Photo: © Kuebler Group News | December 2025 Farewell to Erika Kübler Erika Kübler, the wife of the company founder Fritz Kübler, passed away on 4 September 2025 at the age 94, according to the Kübler Group.
Photo: © Funtap/shutterstock/okapidesign News | December 2025 The latest news from the world of standards DIN EN 81-41 is now available and the Technical Committee CEN/TC10 “Lifts, escalators and moving walks” has published the draft of EN 81-28:2024. The most important changes.
Photo: © TK Elevator / Philip Schwarz News | December 2025 TKE inaugurates its “Product Competence Center” TK Elevator (TKE) held a big ceremony in Esslingen to open its new centre for lift technology. Research and development are to be bundled with the production of the latest lift technology on a site of 33,000 m2. This also accommodates a completely digitalised logistics centre.
Photo: © Clemenspool–eigenes Werk News | December 2025 EN 81-76: The practical application of the new standard In part 1 of this article series described the functionality of a lift according to EN 81-76:2025. The second part deals with its practical application and the prerequisites for a suitable lift configuration.
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News | October 2018 New lifting platform series for cramped spaces The latest product in the constantly growing portfolio of Herkules Liftwerk GmbH is the MB Quattro lifting platform series.
News | October 2018 Start saving energy – with the TOF/Start Regular escalator detection sensors save energy. However, according to the manufacturer, Cedes’ TOF/Start sensor saves up to six times more.
News | October 2018 Elevator system for overload protection The engineering teams at Zemic have worked together to make the most efficient and cost effective solution for overload detection systems for elevators and lifting systems.
News | October 2018 Fuji: change in top management Double change in Fuji Electric Europe GmbH’s top management: Carlos Poyatos appointed as new General Manager for Drives & Automation (D&A).
News | October 2018 About the Eurolift on the European market The fifth Eurolift concluded at the beginning of October in Kielce in central Poland with almost 2,000 trade visitors.
News | October 2018 Lift without hydraulic oil for cold storage warehouses Lödige Industries recently completed the installation of a cargo lift for a Dutch logistics service provider in the health care sector.
News | October 2018 "With a clear vision into the future" Already since the end of 2017 Urs Affolter became managing director of the long-established company LM Liftmaterial. The 49 year-old intends to pay particular attention to client requirements and customer satisfaction.
News | October 2018 VFA Forum interlift ´19 – Call for Papers The VFA-Interlift e.V. will once again be holding its lecture forum at the interlift trade fair 2019. He invites the lift industry to give a presentation of about 20 minutes followed by a discussion.
News | October 2018 Bosses train DB technicians personally To ensure that customers on the spot are also well prepared for escalators breaking down, the bosses of Weber Tec, Mike and Wolfgang Weber, personally trained four technicians of Deutsche Bahn.
