DMG S.p.A. is an Italian manufacturer of elevator fixtures. Based in Rome, it manufactures elevator components such as elevator fixtures (push buttons, floor indicators and car operating panels), fixtures components, elevator electronic devices and pre-wired systems.
History
DMG was founded in the 1950s by Nestor Emiliani and Giuseppe de Matteo.
In 2005, DMG established MAD Elevator Fixtures, a company formed under joint venture with Canadian custom elevator car manufacturer Mainline Industries Corporation. The new company, which is now based in Toronto, ON, serves as DMG's Canadian subsidiary serving Canada and the United States.
In late 2018, DMG formed a joint venture with Chinese elevator components manufacturer NBSL, which effectively went into operational in the second quarter of 2019[1].
Locations
By 2020, DMG has subsidiaries located in France, Munich (Germany), Calgary (Canada) and Gujarat (India). It has three factories, located in Rome (Italy), Toronto (Canada, MAD) and Shanghai (China, under a joint venture with NBSL). Its headquarters is located in Rome, Italy.
List of products
Elevator fixtures
- Main article: List of DMG elevator fixtures
Elevator fixtures are DMG's primary products. These include push buttons, operating panels and other related accessories and components. Many of their fixtures are used by various generic elevator companies in Italy and throughout Europe, and while their fixtures might be based on their original design, some of their floor indicators are actually based from Schindler FI MXB/MXV floor indicators. Their fixtures are in compliance with EN-81/70 standard. Some major elevator companies such as Kone and Schindler often use DMG's fixtures too.
Electronic devices and pre-wired systems
- DEUM.M15 encoders
- LLEC6 load weighing device
- AMIGO II emergency phon
- Telemaco GSM/GPRS modem for elevators
- CARUSO voice announcer
- Door detector
- Intercom for landing floor, elevator car and machine room
- Pre-wired elevator controllers
- Pitagora III (complete elevator control systems)
- Playboard R3 (for machine room less elevators)
- Cronos (for residential elevators)
- Junior (for home elevators and wheelchair lifts)
Trivia
- The name DMG is actually an acronym of one of the two founders of the company; De Matteo Giuseppe[1].
- Its domestic competitor is Vega.
See also
- MAD - DMG's Canadian division
Notes and references
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Elevator World Europe - July-August 2020, Vol. II, No. 4 (PDF) - Elevator World Europe (jump to Page 46)