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By Jen Barling

TOUCHLESS TECHNOLOGIES

Touchless operations of lifts and doors as a result of changing attitudes to safety and hygiene can have flow on benefits for universal access. The ability to call a lift by voice before leaving the apartment or office is simple, convenient and touch-free. Alternatively, native lift mobile apps or integrated apps can provide this function. They can work with destination dispatch lift systems and don’t require people to scan a device or card at the lift kiosk. Lift manufacturers can also offer touch-free lift buttons which work with proximity sensors to call the lift. Most advanced lift systems now offer touchless integration points – for example Kone’s Remotecall, Schindler’s ElevateMe, OTIS’s ecall, or ThyssenKrupp’s Touchless Call.

KONE REMOTECALL

For lifts equipped with the KONE RemoteCall System, the KONE RemoteCall App allows operation of the lifts in the building via phone. Once riders have selected the floor to which they are going, the KONE RemoteCall App will call a lift and guide the rider to the appropriate lift. You can see the lift position and progress while you are waiting

SCHINDLER ELEVATEME

This application works with equipped Schindler Ahead lifts which display the ElevateMe logo and QR code near the lift door.

ElevateMe allows use of the lift without touching it by scanning the QR code near the door and selecting the destination floor.

DORMAKABA BLUESKY

BlueSky Access allows a mobile device to be used as a secure key.

It can be used in hotels, multi-housing properties and seniors living properties that are equipped with dormakaba contactless electronic locks that have a Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) radio antenna.

The delivery of a key to a mobile device (phone, tablet) is enabled via a secure service. Once notification has been received and the BlueSky app has been installed, the mobile access key is sent to the app on that mobile device, allowing entry to those doors or areas to which access authorisation has been given.