On September 22, 2009, Liftinstituut was very proud to present its first

Certificate of Conformance to KONE North American Corporate

The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) officially recognized Liftinstituut

as an Accredited Elevator/Escalator Certification Organization (AECO) last March.

With this appointment now the first Certificate was presented during the UNITED

convention in Orlando Florida to Mr. Andy Juhasz of Kone North America.  

When product design cannot meet the ASMEA17.1/CSAB44 then a risk assessment

can provide deviations that meet an equal safety level. Also called Performance

based safety. These deviations must be inspected by an AECO.

When an AECO certifies the system of subsystem, you can be assured full safety is

guaranteed. This is what was done for the wire ropes for traction elevator

applications of Kone North Amercia Corporate.

ANSI appoints Liftinstituut as Accredited Elevator/Escalator Certification Organization (AECO)

On March 12, 2009, the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) officially recognized Liftinstituut as an Accredited Elevator/Escalator Certification Organization (AECO). This appointment means that one of Europe's leading certification organizations for elevators and escalators offers new opportunities in design, manufacturing, installation and modification (supply chain).

In March 2009, Liftinstituut was accredited by ANSI as a Certification Body. Liftinstituut is the first to be recognized under the AECO program, which operates according to requirements defined in the international standard ISO/IEC Guide 65, General Requirements for Bodies Operating Product Certification Systems, and in ASME A17.7/CSA B44.7, Performance based safety code for elevators and escalators.

We are very proud to be accredited by ANSI.  Michael Douqué CEO Liftinstituut opened a bottle of champagne to toast on this new status. “It’s good to be recognized all over the world as a reliable independent partner and expert for product certification” .  And he promised “We will show that ANSI took the right decision”. 

To certify products according to the new approach of the A.17.1 (the A17.7) ANSI, American National Standards Institute, the coordinator of the USA standards an conformity assessment system, was looking for an expert in the field of performance based safety for elevators and escalators. So they came to us, Liftinstituut. No wonder, as Liftinstituut is expert in the field of certifying according to standards for elevators, escalators, sub systems, functions and components for over 75 years. And even more interesting to know is that Liftinstituut has fifteen years of experience in the new approach.