Photo: © ustudiographydd59/123RF.com News | June 2026 The most important events for the lift industry Convenient overview: The most important trade fairs and events of the lift industry at a glance! We constantly update the dates.
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Photo: © Dirk Müller/KI-generiert gem. Adobe Firefly-Lizenz News | May 2026 EN ISO 8100-1/2:2026 standards – global standards for lifts EN 81-20/50 are the main safety standards for lifts. These standards have been revised, so that now the EN ISO 8100-1/2:2026 standards are available.
Photo: © Bundesverband Metall News | May 2026 Rolf Rehbold joins the Bundesverband Metall Rolf Rehbold assumed the position of departmental head of occupational training at the Federal Metalworking Association (BVM) on 1 January 2026.
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Photo: © Meiller Aufzugtüren News | August 2022 Spread of smoke in buildings Fire catastrophes repeatedly make clear just how necessary it is not just to prevent the spread of fire, but also of smoke in buildings. Lift doors according to EN 81-58 reliably prevent fire spreading.
Photo: © wrightstudio/123RF.com News | August 2022 DIN EN 81-76 draft published The draft of DIN EN 81-76 has been published (Evacuation of persons with disabilities using lifts). The standard is harmonised under the Lifts Directive.
Photo: © B.A.S.E. News | August 2022 VDI 6211 published as draft The VDI 6211 guideline on “Ventilation installations and installations to extract smoke from lifts and lift shafts” was made available to the public in July 2022 in draft form.
Photo: © Bernd Lorenz News | August 2022 “Milestone”: new further training as lift fitter The lack of skilled labour is dramatic. The lift sector urgently needs technically trained staff. Up to now, the VFA-Akademie has provided theoretical foundations.
Photo: © Shi / stock.adobe.com News | August 2022 Kone divests its operations in Russia Kone Corporation will divest its business in Russia to local management.
Photo: © Artur Szczybylo/123rf.com News | August 2022 TK Elevator acquires Nordic Lift TK Elevator takes another step to strengthen its business in Sweden. The company will acquire Nordic Lift from Pegroco Invest.
Photo: © Kronenberg GmbH News | August 2022 WPM system for controlling motorized door interlocks Just in time for the interlift 2022, Kronenberg GmbH is launching the innovative WPM system, an electronic system for controlling motorized door interlocks by wireless power transfer between the car and the pit.
Photo: © Aphithana Chitmongkolthong, istockphoto.com News | August 2022 Structure-borne noise emissions on the lift according to DIN 8989 How is structure-borne noise measured in synchronous and asynchronous drives without machine room?
Photo: © LEIA / LIFTEX News | July 2022 Liftex returns Less than four months to go until LEIA’s triennial Liftex 2022 event takes place on 12-13 October 2022 in London, the organiser look at how the event is shaping up so far.
