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 | October 2019 New system: VICI Apart from its current products HydroElite VENI, VIDI and MRL, Hydroware has presented its latest product VICI at the interlift (market launch 2020).
News | October 2019 Lift control devices: modular and scalable Small and medium-sized lift manufacturers do not produce all the necessary devices by themselves. They buy on the market products from third-party vendors and integrate these devices into the lift control system.
News | October 2019 New sales director at Elfin technology Heiko Nagorski is the new marketing director at Elfin technology.
News | October 2019 Cloud-based monitoring of elevators The Bosch Elevator Cloud bundles smart elevator solutions, improving safety and reducing costs regardless of manufacturer.
News | October 2019 Bernstein AG: The comeback is at interlift 2019 At interlift in Augsburg, Bernstein AG will present its latest position switch. the IN series. The family business is using this new development to mark its comeback at the most important trade fair for the lift industry.
News | October 2019 The black box becomes an open system… "We can do something that you will soon be able to do too and are inaugurating a new chapter in the lift industry," explained Martin Platt, managing director of Langer & Laumann.
News | October 2019 Dekra: Digital guardian for lifts At the interlift 2019, Dekra will be presenting an innovative cloud monitoring solution for lifts. The "Dekra Lift Explorer" is intended to enable lift operators to improve safety and efficiency and optimise maintenance.
News | October 2019 SafeLine: Stars and star constellations SafeLine to venture higher than ever before at interlift: The plans include the unveiling of a new cloud service for their products, new IoT solutions, as well as a new marketing concept – the SafeLine Galaxy.
News | October 2019 Kronenberg: New product catalogues for the interlift Right in time for the interlift Hans & Jos. Kronenberg GmbH publish two new product catalogues "door interlocks" and "switches".
