September 18, 2025 1:00pm - 1:00pm

Presentation Title: Modern drive concepts in the elevator - Interaction of components and digitalization

Description: Expectations on Elevator systems and its main components increase. In this presentation we will discuss various reasons for adjusting products and tools, due to trends and expectations in new construction and modernization. Furthermore we will point out the crucial role of digitalization.

Speaker: Marc Hirsch, Ziehl-Abegg

Bio: 

In 2016 Marc Hirsch joined Ziehl-Abegg Drive Division in Germany in the form of a cooperative study - industrial engineering with emphasis international technical sales. After receiving the bachelor’s degree, he started in the technical sales support department of Ziehl-Abegg to build a well-founded knowledge about products, technologies, and solutions in the elevator industry. Through further special projects, he gained international experience in the elevator industry. In 2022 he transitioned to the Area Sales Management to manage market activities in Scandinavia, Central Europe, and South America for Ziehl-Abegg. Since January 2023, Marc Hirsch relocated to the Ziehl-Abegg US Subsidiary in North Carolina to locally support the market entry of Ziehl-Abegg Drive Division in the North American elevator market.