Photo: © Kone News | September 2026 Kone: two new members in the Board of Directors At the Extraordinary General Meeting of Kone on 3 June, Ranjan Sen and Bruno Schick were elected as new members of the Board of Directors.
Photo: © Dirk Müller, KI-assistiert / LIFTjournal News | September 2026 The concentration process in the European lift industry continues The consolidation process in the European lift industry is continuing: Alongside the Finnish-German mega-deal of Kone and TK Elevator, other cross-border takeovers and mergers have taken place in Europe. Here a selection of these.
Photo: © Langer + Laumann News | September 2026 Conversion package for Varidor 15 Mechanically fully compatible and completely without drilling: Langer + Laumann have added a new conversion package for the door drive system Varidor 15 from Schindler to their product range.
Photo: © Dirk Müller/KI-unterstützt/LIFTjournal News | September 2026 CANopen Lift specification updated The four-part CiA 417 application profile specification for lift control systems has been revised.
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Photo: © Invertek Drives News | July 2020 New Regional Manager for Invertek Drives USA David Dillon has joined Invertek Drives USA as Regional Sales Manager covering Eastern USA.
Photo: © Meiller Aufzugtüren News | July 2020 Supra: a new high-performance door Meiller has developed a new door series: the high performance Supra door. Among other things, it should be characterised by extremely quiet running.
Photo: © Klinikum Nordfriesland News | July 2020 Facial visors developed and donated Hansen from Haselund has donated the Klinikum Nordfriesland hospital 100 facial visors.
Photo: © Langer & Laumann News | July 2020 Modernisation made easy The development department of Langer & Laumann (L&L) has now designed a tailor-made solution for a rare door.
Photo: © B&M Noskowski, Aleksei_Derin / Getty Images / Montage/iStock.com News | July 2020 Who owns the data? The question comes up repeatedly: who owns the data produced by a lift? The lawyer Hartmut Hardt explains the legal position on the basis of the European General Data Protection Regulation and describes what a solution could look like.
Photo: © Cedes News | July 2020 iDiscovery with enhanced inspection functions The Cedes iDiscovery adopts safety-relevant functions of a lift according EN 81-20 up to SIL3. The system is EU type examined by TÜV Rheinland. Later this year Cedes will launch an iDiscovery with enhanced inspection functionality.
Photo: © Stingl News | July 2020 Assembly-friendly shaft wall cladding Stingl has developed a product to meet the requirements of EN81-20 5.2.5.3.1: an assembly-friendly shaft wall cladding made of flame-resistant rigid foam panels.
Photo: © Herkules Liftwerk News | July 2020 New platform lift with 3 m conveyance height With immediate effect, Herkules Liftwerk from Kaufungen (Germany) wants to rise even higher. With up to 3 m conveyance height, the new open platform vertical lift Atlas 3000 can manage an entire storey.
Photo: © Giovenzana News | July 2020 COVID-19: How Giovenzana is responding to the crisis The coronavirus pandemic has placed extraordinary demands on companies. This situation requires companies to pitch in and work together.
