Photo: © Nina Skripietz/Braun Aufzüge News | October 2026 From a garage in Hesse to the world market “Forty years are half a lifetime,” noted the managing directors of Braun Aufzüge, Tobias Braun and Pamela Schmidt on this occasion.
Photo: © elevisionXperts News | October 2026 More precise data from the lift shaft If Sebastian Heduschka gets his way, measuring with yardsticks and plumb lines should become a thing of the past. He deploys a 3D laser scanner to obtain more precise data and transfer the digital model to BIM.
Photo: © Skanio News | October 2026 Innovative measurement of vertical space The start-up “Skanio” uses LiDAR scans to provide precise data for the modernisation of lifts and escalators. The systems do not need to be taken out of service during the process more than a few minutes at a time.
Photo: © VFA-Interlift News | October 2026 VFA Forum interlift ’27: Call for Papers The VFA-Interlift is calling on potential speakers to apply now to give a presentation at the VFA Forum interlift ’27: “Contribute your expertise and help shape the presentation programme of interlift 2027!”
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Photo: © stock.adobe.com/Kadmy Advertisement News | October 2026 Radio Remote Control Solutions for Safer and More Efficient Elevator Maintenance More safety, increased efficiency, and reduced downtime: Tele Radio's radio remote control solutions make elevator service, maintenance, and inspection work easier, faster, and more productive.
Photo: © Nordic Lift Expo/Björn Delin News | September 2026 Nordic Lift Expo’s conference program is finalized The programme for the Nordic Lift Expo 2026 conference is now finalised. As in previous years, the conference is held on the exhibition floor and is free to attend.
Photo: © IG Metall NRW News | September 2026 Three questions for ... Knut Giesler The announcement that the Finnish lift group Kone would take over its German competitor TK Elevator (TK) also caught Knut Giesler flat-footed. Yet as the employee representative, he should actually have been in the know.
Photo: © Metron News | September 2026 Metron introduces new automatic landing door Metron has further developed the automatic landing door Uranos 2.0. It is intended to achieve greater installation accuracy, improved operational performance, and an overall upgraded user experience, the international lift manufacturer based in Greece declared.
Photo: © Verlagsanstalt Handwerk GmbH News | September 2026 Easing the burden for the boss of Motum Jonas Granzell has been the Chief Operating Officer of the Motum Group since April. As COO, he is to cooperate closely with the lift company’s management team and concentrate on business development, customer relationships and Motum’s further development in Sweden.
Photo: © FEEDA News | September 2026 Spanish elevator industry before an ambitious transformation José Carlos Frechilla Fernández, director of the Spanish Elevator Association, Federacion Empresarial Espanola de Ascensores (FEEDA), wrote an article for LIFTjournal that provides interesting insights into the Spanish market.
Photo: © Rocom News | September 2026 New intercom system for fire brigade lifts Rocom, a developer of lift emergency systems from Rodgau (Germany), has just introduced a new fire brigade intercom system according to EN 81-72 with fully digital voice transmission in the form of “Firecom Nexy”.
Photo: © Motum News | September 2026 Mitsubishi sets its target on Europe Mitsubishi Electric Corporation acquired Motum AB four years ago. Since then, the Swedish group has grown steadily. Lift companies from Sweden, Norway and Ireland were incorporated.
