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Photo: © EdmoLift News | January 2026 The EN 1570 series is expanding EN 1570-1, Safety requirements for lifting tables – Part 1: Lifting tables serving up to two fixed landings has already been available since 1998. It has undergone continuous further development over the course of time.
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News | November 2017 Frameless Luminous Panels – made to fit Available on the market just for a couple of months, the new hansen Frameless Luminous Panel has already become a very popular product in various areas of application.
News | November 2017 Elfin: Digital innovations Elfin GmbH, which provides development services for networking electronic components, has been offering its own products for two years as well in the form of the flexyPage displays.
News | November 2017 Energy efficiency – good or only well-meant? Do you think you are contributing to environmental protection by buying a new car? We improve the CO₂ balance sheet only after 300,000 kilometres.
News | November 2017 Lift inverter for the buildings of tomorrow Gefran will be presenting three high performance drive solutions for lifts and escalators at interlift 2017 in the form of the inverters ADL300, VDL200 and AVRy.
News | November 2017 The interlift continues to grow There seems to be only one direction for the interlift – upwards. The leading trade fair of the elevator industry presents a new visitors record.
News | November 2017 “Smart Ki is the premium security version of Kiwi” The lift company Schindler Germany and Berlin prop-tech company KIWI have entered into a strategic cooperation project and have unveiled a digital key safe in the form of the Schindler Smart Ki.
News | November 2017 DIN EN 16763: Effects on smoke and heat extraction Fire safety systems have been the subject of European standards for years.
News | October 2017 Innovations in door locks Additional requirements from new standards and market demands have spurred Kronenberg to implement several innovations in the door lock field.
News | October 2017 Ziehl-Abegg: Strong growth under its own steam Ziehl-Abegg grew its sales by 12 percent in the first half of 2017. Positive developments in the field of ventilation technology contributed to this, as did drive technology.
