Photo: © Kuebler Group News | December 2025 Farewell to Erika Kübler Erika Kübler, the wife of the company founder Fritz Kübler, passed away on 4 September 2025 at the age 94, according to the Kübler Group.
Photo: © Funtap/shutterstock/okapidesign News | December 2025 The latest news from the world of standards DIN EN 81-41 is now available and the Technical Committee CEN/TC10 “Lifts, escalators and moving walks” has published the draft of EN 81-28:2024. The most important changes.
Photo: © TK Elevator / Philip Schwarz News | December 2025 TKE inaugurates its “Product Competence Center” TK Elevator (TKE) held a big ceremony in Esslingen to open its new centre for lift technology. Research and development are to be bundled with the production of the latest lift technology on a site of 33,000 m2. This also accommodates a completely digitalised logistics centre.
Photo: © Clemenspool–eigenes Werk News | December 2025 EN 81-76: The practical application of the new standard In part 1 of this article series described the functionality of a lift according to EN 81-76:2025. The second part deals with its practical application and the prerequisites for a suitable lift configuration.
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Photo: © Schindler News | August 2025 A new lift that adapts automatically The international lift builder Schindler unveiled a new product at the Milan Design Week. The “X8” can be installed in any part of a building and operated with conventional household electricity, the company reported.
Photo: © esse-ti / okapidesign / frei verfügbar gem. Adobe Firefly-Lizenz News | July 2025 Innovalift Group growing esse-ti, an Italian manufacturer of emergency call systems for lifts, has taken over Syntium Lift Parts. The English company provides components for communication in lifts.
Photo: © Mayr Antriebstechnik News | July 2025 Mayr Antriebstechnik with Spanish branch Mayr Antriebstechnik has taken over EME Motor 2008, S.L. completely. As a result, the Bavarian producer of safety brakes, safety couplings and shaft couplings now has Mayr Antriebstechnik has its own subsidiary in Spain.
Photo: © Donati Deutschland GmbH News | July 2025 Change of management at Donati Daniel Lange has been the new registered managing director of Donati Deutschland GmbH since the beginning of March.
Photo: © okapidesign / frei verfügbar gem. Adobe Firefly-Lizenz News | July 2025 The reality no one wants to acknowledge How distorted perceptions in management and "managed ignorance" block the potential of SMEs - and how we can expose this.
Photo: © Kübler News | July 2025 65 years Kübler Group: from one-man show to global player This year, the Kübler Group will be celebrating its 65th anniversary – a special anniversary for a company that began as a one-man show in Schwenningen.
Photo: © Langer & Laumann News | July 2025 New Metron LTx A1-V2 conversion package now available The Metron LTx A1-V2 has now been added to the list of Langer & Laumann conversion packages.
Photo: © Schindler News | July 2025 Simmen succeeds Hess at Schindler Franz-Xaver Simmen is the new CEO of Schindler Aufzüge AG. He took charge of the Swiss national company on 1 April 2025 from Patrick Hess.
Photo: © Cibes Lift Deutschland News | July 2025 Reorientation of distribution and service structure Hiro Lift took over the direct distribution and service of Cibes in South Germany on 1 June. The longstanding partner is to concentrate on the north and train distribution partners nationally.
