Photo: © Nina Skripietz/Braun Aufzüge News | October 2026 From a garage in Hesse to the world market “Forty years are half a lifetime,” noted the managing directors of Braun Aufzüge, Tobias Braun and Pamela Schmidt on this occasion.
Photo: © elevisionXperts News | October 2026 More precise data from the lift shaft If Sebastian Heduschka gets his way, measuring with yardsticks and plumb lines should become a thing of the past. He deploys a 3D laser scanner to obtain more precise data and transfer the digital model to BIM.
Photo: © Skanio News | October 2026 Innovative measurement of vertical space The start-up “Skanio” uses LiDAR scans to provide precise data for the modernisation of lifts and escalators. The systems do not need to be taken out of service during the process more than a few minutes at a time.
Photo: © VFA-Interlift News | October 2026 VFA Forum interlift ’27: Call for Papers The VFA-Interlift is calling on potential speakers to apply now to give a presentation at the VFA Forum interlift ’27: “Contribute your expertise and help shape the presentation programme of interlift 2027!”
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Photo: © VFA-Interlift 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.
Photo: © Telegärtner Elektronik 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!
Photo: © AndreyPopov / iStock.com 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.
Photo: © Hydroware News | November 2020 Hydroware: with IoT into the future The modernisation package for hydraulic lifts from Hydroware works with the latest technology: this includes a high resolution interface – perfectly adapted to smartphones and tablets.
Photo: © Blain Hydraulics News | November 2020 Set-up your valve with your mobile The world becomes increasingly connected. That enable companies to redesign products as IoT devices to have Smart Solutions and remain competitive. Blain Hydraulics make use of the IoT technology and evolved the existing EV4-vvvf into the Smart-EV40-vvvf solution.
Photo: © Kübler News | November 2020 New Global Industry Manager at Kübler At the beginning of March 2020 Yasin Bayrakli had taken over responsibility for the elevator technology division at Kübler as Global Industry Manager.
Photo: © Piconorm News | November 2020 Up please: the door opener for the home lift market Piconorm has developed a complete home lift. New Lift not only supplies the home lift controller ECO for the Piconorm Avanza, but also an app with which the home lift can be controlled via mobile devices.
Photo: © Yaskawa News | November 2020 Via simulation to the matching converter How will the converter behave in real operation? What sequences have to be run in the application and what converter type is appropriate? What happens in the event of overload?
Photo: © GFT / Robert Weise-Prüß News | November 2020 Small companies also have good prospects Good employees are hard to find; the lack of skilled employees in the lift sector is a major problem. There is probably no ready-made solution for this. But there are companies that manage this problem better than others.
