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News | April 2022

Kone: New Executive Vice President

Karla Lindahl has been appointed Executive Vice President, responsible for the South Europe and Mediterranean region and member of the Executive Board as of 1 April 2022.

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News | April 2022

Greek elevator fair restart

The 2nd Trade Fair/Convention Ascen.tec – Elevator Technologies will take place in Athens in June 2022, announced the organizer T-Press.

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News | April 2022

Comment: It remains exciting in the industry...

Just a moment ago, we thought that the pandemic and the omnipresent climate crisis had led to the greatest possible distortions on the energy and raw materials markets and that the situation would soon ease.

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News | April 2022

What has changed since the interlift 2019?

Two-and-a-half years have passed since the last interlift. Since then, the challenges for companies have increased enormously. First came the Corona pandemic, then the supply bottlenecks and price increases for material.

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News | April 2022

interlift: Forty specialist talks by international speakers

The VFA-Forum interlift accompanying the interlift ’22 in Augsburg will feature more than 40 specialist talks.

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News | April 2022

Why the dual sense emergency call can do more

The companies Bosch Service Solutions, Elfin Technology and Schaefer have developed a solution as part of a joint venture with which an existing audio emergency call device can be retrofitted as a new dual sense emergency call device.

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News | April 2022

interlift without Corona restrictions

The interlift organisers are pleased: Since the pandemic emergency of national scope has been lifted for Germany as of April 2, the AFAG expects that the interlift 2022 can take place without any restrictions for exhibitors and visitors.

News | April 2022

Intensive discussions regarding future cybersecurity standard

The draft of Part 20 of the ISO 8102 series on cybersecurity of lifts and escalators was published recently. An article by Tim Ebeling in LIFTjournal 5/21 on this topic caused an intensive discussion between him and Max Mairle from TK Elevator on our website.

News | April 2022

Thirty years in the service of the controller area network

On 5 March 1992 the registered association CAN in Automation (CiA) was founded. Today, the association has over 700 members and has just submitted the third controller area network (CAN) generation for international standardisation.

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Kone: New Executive Vice President

Greek elevator fair restart

Comment: It remains exciting in the industry...

What has changed since the interlift 2019?

interlift: Forty specialist talks by international speakers

Why the dual sense emergency call can do more

interlift without Corona restrictions

Intensive discussions regarding future cybersecurity standard

Thirty years in the service of the controller area network