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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News | November 2019 So that the controller can continue to do its work... Classic remote data transmission from serial interfaces is on the way out due to the conversion of telephony (land lines and mobile communications) to package-oriented technology.
News | November 2019 New: frequency inverters especially for lifts Gefran presented its new series of ADL500 inverters for elevator technology for the first time at this year's Interlift.
News | November 2019 E2 Forum Mumbai premiere Representatives of the lift and escalator industry and players from the real estate sector in India got together for the debut event of the E2 Forum in Mumbai.
News | November 2019 "We Elevate with Style" Nova Elevators dedicated the last edition of interlift to all its customers who "placed their trust in the Brand and endorsed the Company’s experience" in the lift and homelift industry.
News | November 2019 The car of the future can be powered contactless Among other things, at the interlift 2019 Weidmüller presented the smart shaft wiring system FieldPower Elevator and FreeCon Contactless.
News | November 2019 Emergency call system makes lifts smart The Austrian company View Promotion presented the first multi-functional lift communication platform at the interlift 2019.
News | November 2019 Making sure lifts are also safe after updates When manufacturers change the firmware of safety-relevant electronic parts, such as controllers or sensors, this can on occasions have negative effects on the operational safety of lifts.
News | November 2019 A new norm for lift shaft smoke extraction Lift shaft smoke extraction systems can save lives. Safe functioning of these installations requires the necessary expertise for planning, installation and maintenance. The new DIN EN 16763 standard must now be observed.
News | November 2019 Schmersal Group: Global network expanded The Schmersal Group is continuing to expand its network: it has established a subsidiary with its office in Bangkok, Schmersal Thailand Co. Ltd, and recently opened the branch "Schmersal Middle East-FZE" in Dubai.
