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News | August 2026

New Machinery Regulation will also affect lifts under the Lifts Directive

The last issue of the LIFTjournal reported extensively on the new contents of the Machinery Regulation, which replaces the Machinery Directive. In the meantime, an official letter of the European Commission and an Information Note of the ELA regarding this matter have become available.

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News | August 2026

Mourning the loss of Günter Horny

Günter Horny passed away on 29 July 2026 at the age of 76, reported the VDMA Lifts and Escalators Association in an obituary:

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Photo: © ChatGPT-assistiert

News | August 2026

Protective framework for TKE employees

TK Elevator (TKE) and the German trade union Industriegewerkschaft (IG) Metall signed a process agreement a few weeks ago. This is intended to protect employees against negative consequences of the takeover by its competitor Kone.

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Photo: © LIFTjournal/Dirk Müller/KI-assistiert mit Firefly und ChatGPT

News | August 2026

From conveyance device to digital system

The lift has undergone a fundamental change in recent years. What used to be primarily a mechanical-electrical conveyance device is now a networked, data-generating and in part self- optimising system.

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News | September 2020

Retrofitting lifts with VDS communication

Telecommunications providers are converting their networks from analogue to digital, meaning an end to DTMF communication.

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Photo: © Ziehl-Abegg

News | September 2020

Ziehl-Abegg management team complete

The mechanical engineer Dr Peter Barton has assumed the position of technology director in Ziehl-Abegg SE. The 46-year old is to head and configure development of the motor and fan specialist.

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Photo: © Nova Elevators

News | September 2020

Touchless voice-controlled home lift

Vocal suite is Nova Elevators' new home lift that can be fully operated with the voice, avoiding all contact with surfaces.

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Photo: © Artur Szczybylo/123rf.com

News | September 2020

Prysmian Group acquired EHC Global

The Prysmian Group have acquired EHC Global. The transaction has valued at 130 million CAD.

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Photo: © Anna Efetova / iStock.com

News | September 2020

PESSRAL: new era for operators and manufacturers

Programmable electronic systems are replacing safety-relevant mechanical components to an increasing extent. This considerably simplifies and accelerates both inspection as well as maintenance.

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Photo: © Meiller Aufzugtüren

News | September 2020

Inclined lift doors: new solution

Meiller has developed a new solution for the landing doors of inclined lifts: the so-called “active” landing door.

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Photo: © Hundt Consult

News | September 2020

Wüllner moving to Hundt Consult

The qualified industrial engineer Alexander Wüllner has been a member of the management board at Hundt Consult for some time.

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Photo: © BlueKit

News | September 2020

When is fail-safe really fail-safe?

Fail-safe systems exist in many industrial sectors. However, there are no suitable standards in shaft smoke extraction. If there is a power failure, the ventilation flap has to open. But there are also other error sources…

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Photo: © Ziehl-Abegg

News | September 2020

CANopen Lift car drive units

If you design lifts using devices from ­different manufacturers, interoperability is essential. This keeps effort low when integrating third-party products. Especially, standardized interfaces for car drive units would help.

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