News | October 2025 Butterfly – the new Montanari patent Service continuity and maintenance efficiency are key elements for the effectiveness and sustainability of a vertical transportation system.
Photo: © Dirk Müller/LIFTjournal/KI-generiert News | October 2025 Data collection: lifts consume less energy An ecological data collection from 2022 shows that the overall energy consumption of lifts has decreased within just three years, driven by the increased adoption of energy saving technologies.
News | October 2025 Are you currently developing a high-risk AI system? When lift companies and component manufacturers deploy AI, the associated new obligations are frequently easy to handle. But it’s a different story once AI is deployed as a safety component. This then constitutes a high-risk AI system, which has far-reaching consequences.
Photo: © Langer & Laumann News | October 2025 Langer & Laumann simplifies the enquiry process ‘We are making it easier for our customers to work with us,’ explains Langer & Laumann, which is why it has optimised its digital customer service.
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News | September 2017 Lifts. BIM. Automation. The work processes at lift manufacturers are undergoing increasing automation. DigiPara Software provides matching solutions for BIM and for combination with common CAD applications.
News | September 2017 New generation of position switches Schmersal Group has launched a new generation of position switches. Thanks to its modular system, the PS product family can be used in a host of different ways.
News | September 2017 Market demands more resilient components In vandalism-proof lift models, operating and display elements require special attention.
News | September 2017 Digital is better When we think of intelligent technology, lifts are not the first thing that enters our minds. All the same, the first cars in California are already driving autonomously.
News | September 2017 Advertising posters in the lift were so yesterday… Reading the newspaper, surfing the Internet, listening to the radio or watching TV, on business or personal trips. One thing can be identified that is almost always present everywhere: advertising.
News | September 2017 Know what’s happening thanks to monitoring Lift 4.0 and the Internet of things were definitely the focus of attention at this year’s Schwelm Lift Symposium. What do they mean for lift companies, building operators and their customers?
News | September 2017 The solution of tomorrow for the building of today BlueKit, made by BK-Factory, provides solutions for lift shafts, stairwells, technology shafts, smoke pressure systems or technology rooms, which have to be monitored for smoke and ventilated.
News | August 2017 An idea prevails The steps of escalators get damaged when stones or metal parts like screws or suitcase fragments become jammed in the comb plates of the escalator, which are located at the top and bottom of the escalator.
News | August 2017 Gefran wins major order A leading international lift manufacturer has ordered frequency inverters for the US market from Gefran. The supply agreement for a total order volume of 23 million euros runs three years.
