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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 | December 2018

Gateway, the magic mirror: IoT application for lift cars

Gateway, an Internet of Things-technology (IoT) applied to glass mirrors in lift cars (patented in Italy – European patent pending), transforms common lift car mirrors into interactive touch-screen displays.

News | December 2018

Wittur and LM Liftmaterial celebrate 50th anniversary

Together over 100 years of experience, technical knowledge and high quality standards: Wittur GmbH and LM Liftmaterial GmbH celebrated the 50th anniversary of Wittur in Germany together.

News | December 2018

You can work better in a network…

Lift Technology GmbH, a subsidiary of Hundt Consult GmbH, has joined the PropTech Initiative (GPTI), because according to the company, "You can work better in a network."

News | December 2018

Disinfected handrails for customer satisfaction

The start-up Uvis has now realised the first germ-free escalator in a shopping centre. The modern UV technology is intended to ensure care-free Christmas shopping in the Hamburg Phoenix Centre.

News | November 2018

Lift 4.0: top-quality technology in the cloud

Everyone is talking about the smart new lifts of the future - Schmersal-Böhnke+Partner wants to present a dynamic online solution for its customers with its first cloud product: Lift2CLOUD®.

News | November 2018

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News | November 2018

Lift light grid made in Germany

DUOmetric AG has developed an affordable LT40 light grid for use in lifts, especially to meet the requirements of the EN81-20 and 81-70 standards.

News | November 2018

Digital blackboard in residential buildings

Schindler Germany and the University of Wismar have jointly developed the "Ahead BlackBoard": a digital platform that provides individual information and interaction options for different devices.

News | November 2018

Transformation of the stair lift sector

With immediate effect, thyssenkrupp Elevator is equipping 120 customer advisors in nine countries with mixed reality technology and Microsoft HoloLens.

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Gateway, the magic mirror: IoT application for lift cars

Wittur and LM Liftmaterial celebrate 50th anniversary

You can work better in a network…

Disinfected handrails for customer satisfaction

Lift 4.0: top-quality technology in the cloud

Order free issue now!

Lift light grid made in Germany

Digital blackboard in residential buildings

Transformation of the stair lift sector