Photo: © pitinan/123RF.com News | May 2026 A new building block for product safety in the lift sector Digital technologies have fundamentally changed the lift. However, this has also made them more vulnerable to cyber threats.
Photo: © Cibes Lift Group News | May 2026 New CEO of the Cibes Lift Group Since 1 March, Martin Lewerth has been the new CEO of the Cibes Lift Group, an international manufacturer of platform and home lifts from Sweden.
Photo: © Bernd Lorenz/LIFTjournal News | May 2026 LiftExpo Poland issues invitation back to Warsaw The trade fair for the lift sector will open its doors for the second time in the Polish capital. What can exhibitors and visitors expect from the “International Trade Fair for Lifts, Components and Vertical Transport Technology” from 20 to 22 October?
Photo: © ustudiographydd59/123RF.com News | May 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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Photo: © Andreas Schnatz Photography News | November 2025 Second managing director at Aufzugsdienst Frank Schnatz has been the second managing partner at Deutscher Aufzugsdienst alongside Michael Wirth for several months. Schnatz, 38, has been working in the lift industry for around twelve years.
Photo: © WARR News | November 2025 Students “clamber” to the stars A lift into space? Students of the TU Munich are conducting research into such a space lift. They regularly take part in competitions with their “Climber”.
Photo: © Dirkmüller/LIFTjournal/KI-generiert News | November 2025 More efficiency and fully digital processes: ERP systems for lift builders Reams of paper, elaborate processes and interface problems are among the biggest drags on efficiency in companies. This is precisely where modern ERP systems come in.
Photo: © privat News | November 2025 Reinforcement for Safeline Danny Krüger joined Safeline as a Technical Sales Engineer in July 2025. The 30-year-old will be strengthening the technical support team across the German-speaking region and the sales team in northern Germany.
Photo: © Orona News | November 2025 The elevator as a new ally for building energy efficiency In today’s sustainable construction paradigm, a new player is quietly gaining relevance: the elevator.
Photo: © Orona News | November 2025 Orona acquires German SME A German lift company has once again been taken over – this time by the Spanish group Orona.
Photo: © Liwetec News | November 2025 Liwetec presents new user interface Liwetec has completely revamped the Elevator Portal and presented it with a new user interface that supports the planning, technical calculation, and configuration of elevators.
Photo: © Stefano Uslenghi Rocom Energie- und Kommunikationssysteme News | November 2025 Rocom’s smallest lift emergency call system Rocom unveiled a new lift emergency call system according to EN 81-28:2022 at the interlift. The “Helpy Supercompact” is the manufacturer’s smallest emergency call system and according to Rocom provides “a lot of performance in mini format.”
Photo: © Leitronic News | November 2025 5G meets sustainability The mobile communications technology 5G promises completely new vistas for the Internet of Things (IoT). Higher data rates, lower latencies and boosted capacity are expected to change entire sectors.
