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News | July 2018

Partners on the way up for 20 years

This year, Langer & Laumann Ing.-Büro GmbH, based in Nordwald (Germany), is celebrating its 20th anniversary.

News | July 2018

High speed Test Tower in China

Thyssenkrupp has opened a test tower in Zhongshan City, Guangdong Province, China. At the opening ceremony, the test tower stole the show.

News | July 2018

Red-glowing giant at night

The biggest free-standing escalator at the former coal mine ‘Zeche Zollverein’ in Essen is not only beautiful, but also very popular: every year, it transports over 600,000 visitors on the world cultural heritage site.

News | July 2018

Tetsuya Horimoto named new managing director

To better cover the Japanese market, the Schmersal Group has established an independent subsidiary in Japan. Tetsuya Horimoto has been named managing director of the new Schmersal Japan KK.

News | July 2018

New modules and changes in the Elevator Portal

With the Elevator Portal of the Liwitec GmbH it is now possible also to calculate the bending drill buckling of the guide rails using the FEM.

News | June 2018

No more false SOS Calls

The Digicom company presents their first lift camera. Based on customers’ reports, in 10% of SOS calls nobody answers to the operator.

News | June 2018

Invertek Drives: Strengthening the US team

Invertek Drives, has announced it is strengthening its presence in North America with a new US headquarters near Chicago.

News | June 2018

Multi-talents for service and modernisation

Schaefer has supplemented four switch and display styles with new versions. The elements referred to by the brief, inconspicuous name affix "MOD" are genuine multi-talents.

News | June 2018

General Data Protection Regulation: you have to act!

The EU General Data Protection Regulation entered into force on 25 May 2018. It imposes heavy fines for non-observance. Companies have to act.

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Partners on the way up for 20 years

High speed Test Tower in China

Red-glowing giant at night

Tetsuya Horimoto named new managing director

New modules and changes in the Elevator Portal

No more false SOS Calls

Invertek Drives: Strengthening the US team

Multi-talents for service and modernisation

General Data Protection Regulation: you have to act!