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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.

Photo: © Cedes

News | December 2020

Assa Abloy sells Cedes

The private equity investor capiton AG together with the management led by Cedes CEO Christian-Erik Thöny has bought the company from its previous owner, the Assa Abloy Group.

Photo: © Nidec Control Techniques Ltd.

News | December 2020

E300 frequency converter with CANopen

Control Techniques has now adopted the newly developed CANopen interface with the CiA417 user profile for the Elevator Drive E300 in its delivery range.

Photo: © Creative Software

News | December 2020

New software modules for the lift sector

Creative Software Team GmbH develops software for the lift sector. It has now brought out a new contractual and planning module, a maintenance app and an info portal.

Photo: © Meiller

News | November 2020

New functions for service technicians from digitalisation

Meiller has expanded the user functions of MiDrive and the app for the diagnosic tool. The remote support tool has been further expanded and now offers additional video and audio recording.

Photo: © Privat

News | November 2020

Kuhse Industrial Components: New head of design/development

Daniel Cohrs the new head of design/development for Kuhse Industrial Components GmbH. He will be primarily concerned with the development and design of customer-specific solutions.

Photo: © Johann Schum Aufzugtechnik GmbH

News | November 2020

Automatic creation of lift drawings

Johann Schum Aufzugtechnik GmbH has issued a new version of the Marsdesigner, the calculation tool for the Mars product line, with which automated creation of lift drawings is possible.

News | November 2020

Mourning Albrecht Hildebrandt

VFA-Interlift is mourning Albrecht Hildebrandt. He was a founder member of the association, member since 1987 and from 1997 to 2000 deputy chairman of the VFA-Interlift. He died on 16 October, aged 85.

News | November 2020

A different look at lift emergency calls

The relevant ordinances, directives and standards formulate the requirements for lift emergency call systems. But there is also the receiver side!

News | November 2020

Lift industry: “We need good people”

The skilled labour shortage in the lift sector is a constantly recurring topic. Has the Corona crisis changed anything about it? What are its causes? We asked Andreas Hönnige about this.

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Assa Abloy sells Cedes

E300 frequency converter with CANopen

New software modules for the lift sector

New functions for service technicians from digitalisation

Kuhse Industrial Components: New head of design/development

Automatic creation of lift drawings

Mourning Albrecht Hildebrandt

A different look at lift emergency calls

Lift industry: “We need good people”