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Photo: © EdmoLift News | January 2026 The EN 1570 series is expanding EN 1570-1, Safety requirements for lifting tables – Part 1: Lifting tables serving up to two fixed landings has already been available since 1998. It has undergone continuous further development over the course of time.
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News | July 2019 Landing door frames with integrated lift control The entire lift control integrated in a door frame? The Munich door manufacturer Meiller Aufzugtüren has been installing controls in the lock frame of telescopic doors for a considerable time.
News | July 2019 Thyssenkrupp Elevator France: New President Since May 1, 2019, Emmanuel Paris has been the new president of thyssenkrupp Elevator France. He succeeds Emmanuel Altmayer, president of thyssenkrupp Elevator France from February 2016 to April 2019.
News | July 2019 TranSys: facelift for the workhorse Kone now offers the TranSys with some 300 new design and technical options. This lift type is designed to carry a high payload of passengers or goods and as a bed lift.
News | July 2019 Thoughts on Asansör 2019 Istanbul Lift Exhibition The 16th Asansör – which took place from March 21st to 24th - proved a success. 28.868 professionals from 96 countries have visited the fair.
News | June 2019 Lift 4.0: Go on working as before? IoT, digitalisation, Lift 4.0 – catchwords that are still fairly abstract for many in the industry and which they are hesitant to get involved with.
News | June 2019 They elevated the lift safety industry SafeLine has for the last decade been a force in the lift safety industry. But how did it all begin? Read the story of how an unexpected meeting turned into a long-time partnership.
News | June 2019 GSelectronic expands sales team Kevin Stevens (33) will in future reinforce the team at GSelectronic around the managing director Dennis Schönweitz. He is intended to supplement the previous sales team with a focus on work in the office.
News | June 2019 Automated check of alarm push button A new SL6+ firmware allows automated check of alarm push buttons and communication paths.
News | June 2019 Standardization experts met in Frankfurt Following New Delhi, the VDMA in Frankfurt was this time the location of the plenary meeting of the ISO/TC178 "Lifts, escalators and moving walkways".
