Photo: © Dirk Müller/KI-unterstützt/LIFTjournal News | September 2026 CANopen Lift specification updated The four-part CiA 417 application profile specification for lift control systems has been revised.
Photo: © Lutz Aufzüge News | September 2026 Hans Martin Lutz steps down from management The German company "Lutz Aufzüge" is restructuring its management: Hans Martin Lutz, the company’s principal shareholder, is moving from operational management to the advisory board.
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Photo: © Privat News | January 2021 Schum: New head of technology Martin Brey is the new head of technology at Johann Schum Aufzugtechnik.
Photo: © Blain Hydraulics News | January 2021 Blain with new location in China Blain Hydraulics has opened a new presence in China. This opens up new opportunities to expand its footprint in the biggest elevator market in the world, the company says.
Photo: © IGV Group News | January 2021 IGV Group: New Sales Area Manager Since September 2020, Mario Barlassina is the new Italy Sales Area Manager of IGV Group, a lift and lifting platform manufacturing company.
Photo: © Kübler News | January 2021 Sensors: the backbone of predictive maintenance Kübler encoders and shaft copying systems meet the conditions for predictive maintenance by facilitating signal transmission via a digital interface (e.g. BISS or CAN) to the cloud.
Photo: © thyssenkrupp Elevator News | January 2021 Multi can be integrated as BIM model in buildings The innovative ropeless Multi elevator system by thyssenkrupp Elevator can now be integrated in buildings as a BIM model through the DigiPara lift designer. The models can be uploaded and adjusted precisely into 3D building models.
Photo: © Ziehl-Abegg / Rainer Grill News | January 2021 Trainee campaign wins double gold Ziehl-Abegg was honoured twice at the German Stevie Awards: once for the best CSR event and once for the best HR team. There were a total of 450 applications from Austria, Switzerland and Germany for the German Stevie Awards.
Photo: © Meiller News | January 2021 Modernising landing doors easily and efficiently Both lift builders as well as specialist planners and operators tend to avoid modernising landing doors. Meiller has now developed a new kind of concept.
Photo: © SCHAEFER GmbH News | January 2021 CANopen for lifts CANopen is an open communication standard, which is now supported by many lift components. The uniform application profile for lifts permits integrating components of different manufacturers into lifts, simply plug and play, directly on the building site.
Photo: © IGV Group News | January 2021 Design award for "On air" “On air”, the lift concept by the Italian company IGV Group, designed by Studio Marco Piva, has been awarded the “The Plan Award 2020” in the Industrial Design category of the international prize for contemporary architecture.
