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.
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!”
Photo: Foto: © Dirk Müller KI-assistiert/LIFTjournal News | October 2026 Vertical traffic flow in buildings Where do people go when they enter a building? How do they move between floors and when do they use lifts the most? This is what the subject “Traffic flows in buildings” is concerned with.
Photo: © Lothar Sieber News | October 2026 Elevcon 2027: Call for Papers Preparations are already underway for the next Elevcon, which will take place from 8 to 9 June 2027 in Bucharest (Romania). Anyone wishing to give a presentation at the event can apply until 15 December.
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Photo: © K-Solutions News | May 2026 AI's influence on lift service K-solutions – the IT company of the controller manufacturer Kollmorgen – has developed its own chatbot, based on a large LLM (“Large Language Model”). The aim is to cut reaction times for customers.
Photo: © Geda GmbH News | May 2026 Safety in the shaft – Flexibility in the system Geda has presented the new “Shaft Lift” – a lift solution for use in shafts. It is intended for use both in new construction and renovation projects, the manufacturer of construction and industrial lifts emphasised.
Photo: © AFAG/Timm Schamberger News | May 2026 New project director for the interlift After 30 years of working in the lift sector, Joachim Kalsdorf, project director of the interlift, has stepped back from active working life and handed over the project management to Alexander Stein.
Photo: © Dirkmüller/KI-generiert gem. Adobe Firefly-Lizenz News | May 2026 International standardization for lifts and escalators International standardization for lifts and escalators is going strong with many new standards in development and many existing standards under revision.
Photo: © makslab/123RF.com News | May 2026 Langer+Laumann Group acquires majority stake in CPM and NDC The Langer+Laumann Group has acquired a majority stake in the British company Complete Plant Maintenance Engineering Ltd. (CPM) and its subsidiary Northern Drives & Controls Ltd. (NDC).
Photo: © Langer & Laumann News | May 2026 Optimised conversion kits for folding doors Langer & Laumann has further improved its universal folding door conversion kits. Its focus here was on making the solutions even more cost effective, easy to install and more quickly available.
Photo: © Quatronix GmbH News | May 2026 Networked display system for cross-manufacturer retrofit Retrofitting display systems in existing lifts is especially challenging for manufacturers. Aspects such as straightforward installation, administration, continuous connectivity and aesthetics are equally important.
Photo: © pitinan/123RF.com News | May 2026 A new building block for product safety in the lift sector Digital technologies have fundamentally changed the lift. However, this has also made them more vulnerable to cyber threats.
Photo: © Cibes Lift Group News | May 2026 New CEO of the Cibes Lift Group Since 1 March, Martin Lewerth has been the new CEO of the Cibes Lift Group, an international manufacturer of platform and home lifts from Sweden.
