Photo: © Orona News | November 2025 Orona acquires German SME A German lift company has once again been taken over – this time by the Spanish group Orona.
Photo: © Liwetec News | November 2025 Liwetec presents new user interface Liwetec has completely revamped the Elevator Portal and presented it with a new user interface that supports the planning, technical calculation, and configuration of elevators.
Photo: © Stefano Uslenghi Rocom Energie- und Kommunikationssysteme News | November 2025 Rocom’s smallest lift emergency call system Rocom unveiled a new lift emergency call system according to EN 81-28:2022 at the interlift. The “Helpy Supercompact” is the manufacturer’s smallest emergency call system and according to Rocom provides “a lot of performance in mini format.”
Photo: © Leitronic News | November 2025 5G meets sustainability The mobile communications technology 5G promises completely new vistas for the Internet of Things (IoT). Higher data rates, lower latencies and boosted capacity are expected to change entire sectors.
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News | January 2020 Schaefer presented innovations at interlift Given its international importance, the interlift is also the most important trade fair in Schaefer’s calendar. Consequently, many innovations were again presented at its modern and redesigned booth.
News | January 2020 Information and discussions in Northampton 118 delegates came to the 10th "Symposium on Lift & Escalator Technologies" in September 2019 in Northampton. They represented a wide cross-section of lift professionals.
News | January 2020 Noise insulation in building lifts After ten years of revision, VDI 2566 Page 1 and 2566 Page 2 have been incorporated in DIN 8989 (noise insulation in building lifts).
News | January 2020 Lift solutions based on rigid chain technology At the interlift 2019, Serapid for the first time presented a fully functional car lift from the new product portfolio of the new Serapid Lift Systems brand.
News | January 2020 In Memoriam: Simha Lustig On 7 December 2019 passed the former chairman of the "Israeli elevator and escalator technical committee", Simha Lustig, Tel Aviv, Israel, aged 93.
News | January 2020 New CEO of thyssenkrupp Elevator North America Kevin Lavallee has assumed the role of Chief Executive Officer for thyssenkrupp Elevator North America. Lavallee follows Interim CEO, Steve Wedge, who transitions back to his role as Chief Financial Officer.
News | January 2020 BIM and automation in the lift industry At the interlift 2019 DigiPara presented their latest software solutions for lift companies and component manufacturers.
News | January 2020 Acquisition of SATI SpA Megadyne has announced the acquisition of SATI SpA. Sati SpA is in Valsamoggia Italy located, was founded 1974 and has turned it into the European market leader for open transmission components.
News | December 2019 ANIE AssoAscensori has a new President ANIE AssoAscensori, the Italian Association of Lifts and Escalators has elected a new President.
