New Member – BUTZ LIFTPARTS GmbH
We have a new member! „BUTZ LIFTPARTS GmbH,“ an elevator components and control systems provider based in Muenster, Germany, has joined NeXt group to support open interfaces for elevators and escalators.
The NeXt group has welcomed a new member to its organization. „Semitron SA, a manufacturer of lift components located in Thessaloniki/Greece, has joined NeXt group.“
Three quick questions with Geert Maurissen, Group Managing Director at SafeLine. 1. Why did SafeLine join NeXt Group? „The industry of today is challenged by technology developing faster each year, all while having to find good resources to match this evolution. If you want to survive, the only solution going forward is by having joint…
Today our board meeting took place. We have discussed the current situation and the next steps to setup the association and prepare the Interlift 2017.
On May 22nd-24th the ELEVCON 2018 took place in Berlin / Germany. NeXt group was also there with a small stand, to inform the visitors of the congress about the benefits and possibilities of open source in the lift branch. All board members were there to answer the questions of the visitors and we got…
In the issue 6/2022 of Lift Journal an article has been published about ‚Open standards for cloud communication‘ of elevators and the role of the NeXt group. You can read the article on the LiftJournal website.
In April 2017 we founded the NeXt group with the goal to promote open hardware, software and standardized interfaces for the lift industry. The first open hardware project was the Thor lift controller from SafeLine. They provided the schematics of their new controller as a reference design for next generation developments. Last year the Motum…