Photo: © Nina Skripietz/Braun Aufzüge News | October 2026 From a garage in Hesse to the world market “Forty years are half a lifetime,” noted the managing directors of Braun Aufzüge, Tobias Braun and Pamela Schmidt on this occasion.
Photo: © elevisionXperts News | October 2026 More precise data from the lift shaft If Sebastian Heduschka gets his way, measuring with yardsticks and plumb lines should become a thing of the past. He deploys a 3D laser scanner to obtain more precise data and transfer the digital model to BIM.
Photo: © Skanio News | October 2026 Innovative measurement of vertical space The start-up “Skanio” uses LiDAR scans to provide precise data for the modernisation of lifts and escalators. The systems do not need to be taken out of service during the process more than a few minutes at a time.
Photo: © VFA-Interlift News | October 2026 VFA Forum interlift ’27: Call for Papers The VFA-Interlift is calling on potential speakers to apply now to give a presentation at the VFA Forum interlift ’27: “Contribute your expertise and help shape the presentation programme of interlift 2027!”
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Photo: © privat News | September 2023 Butz Liftparts transfers sales management to Sven Reiling Sven Reiling is the new distribution director at Butz Liftparts. The 48-year old has been working in the lift sector since 2020.
Photo: © Alimak News | September 2023 Hoist car and drive system: Lighter and more energy efficient The Swedish manufacturer Almak has launched a lightweight hoist car and drive system in the form of the Scando 650a.
Photo: © es2000 Errichter Software News | September 2023 New tool for managing lifts es2000 Errichter Software GmbH is offering lift builders a tool to map several lifts in one order with its “Extended lift management”.
Photo: © TK Elevator News | September 2023 The "Twin" was launched 20 years ago TK Elevator celebrates 20 years of Twin, the elevator was launched in 2003 and first showcased at the University of Stuttgart in Germany.
Photo: © Ulrike Lotze News | September 2023 “There is a huge gap to fill” Dr. Marja-Liisa Siikonen is the new Chairwoman and Programme Director of Elevcon 2023. She was available to LIFTjournal for a brief interview.
Photo: © privat News | September 2023 Sara Berggren: the new Secretary General at Hissförbundet Sara Berggren has taken over from Anne Geitmann as Secretary General of Hissförbundet, the Swedish Lift and Escalator Association.
Photo: © Ulrike Lotze News | September 2023 Elevcon: Dr. Marja-Liisa Siikonen succeeds Ami Lustig Dr Marja-Liisa Siikonen is the new Chairwoman and Programme Manager of Elevcon 2023, the 23rd International Congress of the International Association of Elevator Engineers (IAEE).
Photo: © ikonoklast_Fotografie/iStock.com News | September 2023 Completely new motives for the sale of an elevator company A headlong change in the market for company transactions is observable: those who currently want to sell their lift companies are doing so for completely different reasons. Simultaneously, there is also a fundamental reorientation on the buyer's side.
Photo: © Kone News | September 2023 Shortened construction times thanks to high performance construction lifts The new Quartier Vienna Twentytwo is being erected by Signa and ARE within sight of Vienna’s St. Stephen’s Cathedral. Kone is installing the first of its second generation JumpLifts there.
