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‘Modernisation, service and digitalisation are our growth drivers’

Alexander Vitt has been Managing Director of the DACH region at Kone since May 2024. In an interview with LIFTjournal, he talked about strategic priorities, the challenges in the new construction market, the role of digitalisation – and why Kone was focusing on partnerships and platform solutions in the long term.

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News | November 2023

Stuck …

Lift fitters face great difficulties looking for parking spaces just as often as tradespeople. They are often the victims of modern traffic concepts, just like their customers.

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News | November 2023

Remote monitoring for escalators

What has already been on the market for many years for lifts is now also available with immediate effect from Schindler for escalators in Germany. The digital Schindler Ahead Core connection is intended to monitor the functioning of escalators around the clock.

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News | November 2023

NBSL: Interview with CEO Stefano Girardi

The European lift market is very important to Stefano Girardi, CEO of NBSL Europe and member of the board of directors at Prisma, and the company he represents.

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News | November 2023

A sustainable new generation of lift buffers

The company P+S Polyurethan Elastomere from Diepholz has launched a new generation of high-performance lift buffers at the interlift 2023 in Augsburg.

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News | November 2023

New Chief Digital Officer at TK Elevator

Matthias Gohl joins TK Elevator as the new Chief Digital Officer on September 1, reporting directly to CEO Uday Yadav. The main focus of his role is strengthening and expansion of TK Elevator's digital portfolio.

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News | November 2023

The counterweight and energy efficiency

To enable lifts to be built and operated as efficiently as possible, the counterweight balancing should be designed with at least 40 percent. This leads to much lower energy consumption. Why is this?

News | November 2023

New sales direction at Röchling

Harry Hosell (39) assumed the position of sales director at Röchling Industrial Xanten – formerly “Schwartz Technische Kunststoffe” – on 1 August 2023.

News | November 2023

Standard-compliant unlocking at the stop

Langer & Laumann have now added a function to the TSG V4 door controller. As a result, the car door now automatically unlocks when the car arrives at the stop.

News | November 2023

New brake safety gear

At interlift 2019, the Spanish company Dynatech along with its German partner Vertima, presented its first electromechanical brake safety gear. At interlift 2023, Vertima presented the new Dynatech electronic safety gear.

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Stuck …

Remote monitoring for escalators

NBSL: Interview with CEO Stefano Girardi

A sustainable new generation of lift buffers

New Chief Digital Officer at TK Elevator

The counterweight and energy efficiency

New sales direction at Röchling

Standard-compliant unlocking at the stop

New brake safety gear