The 20th International Congress on Vertical Transportation Technologies, probably one of the most significant gatherings in the elevator professional calendar, was held in Paris at Novotel Eiffel from 8th to 10th July, 2014. The congress, organized by IAEE, the International Association of Elevator Engineers, was sponsored by Otis and was attended by 165 participants from 26 countries and was headed by Mr. Ami Lustig from Israel. A remarkable program of 38 presentations by leading experts from all over the world within the vertical transportation industry focused on some important topics including:

 

 

Wittur Group was present with Thomas Lernet and Wolfgang Adldinger. In the context of the poster session Mr. Lernet presented the “Evolution of Elevator Doors for EN 81-20/50 Compliance”. Focus of the presentation was the newly introduced HYDRA EVO, the evolution of Hydra door, which is one of the first elevator products introduced on the market that is already compliant with EN81-20/50.