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News | August 2026

New Machinery Regulation will also affect lifts under the Lifts Directive

The last issue of the LIFTjournal reported extensively on the new contents of the Machinery Regulation, which replaces the Machinery Directive. In the meantime, an official letter of the European Commission and an Information Note of the ELA regarding this matter have become available.

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News | August 2026

Mourning the loss of Günter Horny

Günter Horny passed away on 29 July 2026 at the age of 76, reported the VDMA Lifts and Escalators Association in an obituary:

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News | August 2026

Protective framework for TKE employees

TK Elevator (TKE) and the German trade union Industriegewerkschaft (IG) Metall signed a process agreement a few weeks ago. This is intended to protect employees against negative consequences of the takeover by its competitor Kone.

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Photo: © LIFTjournal/Dirk Müller/KI-assistiert mit Firefly und ChatGPT

News | August 2026

From conveyance device to digital system

The lift has undergone a fundamental change in recent years. What used to be primarily a mechanical-electrical conveyance device is now a networked, data-generating and in part self- optimising system.

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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".

News | June 2019

Emergency phone: Standard-compliant re-equipment

The transitional period will end on 31 December 2020: from then on, an effective two-way communication system must have been installed in the car, via which an emergency service is constantly available.

News | June 2019

Langer & Laumann: Two changes in personnel

Another managing director and a new sales employee: Langer & Laumann has reported two changes in personnel.

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