Photo: © Cobianchi News | July 2025 Change of management at Cobianchi Dr Stephan Rohr took over the operational management of Cobianchi Liftteile at the turn of the year and now also holds a majority share in the company of Rudolf Ramseier.
Photo: © VFA-Interlift News | July 2025 Obituary for Stephan Kretzschmar It is with deep sadness that VFA-Interlift bids farewell to Stephan Kretzschmar, who died in a tragic plane crash on 5 July 2025, together with his 33-year-old son and his son's partner.
Photo: © Ascendor GmbH News | July 2025 Successful type examination certificate The shaftless vertical lifts UnaPorte and DuraPorte of the Austrian manufacturer Ascendor recently received their type examination certificates and as a result can be deployed in the private sphere for lift heights of up to four metres.
Photo: © adiruch na chiangmai - stock.adobe.com News | July 2025 The most important events for the lift industry Convenient overview: The most important trade fairs and events of the lift industry at a glance! We constantly update the dates.
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News | May 2017 Giovenzana means safety Since more than 60 years Giovenzana is worldwide well known in safety for lifts and handling systems.
News | May 2017 Symposium: The new and the tried-and-tested The Schwelm Symposium in June, the long-standing lecture event of the lift industry, now also has the LIFTjournal as a new media partner.
News | May 2017 Moving story (-ies) from Valparaíso It clatters and creaks, shakes and grinds. Older passengers sit on a bench in the shaking car while next to them others stand closely packed.
News | May 2017 Yaskawa among “Top 100 Global Innovators” Founded in 1915, Yaskawa Electric is one of the pioneers in the fields of drive technology, industry automation and robotics.
News | May 2017 Starting shot for the Schindler campus Schindler Germany is going to expand its company headquarters in Berlin in the next few years. The starting signal for the project was given in the presence of the district mayor, Angelika Schöttler.
News | April 2017 New managing director of KEB Automation KG KEB has shaken things up in the drive and automation industry with a new face. Curt Bauer has been in charge as the new managing director since the beginning of the year.
News | April 2017 Schmersal: New top manager for Asia Schmersal Group has named Uwe Seeger as Director Asia-Pacific-Middle EAST (APME).
News | April 2017 Small expense – big effect Whether cranes, centrifuges or lifts: where a braking resistor is replaced and the excess energy generated is to be fed back into the grid, the R1000 Yaskawa regenerative unit is an especially efficient solution.
