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Is TKE Europe set to be acquired by a private equity firm?

According to insiders, TK Elevator’s (TKE) European business is set to be sold off for the most part as part of the takeover of TKE by Kone, reported the Reuters news agency on 1 October. LIFTjournal has investigated the matter further and also asked corporate transactions expert Dr Lars Watermann for his assessment.

News | November 2019

Digital transformation: now it’s up to the SMEs!

Company groups and larger enterprises have taken note of this development and are working on solutions. But the small and medium-sized companies (SMEs) in the lift industry currently lack the resources for this.

News | November 2019

Emergency call systems: present and future

From the provider point of view, lifts and emergency call systems are just a "niche". VoLTE is only now gradually becoming standard. The Swiss company Leitronic is already providing easy ways to retrofit.

News | November 2019

Inovance takes over BST

BST has merged with Monarch, the lift division of Inovance, in order to form a business platform for lifts for worldwide production and R&D. The aim is to create a world leader in lift controller solutions.

News | November 2019

So that the controller can continue to do its work...

Classic remote data transmission from serial interfaces is on the way out due to the conversion of telephony (land lines and mobile communications) to package-oriented technology.

News | November 2019

New: frequency inverters especially for lifts

Gefran presented its new series of ADL500 inverters for elevator technology for the first time at this year's Interlift.

News | November 2019

E2 Forum Mumbai premiere

Representatives of the lift and escalator industry and players from the real estate sector in India got together for the debut event of the E2 Forum in Mumbai.

News | November 2019

"We Elevate with Style"

Nova Elevators dedicated the last edition of interlift to all its customers who "placed their trust in the Brand and endorsed the Company’s experience" in the lift and homelift industry.

News | November 2019

The car of the future can be powered contactless

Among other things, at the interlift 2019 Weidmüller presented the smart shaft wiring system FieldPower Elevator and FreeCon Contactless.

News | November 2019

Emergency call system makes lifts smart

The Austrian company View Promotion presented the first multi-functional lift communication platform at the interlift 2019.

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Digital transformation: now it’s up to the SMEs!

Emergency call systems: present and future

Inovance takes over BST

So that the controller can continue to do its work...

New: frequency inverters especially for lifts

E2 Forum Mumbai premiere

"We Elevate with Style"

The car of the future can be powered contactless

Emergency call system makes lifts smart