Did you know that…there are gigantic hydraulic lifts for boats? (I)
The Canal du Centre hydraulic locks are a series of four hydraulic locks (hydraulic structures that allow to overcome differences in level in navigable canals by raising or lowering the ships that are in them) near the town of La Louvière, in the province of Hainaut, south-west Belgium. Together with a particular section of the Canal du Centre, the locks are connected to the […]
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 the elevator machine room? “It is the space outside the shaft occupied by the elevator machinery.” A very important element to take into account when we want to install an elevator, apart from whether we choose a hydraulic or electric 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.