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News | September 2023

Transferring a company is working on the future

What does it take to successfully lead a company? Technical knowledge, leadership skills and personality – on this we can quickly agree. What does it take to successfully transfer a company? Many questions and anxieties arise here…

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News | September 2023

Ana Efata leads ELA committee on safety, education and training

Ana Efata is the new chairwoman of ELA Safety, Education & Training Committee and successor of Andreas Hönnige.

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News | September 2023

Lift door as digital twin in building planning

The impending integration of the new Meiller Configuration Engine (MCE) in the Liftdesigner planning software of Digi-Para is intended to provide its users with many benefits.

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News | September 2023

Elevators on the moon are closer than you think

This article does NOT discuss the well-known concept of a Space Elevator or delve into science fiction. Instead, it focuses on a new emerging market for elevators.

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News | September 2023

IoT facilitates an efficiency leap for the lift world

Lifts are predestined for IoT (Internet of Things) applications. This is why the Cedes Group is developing a new portfolio of sensors.

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News | August 2023

GAT: Kevin Rieke as additional CEO

Kevin Rieke has been appointed as a new member of the Board of Management and additional CEO of the cooperative by the Supervisory Board of the GAT Gemeinschaft Aufzugs-Technik eG.

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News | August 2023

Otis opens new circuit board production facility

Otis has opened a new circuit board factory in Berlin for which it invested eight million euros. Judy Marks, Chair, CEO and President of the international group, travelled there to attend the official opening.

News | August 2023

Lochbühler Aufzüge: Three generations and 150 years

In a world of start-ups and constant change, a company that turns 150 is something quite special. The Mannheim company Lochbühler Aufzüge will be celebrating this extraordinary anniversary in 2023.

News | August 2023

D-series lift buffers successfully re-certified

After TÜV Nord Cert. decided to discontinue the certification of safety components for passenger elevators with effect from 31 December 2024, P+S Polyurethan Elastomere GmbH & Co. KG was forced to search for a new certification partner.

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Transferring a company is working on the future

Ana Efata leads ELA committee on safety, education and training

Lift door as digital twin in building planning

Elevators on the moon are closer than you think

IoT facilitates an efficiency leap for the lift world

GAT: Kevin Rieke as additional CEO

Otis opens new circuit board production facility

Lochbühler Aufzüge: Three generations and 150 years

D-series lift buffers successfully re-certified