Both. The technology involved in ‘connected lifts’ is currently a reality that lift manufacturers, installation companies and maintenance companies are using and taking full advantage of. Of course, different companies have different capacities in this regard. In the future, this technology looks set to bring about a real disruption and revolution in the world of lifts through new solutions.

Nothing in particular. If your building can have a lift, then it can have a ‘connected lift’. Current technology and techniques used for installing lifts mean a connected lift is possible in the vast majority of cases.

Depending on the brand of your lift, the manufacturer may offer add-on connectivity equipment to turn your lift into a ‘connected lift’. MP offers this kind of equipment, which is compatible with any MP lift, as well as certain lifts from other brands.

The lift and the maintenance company are able to communicate directly with each another. This allows the lift’s status to be monitored remotely in real time, with problems being detected automatically. It also allows certain remote maintenance work to be carried out. This makes maintaining your lift much easier, and optimises its operability, safety and useful life.

What this technology does is connect lifts to other systems through the internet for the benefit of people. The progress made in telecommunications has meant the traditional analogue phone, compulsory in lifts, is being replaced by a digital line which allows voice audio and data to be relayed, meaning these lifts can send and receive information. This allows them to handle M2M (machine to machine) protocols and thus connect to the IoT (Internet of Things) to communicate with other machines through the internet. This is used to improve lift maintenance protocols and systems.

The technology is not particularly expensive, and all you need is an active telephone line. All new MP lifts include everything necessary for ‘connected lift’ technology to be used. For older MP lifts, we offer add-on connectivity equipment which allows them to be turned into ‘connected lifts’.

None at all, as the lift works by connecting to the internet through its telephone line.

In a nutshell – it improves the way lifts work. The IoT (Internet of Things) is a system that uses the internet to allow machines to communicate with one another. When we say ‘machines’, we’re actually referring to all kinds of things we use on a daily basis, such as lifts. For example, a connected lift is able to communicate with its maintenance service and receive information on the time of day to allow it to reduce the noise it makes. The IoT is undoubtedly opening up a whole host of possibilities for the running and maintenance of lifts.

Apart from being able to remotely monitor your lift’s status 24 hours a day, as well as detect any problems, our technology allows us to be connected to the needs of your lift in order to offer you a truly personalised service.