abs ASSOCIATIONS GEDAC: The safety of the lift sector. The Gedac technical advisor discusses the demanding challenges of the sector in this area. GEDAC will be present at Rehabilita 2017. FEPYMA has started a process that aims to review the safety situation in our sector. Next 22 and 23 February, in Madrid, FEPYMA will be holding the 1st Congress of lift SMEs. FEPYMA will be present at the international trade show, Interlift 20 1 7 . FEPYMA launches a new website with a more modern interface and new sections of interest. FEPYMA members have a set of forums on different topics avai lable. Once again, AECAE will be present at Interlift, in pavilion 2 booth 2131. The Ministry of Economy, Industry and Competitiveness, in collaboration with the Government of Aragon, has launched the Activa Industria 4.0 initiative with the aim of promoting the digital transformation of SMEs. FEEDA becomes secretary of the UNE CTN58/SC07 Subcommittee. The Spanish Lift Business Federation and the Spanish Federation of Control Organization Associations have signed a collaboration agreement . The future of the lift sector, innovations, IoT applications in smart buildings and connected elevators were discussed at the conference ‘The Lift and its New Environment’ organized by FEEDA. All lifts installed today are now safer thanks to the design changes involved in the new technical standards, UNE-EN 81-20 and UNE-EN 81-50. EFESME participates in Interlift 2017. Luciano Faletto is the new secretary general of EFESME. On 3 July, the association, Small Business Standards (SBS), organized a briefing session on SMEs and standardization at the EU Directorate General of Growth (DG GROW) facilities. Within the framework of the sectoral approach, SBS 2017, EFESME has published an article on the contribution of lifts to the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions. REGULATIONS Accessibility. José Manuel Rodríguez, president of FEEDA’s Communication and Statistics Commission, discusses the situation when the deadline set by the RDL 1/2013 is reached. FAIRS AND CONGRESSES Interlift 2017 will be the most international event in the history of the fair, since it will be attended by lift sector firms from 46 different countries, with Italy and China as the foreign countries with most participation, followed by Spain, which exceeds its figures from two years ago. The area occupied by the fair will increase from about 2,000 m² to a total of 44,000 m². On 14 and 15 December 2017, the 7th International Symposium on the Mechanics of Slender Structures, MoSS 2017 is to be held in Merida, bringing together experts in lift engineering from all over the world. IoT Solutions World Congress (IoTSWC 2017) is the Internet’s leading worldwide event on items for industrial application (IIoT) and the only one that combines exhibition space, knowledge transfer, test benches and professional networks at the highest level. Organized by Fira de Barcelona, from 3 to 5 October, it brought together more than 220 companies and 250 speakers at the Gran Via venue. On the occasion of the 22nd prestigious Elevcon Congress & Exhibition, which will take place in Berlin from 22 to 24 May 2018, the website (www.elevcon.com) has been completely renovated. 80 - Ascensores y Montacargas
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