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Welcome to the Elevator World News Podcast. Today’s podcast news podcast is sponsored by elevatorbooks.com: www.elevatorbooks.com INTERLIFT SHOWS RESILIENT INDUSTRY Event organizers AFAG Messen und Ausstellungen GmbH and VFA-Interlift e.V. have reported on another successful Interlift. The 2019 iteration, held October 15-18 in Augsburg, Germany, was exemplary of an industry “unimpressed by economic downturns,” they said. Despite a slow global economy, 577 exhibitors filled 45,500 m2 of space in the Messe Augsburg with 21,200 guests from 108 countries, making this the biggest Interlift yet. Many statistics were similar to the event’s last iteration in 2017. However, industry outlook was downgraded this year, from 34% expecting a sharp rise in 2017 to 23% in 2019. AFAG and VFA-Interlift added they will soon begin preparations for the next Interlift, slated for October 19-22, 2021.   Image credit: A roundup about this year's Interlift; courtesy of Interlift To read the full transcript of today's podcast, vi