Photo: © Kuebler Group News | December 2025 Farewell to Erika Kübler Erika Kübler, the wife of the company founder Fritz Kübler, passed away on 4 September 2025 at the age 94, according to the Kübler Group.
Photo: © Funtap/shutterstock/okapidesign News | December 2025 The latest news from the world of standards DIN EN 81-41 is now available and the Technical Committee CEN/TC10 “Lifts, escalators and moving walks” has published the draft of EN 81-28:2024. The most important changes.
Photo: © TK Elevator / Philip Schwarz News | December 2025 TKE inaugurates its “Product Competence Center” TK Elevator (TKE) held a big ceremony in Esslingen to open its new centre for lift technology. Research and development are to be bundled with the production of the latest lift technology on a site of 33,000 m2. This also accommodates a completely digitalised logistics centre.
Photo: © Clemenspool–eigenes Werk News | December 2025 EN 81-76: The practical application of the new standard In part 1 of this article series described the functionality of a lift according to EN 81-76:2025. The second part deals with its practical application and the prerequisites for a suitable lift configuration.
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Photo: © Hauer News | November 2025 Hauer: App for Spare Part Identification At interlift 2025, Hauer has focused on digitalization and smart innovations designed to make daily service operations significantly easier.
Photo: © RST Elektronik GmbH News | November 2025 IMD Pro converter with ECI module Modern lift systems pose high requirements for efficiency, safety and simple handling. The IMD Pro frequency converter from RST-Elektronik combined with the innovative ECI module is intended to provide a forward-looking solution.
Photo: © Sautter Lift Components GmbH News | November 2025 Sustainable mobility for narrow shafts Sautter Lift Components has developed a new fibre rope design, which the company will unveil at interlift 2025. The idea is to offer a practical response to the challenges of demographic change.
Photo: © Safeline News | October 2025 VoIP technology for lift emergency calls SL6 VoIP is the latest member of Safeline’s SL6 product family. It combines the familiar SL6+ with the state-of-the-art IP technology. As a result, interruption-free communication and smooth handling both during installation and in daily operation are possible, according to the manufacturer.
Photo: © Intec News | October 2025 HSE 2.0 – the flexible lift controller for modern lifts Intec presented the latest generation of its tried-and-tested controller solutions at the interlift in the form of the HSE 2.0.
Photo: © Langer & Laumann News | October 2025 New conversion packages for folding doors Modern lifts have for long fulfilled more than just their basic function of vertical transport. They are expected to fit in seamlessly with architectural concepts, be capable of flexible adjustment and meet the most demanding technical requirements.
Photo: © 2N News | October 2025 Lift Evacuation Communications in the Era of EN 81-76 The new 2N Evacuation Solution, developed on the 2N Lift8 platform, has been designed with the recently adopted European directive EN 81-76:2025 in mind. Prague-based 2N, part of the Axis Group, will present the solution at interlift.
Photo: © New Lift News | October 2025 New Lift presents the CBM 3 There is no stopping the trend to digitalisation and automation – and the lift sector is no exception to the rule. New Lift Steuerungsbau GmbH will be presenting an innovation at the interlift with its CBM 3 contactorless brake module.
Photo: © Lift Engineering GmbH News | October 2025 Lift Engineering was founded 25 years ago Twenty-five years ago, Henry Steinmetz established Lift Engineering GmbH (LE). The company was even awarded a certificate of honour by the Stuttgart Chamber of Industry and Commerce on the occasion of the anniversary of the company based in Filderstadt.
