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News | September 2024

Update for the L&L TSG V4 400 lift door drive

Langer & Laumann offers more than 500 different conversion kits for the repair or modernisation of lift doors. An update has now been launched: the TSG V4 400 lift door drive for Rathgeber wire ropes.

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News | September 2024

Who wants to speak at Elevcon 2025?

The next Elevcon will take place from 17 to 19 June 2025 in Lisbon (Portugal). Anyone interested in giving a talk there: The organisers have extended the abstract submission deadline from 15 to 30 September.

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News | September 2024

New managing director for Bucher Hydraulics

Frank Mühlon took up the position of managing director at Bucher Hydraulics on 1 July 2024. He succeeded Daniel Waller, who retired after twenty years in this position.

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News | September 2024

Simplifa: new beginning after bankruptcy

Following the insolvency of the Berlin proptech company Simplifa at the beginning of 2024, the research and development department was closed and the operational business sold to a consortium after a bidding process.

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News | September 2024

Flowframe becomes a new shareholder of Pfeifer

Munich-based investment holding company Flowframe SE has acquired Pfeifer Group, a specialist in rope and lifting technology based in Memmingen, Germany.

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News | August 2024

Innovalift acquires Turkish component manufacturer

Innovalift has acquired 100 per cent of the shares in the Turkish company Arkel. The Swedish group of companies intends to expand its geographical reach and add to its product portfolio of lift components.

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News | August 2024

interlift 2025: “The fair bookings are very good“

interlift will take place at a new location for the first time in 2025: From 14 to 17 October 2025, the lift industry will meet at Messe Nürnberg. Around one and a half years before interlift 2025, the trade fair was very well booked, the organiser AFAG reported.

News | August 2024

Greater cyber security for products

It is on the agenda of two lift sector events at once: the Cyber Resilience Act – both at the Annual General Meeting of the VDMA Trade Association Lifts and Escalators as well as a the Schwelm Symposium.

News | August 2024

ChatGPT: saving time and money with artificial intelligence

Thanks to the artificial intelligence of ChatGPT, lift companies too can greatly accelerate text-based processes in everyday work. But in what areas is its use worthwhile? And how can good results be achieved?

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Update for the L&L TSG V4 400 lift door drive

Who wants to speak at Elevcon 2025?

New managing director for Bucher Hydraulics

Simplifa: new beginning after bankruptcy

Flowframe becomes a new shareholder of Pfeifer

Innovalift acquires Turkish component manufacturer

interlift 2025: “The fair bookings are very good“

Greater cyber security for products

ChatGPT: saving time and money with artificial intelligence