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News | March 2020

Change in the Kone Executive Board

Max Alfthan has decided to step down from his role as Executive Vice President responsible for Marketing and Communications at Kone as of 31 March 2020.

News | March 2020

New high performance door for fast lifts

The Munich component manufacturer Meiller Aufzugtüren has developed the new high performance door "Sprint 4.0 I" especially for fast lifts.

News | March 2020

Worldwide first lift with C2C certification

The "Move" of Mitsubishi Elevator Europe was especially developed for the European market and was completely designed according to the "cradle-to-cradle" (C2C) principle.

News | March 2020

This is how to make a lift an energy-intelligent lift

Lifts consume energy, lifts supply energy. Intelligent ultracapacitor technology makes notable lift operation energy savings possible.

News | March 2020

How unsuitable screw locking devices influences structure-borne emissions

The decisive factor for lifts without machine rooms and synchronous drives is the transmission of structure-borne sound to rooms requiring protection.

News | March 2020

Lift UPS technology for a prime Stuttgart property

Equipping the ten lifts in Stuttgart’s Kronprinzbau with UPS technology was a team effort of Effekta Regeltechnik GmbH together with partners.

News | March 2020

The Spread of Coronavirus and the lift industry

Coronavirus and all viruses are on the minds of many. Lift-cars and lobbies are a very likely place where contamination could happen. How could and should the lift industry react to this challenge? Thoughts by John Gale.

News | February 2020

New compact safety sensor – LIMAX2CP

The latest product in Elgo’s LIMAX series is the LIMAX2CP safety sensor, which combines recording of the absolute shaft position and speed and various safety functions in one housing. CP stands for compact.

News | February 2020

DX lifts network with buildings, devices and users

Kone has launched its new DX lift class. "Their integrated connectivity is a first in the world," explained the company.

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Change in the Kone Executive Board

New high performance door for fast lifts

Worldwide first lift with C2C certification

This is how to make a lift an energy-intelligent lift

How unsuitable screw locking devices influences structure-borne emissions

Lift UPS technology for a prime Stuttgart property

The Spread of Coronavirus and the lift industry

New compact safety sensor – LIMAX2CP

DX lifts network with buildings, devices and users