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Photo: © Bundesverband Metall News | May 2026 Rolf Rehbold joins the Bundesverband Metall Rolf Rehbold assumed the position of departmental head of occupational training at the Federal Metalworking Association (BVM) on 1 January 2026.
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News | January 2018 Innovative - intelligent - MiDrive Can a lift door be intelligent? The Munich lift door specialist Meiller tackled this question at this year’s interlift – and presented the door drive concept of the future.
News | December 2017 Innovative, customised shaft wiring system Weidmüller presented customised solutions for the elevator and escalator industry at "interlift2017" in Augsburg.
News | December 2017 When the stairs were still an elevator The escalator, which has transformed our cities and our lives, was born 125 years ago – it’s time to look back at the beginnings of the technology.
News | December 2017 Review of successful trade fair appearance Langer & Laumann from Nordwalde was represented with a trade fair stand at interlift 2017. More and more regular Langer & Laumann customers came to the stand just to find out about the latest developments.
News | December 2017 VDI 2566 or DIN 4150 as basis for analysis? Whether reference should be made to VDI 2566 or DIN 4150 as basis for evaluating the transmission of structure-borne sound/oscillations in buildings or not is normally decided in favour of DIN 4150 "Vibrations in buildings."
News | December 2017 Emergency lighting and bridging equipment The Italian lift company Giovenzana has launched new emergency call equipment for lifts.
News | December 2017 A matching solution for every door Usually, what brings lifts to a standstill is something simple. Since the car door is the most moved component of a lift, the source of trouble is most commonly found here.
News | November 2017 Connected Services boost availability of lifts Digitalisation has long since also taken hold in the lift industry. For example, last year Kone and IBM launched an alliance to develop new services and products.
News | November 2017 Frameless Luminous Panels – made to fit Available on the market just for a couple of months, the new hansen Frameless Luminous Panel has already become a very popular product in various areas of application.