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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 | September 2022

Schmersal: New evaluation logics – for example for wind turbines

Schmersal has developed new versions of its multifunctional SRB-E series of safety relay modules for lifts in wind turbines.

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News | September 2022

Lödige acquires Northern Elevator

Lödige Industries, a supplier of lift solutions, acquires the British lift installation, repairs and maintenance provider Northern Elevator Limited.

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News | September 2022

Kübler: Innovative medium-sized company for the fourth time

In 2022, the Kübler Group is once again one of the 100 most innovative medium-sized companies in Germany for the fourth time in a row according to WirtschaftsWoche.

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News | September 2022

Esfandiar Gharibaan: Harmonised standards reduce costs

“Technical harmonisation has many advantages for all concerned. For example, it offers cost reductions throughout the entire supply chain …” emphasised Esfandiar Gharibaan in an exclusive interview with the LIFTjournal.

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News | September 2022

The life cycle of lift doors

The environmental effects of goods can be determined with a life cycle analysis. This is of course also possible in the case of lift doors.

Photo: © Aphithana Chitmongkolthong, istockphoto.com

News | September 2022

Mounting of motors/machinery

Last issue’s article dealt in particular with the relevance of structure-borne sound in synchronous and asynchronous drives of lifts without machine rooms. What might potential solutions look like here?

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News | September 2022

Dynamic information systems for lifts

The company “creco” has developed a new series of multi-functional screens for lift construction, ready for serial production.

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News | September 2022

NEII announces 2022 board of directors

National Elevator Industry, Inc.'s (NEII), a trade association in the building transportation industry, announced the election of its Board of Directors and officers. The leadership team will serve a one-year term.

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News | September 2022

A joint data language for the real estate sector

Where are lifts located in a building, what spaces are used, how much energy is consumed? All of this is revealed by the digital building twin, which – in combination with a shared data language – provides previously undreamt of insights.

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Schmersal: New evaluation logics – for example for wind turbines

Lödige acquires Northern Elevator

Kübler: Innovative medium-sized company for the fourth time

Esfandiar Gharibaan: Harmonised standards reduce costs

The life cycle of lift doors

Mounting of motors/machinery

Dynamic information systems for lifts

NEII announces 2022 board of directors

A joint data language for the real estate sector