Photo: © Dirk Müller/LIFTjournal/KI-assistiert News | August 2026 Kone shareholders agree At the beginning of June, Kone shareholders approved the planned takeover of TK Elevator (TKE) at an Extraordinary General Meeting.
Photo: © Simon Moebs/interlift.de News | August 2026 interlift: “There is a strong deal of interest“ The preparations of interlift 2027 have begun. According to the organisers, strong interest is already evident on the part of exhibitors in the international sector meeting from 12 to 15 October in Nuremberg.
Photo: © TK Elevator 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.
Photo: © VDMA / KI-assistiert mit Windows Fotoanzeige 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 | May 2019 Roller guides were and are important! "Sliding guides and roller guides continue to be extremely important for lifts and this will remain the case in the future too, despite all advances in development," emphasised ETN managing director Horst Eichler.
News | May 2019 Updated standard enhances barrier-freedom in lifts DIN EN 81-70 includes minimum requirements for accessibility and the use of lifts – a basic precondition for barrier-freedom in multi-floor buildings.
News | April 2019 Europe’s smallest passenger lift According to Wikipedia, it has held the record for about 18 years: the smallest passenger lift in Europe was built by a German company.
News | April 2019 New lifts for special lifting heights Just added to the growing repertoire of the German wheelchair lift specialist Herkules Liftwerk GmbH are the lifts MB1400 and MB1700.
News | April 2019 Langer & Laumann team reinforced Langer & Laumann has welcomed Philip Kuhlmann as a new member in its team. Together with Elke Voskuhl, he is responsible for internal sales operations.
News | April 2019 Slender sliding door LIZ 3.0 available as eco version Riedl Quantum has now expanded its product range with a cost-friendly version of its well-known sliding doors in the form of LIZ 3.0 eco.
News | April 2019 Ropes as lifting gear in lifts To design rope drives in lifts, it is in many cases still indispensable to this day to conduct experimental investigations into sample ropes, for example to determine elongation behaviour in the longitudinal rope direction.
News | April 2019 Safe and sturdy sensors for lifts The ELGO Group has been involved with solutions for measurements and positioning for over 40 years. ELGO offers a wide range of sensors for lifts.
News | April 2019 Light for lifts and escalators Above all, hansen light panels are installed for the backlighting of ceilings and walls in lift cars.
