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News | January 2018

Lived sustainability

The lift industry is facing new challenges from the increasingly rapid pace of technical change. This is increasingly the case in relation to emergency call systems and their special fail-safe requirements.

News | January 2018

Innovative - intelligent - MiDrive

Can a lift door be intelligent? The Munich lift door specialist Meiller tackled this question at this year’s interlift – and presented the door drive concept of the future.

News | December 2017

Innovative, customised shaft wiring system

Weidmüller presented customised solutions for the elevator and escalator industry at "interlift2017" in Augsburg.

News | December 2017

When the stairs were still an elevator

The escalator, which has transformed our cities and our lives, was born 125 years ago – it’s time to look back at the beginnings of the technology.

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.

Mitsubishi sets its target on Europe

Kone: two new members in the Board of Directors

The concentration process in the European lift industry continues

Conversion package for Varidor 15

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Lived sustainability

Innovative - intelligent - MiDrive

Innovative, customised shaft wiring system

When the stairs were still an elevator

Review of successful trade fair appearance

VDI 2566 or DIN 4150 as basis for analysis?

Emergency lighting and bridging equipment

A matching solution for every door

Connected Services boost availability of lifts