Photo: © Elfin News | April 2025 Two-sense emergency call with sign language Elfin Technology has developed a two-sense emergency call, which in addition to classic speech communication, also opens a visual communication channel.
Photo: © LIFTjournal / Bernd Lorenz News | April 2025 120 years young - Bode Components celebrates anniversary 1905 is not just the year of the consecration of the Berlin Cathedral and the decision to build the Mittelland Canal. It was also the year in which Theodor Bongers established his first company in Dusseldorf, the precursor company to today’s Bode Components GmbH.
Photo: © Meiller Aufzugtüren News | April 2025 Three questions to … Christian Dreßler Christian Dressler has been second managing director at Meiller Aufzugtüren since 1 January 2024. The 42-year old has taken on the role of the management spokesperson.
Photo: © privat News | April 2025 Kostas Papadopoulos: Job change after 15 years Kostas Papadopoulos has made a career change: He is now the new sales manager at Greek lift manufacturer Vigor Technology PC in Thessaloniki.
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Photo: © Langer & Laumann News | April 2025 New conversion package for Schindler Varidor 35 Langer & Laumann has expanded its product range: a new conversion package for the Schindler Varidor 35 is now available.
Photo: © TK Elevator News | April 2025 Change of leadership at LEIA Karis Walker, Head of Commercial at TK Elevator, has been appointed President of the Lift and Escalator Industry Association (LEIA), and Andrew Renwick, MD at Caltech Lifts, as Vice-President.
Photo: © okapidesign / Frei nutzbar gemäß Adobe Firefly-Lizenz News | April 2025 Practical implementation of the testing of firefighting lifts When a fire breaks out, the emergency services must be able to rely on the firefighting lifts working without any flaws. But in practice, there are considerable safety deficits in the operation of these lifts. The following points must be considered in practice when testing.
Photo: © VFA-Interlift News | April 2025 Cobianchi: change in the top management Stephan Rohr (48), up to December 2024 CTO at Elgo Batscale AG, assumed the management of Cobianchi Liftteile AG in January 2025. Rudolf Ramseier (59) will remain Chairman of the Management Board.
Photo: © Ziehl-Abegg News | April 2025 New Vice President Operations Central Europe In addition to his previous tasks, Sebastian Wohlleben has assumed the position of Vice President Operations Central Europe.
Photo: © Henning Scheffen / TÜV Nord AG News | April 2025 When lift inspectors talk to themselves The first lift inspectors at TÜV Nord now have the support of AI (artificial intelligence) during their work. From now on, the specialists will document defects during inspections by voice entry and no longer as before on the computer.
Photo: © generiert mit Dall.e News | April 2025 Cyber security in practice: Don’t crack a nut with a sledgehammer! The subject of cyber security did not just suddenly become a topic of conversation in the lift sector upon the entry into force of ISO 8102-20:2022, published in August 2022. The problems and tasks associated with the subject are indeed not new.
Photo: © adiruch na chiangmai - stock.adobe.com News | April 2025 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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