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.
Photo: © Langer & Laumann News | October 2025 Langer & Laumann simplifies the enquiry process ‘We are making it easier for our customers to work with us,’ explains Langer & Laumann, which is why it has optimised its digital customer service.
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Photo: © Wittur News | August 2025 New CFO of the Wittur Group Markus Schürholz has been appointed as the new Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of the Wittur Group with effect from 1 April 2025.
Photo: © BGHM / D. Benecke News | August 2025 Safe material transport with stair climbers Electrically-powered stair climbers simplify transporting heavy and bulky goods via stairs. They can reduce the burden on employees and the risk of accidents. But only if the equipment is properly handled.
Photo: © CIBSE News | August 2025 David Cooper CIBSE President Elect David Cooper is CIBSE President Elect of the “Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers” (CIBSE) for the 2025/26 term.
Photo: © Craftview Software GmbH / Adobe Stock / contrastwerkstatt News | August 2025 New modules for more efficient accounting Together with the current update of the ESERP product line to version 3.1, es2000 Errichter Software GmbH is providing specialist lift building companies with two new modules related to accounting for the ERP system.
Photo: © Pepperl+Fuchs SE News | August 2025 New management duo at Pepperl+Fuchs On 1 May 2025, Dr Wilhelm Nehring took on the role of chairman of the management board at Pepperl+Fuchs SE; Martin Walter is the new finance director.
Photo: © osma GmbH & Co. KG News | August 2025 New transport solution for bicycles in residential buildings Osma has launched the “oBike Riser”. The idea behind the new product is to provide more flexibility and safety when transporting bicycles in residential buildings.
Photo: © privat News | August 2025 Co-CEO at DigiPara since April Andrés G Damjanov has been supporting the management of DigiPara as Co-CEO since 1 April 2025. The company is a software producer specialised in Building Information Modeling (BIM) for lifts and escalators. This was revealed by the investor BU Bregal Unternehmerkapital.
Photo: © Schindler News | August 2025 A new lift that adapts automatically The international lift builder Schindler unveiled a new product at the Milan Design Week. The “X8” can be installed in any part of a building and operated with conventional household electricity, the company reported.
Photo: © esse-ti / okapidesign / frei verfügbar gem. Adobe Firefly-Lizenz News | July 2025 Innovalift Group growing esse-ti, an Italian manufacturer of emergency call systems for lifts, has taken over Syntium Lift Parts. The English company provides components for communication in lifts.