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: © Meiller Aufzugtüren News | June 2023 Colossal six-leaf doors on the fifth continent When it comes to lifts, landing and car doors with very large dimensions are a special challenge – a task that the door specialist Meiller has been handling for years.
Photo: © Kanawastudio/Bernd Lorenz/iStock.com News | June 2023 New sector report: lack of skilled workers the new sticking point Three megatrends are currently influencing the German lift sector: digitalisation, sustainability and demographic change. This was revealed by the new sector report about the German lift and escalator sector, which has just been published.
Photo: © TK Elevator News | June 2023 TK Elevator: New CEO in Europe and Africa Bora Gülan has been appointed CEO of TK Elevator’s European and African elevator and escalator business.
Photo: © Schindler News | June 2023 Connecting lifts to an IoT system The Internet of Things (IoT) is transforming the lift industry by enabling the collection and transmission of data from lifts to cloud-based systems. This provides a better experience for all stakeholders involved.
Photo: © Langer & Laumann News | June 2023 New majority owner at Langer & Laumann The ownership of Langer & Laumann is changing: with immediate effect, there is a new majority owner. The transaction was concluded on 15 June 2023.
Photo: © Kledelmans News | June 2023 Car area increases by 50 percent The engineering and installation company in vertical transportation “Kledelmans” has developed a new arrangement for a lift car with its counterweight. According to the company, the newly arranged car area increases by 50 percent without changing shaft dimensions.
Photo: © Digital Spine News | June 2023 Buchhart moves to Digital Spine After around four years, Richard Buchhart is leaving Simplifa GmbH to work for Digital Spine GmbH. Since the beginning of April, he has been responsible there as Lead Service and Digital Twin for the expansion of Big Data technology for Aufzughelden.
Photo: © mauscraft/123RF.com News | June 2023 Energy efficiency and sustainability in components What criteria are decisive for sustainability and energy efficiency in selecting components?
Photo: © Fiera Milano News | June 2023 GEE: Lift sector as part of a complex system The first edition of GEE (Global Elevator Exhibition) will take place from 15 to 17 November 2023 at Fiera Milano (Rho).
