Photo: © tomas maly/tg services News | February 2026 LACS protocol offers the opportunity for an open standard The lift industry needs a common, open IP alarm protocol. The European Lift Association (ELA) has created an important basis for this.
Photo: © Nordic Lift Expo/Björn Delin News | February 2026 Nordic Lift Expo: 80 per cent already booked Applications from exhibitors to take part in the third Nordic Lift Expo have reached a new record, with 80 per cent of the exhibition space already booked nine months ahead of the event, according to the organisers of the Scandinavian expo.
Photo: © LEIA News | February 2026 LEIA appoints Laura Webb as new Managing Director The Lift and Escalator Industry Association (LEIA) has appointed Laura Webb as its new Managing Director.
Photo: © Elevator Forum News | February 2026 Elevator Forum 2026: Sustainable modernisation The Elevator Forum series of events will continue this year. The meetings take place every two years and, according to the participating companies, aim to position themselves as a ‘centre of excellence for the lift industry’.
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News | December 2017 Review of successful trade fair appearance Langer & Laumann from Nordwalde was represented with a trade fair stand at interlift 2017. More and more regular Langer & Laumann customers came to the stand just to find out about the latest developments.
News | December 2017 VDI 2566 or DIN 4150 as basis for analysis? Whether reference should be made to VDI 2566 or DIN 4150 as basis for evaluating the transmission of structure-borne sound/oscillations in buildings or not is normally decided in favour of DIN 4150 "Vibrations in buildings."
News | December 2017 Emergency lighting and bridging equipment The Italian lift company Giovenzana has launched new emergency call equipment for lifts.
News | December 2017 A matching solution for every door Usually, what brings lifts to a standstill is something simple. Since the car door is the most moved component of a lift, the source of trouble is most commonly found here.
News | November 2017 Connected Services boost availability of lifts Digitalisation has long since also taken hold in the lift industry. For example, last year Kone and IBM launched an alliance to develop new services and products.
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.
