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: © Otis GmbH & Co. OHG News | September 2020 “Enhance safety with innovations” It all began with the invention of the crash-safe lift. Ever since the foundation of Otis in 1853, safety has come first.
Photo: © Arnolds News | August 2020 Arnolds to retire Klaus Arnolds is retiring. The first technician of the Westdeutsche Runfunk broadcaster was one of the co-founders of the LIFTjournal and was a member of its advisory board from the start.
Photo: © Thilo Schumann / CAN in Automation (CiA) e.V. News | August 2020 CiA board of directors re-elected The members of the nonprofit international CAN in Automation (CiA) users’ and manufacturers’ association re-elected the board of directors as well as the members of the CiA business committee and the CiA technical committee.
Photo: © Langer & Laumann News | August 2020 Otis door drive conversion solution developed In recent years, Otis has integrated various activation versions in its door controllers.
Photo: © N.L.C. NOVA LIFT News | August 2020 Solution for compact shafts Raloe has developed a complete lift that manages both with a shaft head height of 2400 mm and simultaneously with a pit depth of just 265 mm.
Photo: © mayr Antriebstechnik News | August 2020 Mayr: Commitment to climate protection Mayr Antriebstechnik from Mauerstetten (Germany) has been climate neutral since 2020. For this purpose, the mechanical engineering company relies on a wide catalogue of measures.
Photo: © Martin Schulze News | August 2020 Better adjustment of rope and drum In a current doctoral thesis at the Institute of Mechanical Engineering of TU Clausthal, a new approach has been developed on how to analyze the behaviour of ropes on multi-layer spooled rope drums and better adjusting the system components with each other.
Photo: © Zagro News | August 2020 Universally usable door drive The new Computec Door Drive 6 (CDD6) from Zagro is capable of universal use. It can operate DC motors with and without brushes up to 40V with or without encoder.
Photo: © Hissmekano News | August 2020 New CEO at Hissmekano Joachim Wollnert is the new Chief Executive Officer of Hissmekano AB in Sweden. The company claims to be the leading wholesaler of lift components in Northern Europe
