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The Wittur Group announced today that Christoph  Kaml  was appointed as the new Chief Financial Officer of the company. Christoph  Kaml , former CFO at publicly listed PALFINGER AG, will join the Executive Management Team and take over his new responsibilities at the Wittur Group effective September 4, 2017.

Wittur Group is pleased to announce the global launch of its new range of servogearless  traction machines: Wittur WSG-SF. EN 81-20/50 certified, the new series is the perfect solution for any applications in the low-rise segment and available in 4 versions according to the different rated loads.

On April 25-27, the Wittur Group will be among the key participants in the Russian Elevator Week (REW), the largest business event of the lift industry in Russia and the CIS countries that will take place in Moscow in Pavilion 75 of the VDNH Exhibition Center.

An important event about the introduction of EN81-20/50 norms was  organized  by TÜV SÜD Slovakia on March 30th in Stary Smokovec (in the High Tatras, Slovakia). This very well-timed topic attracted a good number of participants: more than 150 lift professionals.

Asansör Istanbul is one of the world’s leading exhibitions for the elevator industry, showcasing every two years its latest developments and innovations. In 2015 edition, 434 companies and 28,278 professionals took part in this successful event. Even  more  are expected this year (March 23-26)!
It’s obvious why we’re looking forward to it, and here are three reasons you should be there too according to what you can expect to see from  Wittur  this year. 1. World-class components, just around the corner! 2. The widest range of doors and cars in the elevator business 3. Compliant with all standards, ready for the market! Come and join us at stand I-20!

The next edition of the “Lift Days” organised by the Technical Academy of Heilbronn (Germany) takes place on March 7th-8th. The theme of this edition is “The lift – a safer place”. The conception and the direction of the congress  is  by Ing. Dip. Klaus Dietel. Twelve presentations will elaborate on this concept by providing expert insights about the new EN 81-20/50 safety standard just a few months before its enforcement in Europe. Moreover, several presentations about new techniques for lift construction (new technologies for lifts) and development in design are scheduled to provide updated information about new trends and their possible application to the lift market.

Wittur  announces the launch of their high-rise gearless traction machine WSG-52. The WSG-52 marks the top of the gearless machine range of  Wittur  Electric Drives GmbH based in Dresden, Germany. With a nominal torque of 9.200Nm in the WSG-52.3 execution, this machine is designed to lift as much as 9.800kg in 2:1 roping. The travelling speed goes up to a breath-taking 12m/s (in 1:1 applications) which places  Wittur  in a unique position as  independent  component manufacturer.

Wittur and Otis completed the modernization of the Oriental Pearl Tower full glass round panoramic elevator. 
Wittur, as the original supplier of the door system, was chosen to provide its modernization solution, which included a fully customized  new LUNA door system that replaced the old one

On December 14, 12 mechanical engineering students from the University of Parma visited the  Wittur  plant in  Colorno  (Italy) for a very special “Open Door Day”,  organized  and coordinated by Barbara  Givera  from our local HR team. The event, part of the local employer branding activities, aims at strengthening the partnership between  Wittur  and one of the main technical universities in Italy as well as presenting our company as an attractive future employer for young, talented graduates.