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News | September 2026

The most important events for the lift industry

Convenient overview: The most important trade fairs and events of the lift industry at a glance! We constantly update the dates.

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News | September 2026

THE newsletter for the international lift industry

The LIFTjournal newsletter provides a monthly round-up of the most important news for the international lift industry.

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News | September 2026

Mitsubishi sets its target on Europe

Mitsubishi Electric Corporation acquired Motum AB four years ago. Since then, the Swedish group has grown steadily. Lift companies from Sweden, Norway and Ireland were incorporated.

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News | September 2026

Kone: two new members in the Board of Directors

At the Extraordinary General Meeting of Kone on 3 June, Ranjan Sen and Bruno Schick were elected as new members of the Board of Directors.

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Conversion package for Varidor 15 Mechanically fully compatible and completely without drilling: Langer + Laumann have added a new conversion package for the door drive system Varidor 15 from Schindler to their product range. - News | September 2026

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News | September 2026

CANopen Lift specification updated

The four-part CiA 417 application profile specification for lift control systems has been revised.

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News | September 2026

Hans Martin Lutz steps down from management

The German company "Lutz Aufzüge" is restructuring its management: Hans Martin Lutz, the company’s principal shareholder, is moving from operational management to the advisory board.

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News | August 2026

A new museum tells stories

Why does the lift industry talk almost exclusively about technology, standards and innovations, but so rarely about the stories behind them? This question was the spark that led to the founding of the “Elevator Museum Warsaw”.

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