aesthetics of the older equipment. Existing elevator equipment often needs to be modernized due to new safety regulations, higher comfort demands but also for increased efficiency or for the intrinsic value of the buildings. As one of the leading manufacturers of optical sensors and controller components for the elevator industry, CEDES offers elevator companies many interesting solutions, with which they can adjust their existing equipment very economically and easily to the new requirements.