GMV training at the UPC Foundation
One of our main objectives is to disseminate knowledge of hydraulics and promote its application in vertical transport installations designed by future professionals in the sector. This is why GMV participates annually in the Master's Degree in Architectural Installations of the UPC Foundation (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya).
Basic elements of a hydraulic elevator (II)
Updated article: 06-18-2026 Piston Vertical cylinder consisting of a rod (inner element subjected to a vertical movement), an outer cylinder and a sleeve (space between the rod and the inner part of the cylinder) that, when filled with oil, presses the stem upwards and this causes an upward movement moving the cabin upwards. Depending [...]
How a hydraulic lift works
Considering the basic components of hydraulic equipment and how a simple hydraulic system works, we only need to apply this knowledge to a hydraulic elevator to understand how it works. What do we mean by hydraulic elevator? “Elevator in which the energy needed to lift the load is transmitted by a […]
Did you know that…there are gigantic hydraulic lifts for boats? (II)
Operation The four elevators continue to operate in the same way as when they were designed, based on the principle of communicating vessels. Each elevator consists of two tanks, each of which is supported by a large steel piston, with a hydraulic connection between the two. In the initial position, the piston is connected to the tank.
Did you know that…there are gigantic hydraulic lifts for boats? (I)
The Canal du Centre hydraulic lifts are a series of four hydraulic locks (hydraulic structures that overcome concentrated differences in level in navigable canals by raising or lowering vessels within them) near the town of La Louvière, in the province of Hainaut, southwest Belgium. Along with a private section […]
Piston position and type of traction
Hydraulic lifts can operate by direct or differential drive (traction). Depending on the characteristics of each installation, it is preferable to install one or the other.
New GMV Blog: Elevators
Objective: to share our know-how.
Know-how, understood as knowledge, is the reason why we wanted to create this blog.
One more year, GMV collaborates with Manos Unidas
For the third consecutive year, and through the social responsibility exercised by GMV Eurolift, we have collaborated in social investment programs managed by Manos Unidas. These programs are aimed at promoting education as a driver of social change to build societies based on respect and equality.
Elevators with or without machine room? MR, MC or MRL?
What is an elevator machine room? "It constitutes the space outside the shaft occupied by the elevator machinery." A very important element to consider when installing an elevator, apart from whether we choose a hydraulic or electrical system, is the location of the machine room or elevator room, if it is […]
The origin of elevators: “an invention that created vertical cities”
“Elevators are like health: we only realise their importance when they are missing.” This invention has had great consequences for our civilisation, although we are often unaware of its significance. It has had a special influence as a key element in the vertical architecture of cities, and consequently in the social fabric that has been formed in them.