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: © Aufzugsservice Süd News | October 2025 Three questions to … René Müller A LinkedIn post drew our attention to René Müller. This was because the managing director of Aufzugsservice Süd GmbH presented an unusual idea there ...
Photo: © Aufzugshop Frano Witt News | October 2025 Aufzugshop Frano Witt now also available on app Aufzugshop Frano Witt is now launching its service directly on smartphones. Customers can request spare parts, view offers and make direct contact with the new app at any time and from any location.
Photo: © Bernd Lorenz/LIFTjournal News | October 2025 ‘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.
Photo: © Maximilian Döringer / Wiener Linien News | October 2025 Barrier-free lift operation on the Wiener Linien The Wiener Linien has implemented a comprehensive package of measures on barrier freedom in cooperation with Schaefer. At the heart of this is the Schaefer "LiftBoy" system, which permits contact-free lift operation per smartphone.
News | October 2025 Premiere at interlift: Mechatronic Safety Gear Cobianchi has developed new mechatronic safety gear with integrated safety electronics. The Swiss company will be unveiling this safety gear at the interlift.
News | October 2025 New patented damping system for switchless monitoring The noise level also plays a crucial role in lift safety brakes. mayr power transmission will be unveiling a new damping system at interlift 2025 in Nuremberg.
News | October 2025 Butterfly – the new Montanari patent Service continuity and maintenance efficiency are key elements for the effectiveness and sustainability of a vertical transportation system.
Photo: © Dirk Müller/LIFTjournal/KI-generiert News | October 2025 Data collection: lifts consume less energy An ecological data collection from 2022 shows that the overall energy consumption of lifts has decreased within just three years, driven by the increased adoption of energy saving technologies.
News | October 2025 Are you currently developing a high-risk AI system? When lift companies and component manufacturers deploy AI, the associated new obligations are frequently easy to handle. But it’s a different story once AI is deployed as a safety component. This then constitutes a high-risk AI system, which has far-reaching consequences.
