Photo: © Lutz Aufzüge News | April 2026 Hans-Jürgen Lutz has passed away On 20 January 2026, Hans-Jürgen Lutz, former managing partner of Lutz Aufzüge, passed away at the age of 92.
Photo: © Wittur News | April 2026 Wittur sells site and relocates Wittur has sold its Wiedenzhausen site to a municipal company owned by the Wiedenzhausen municipality. This information was published on the website of the Bavarian municipality of Sulzmoos.
Photo: Grafik: © VLR News | April 2026 Getting from top to bottom safely Member companies of the Dutch VLR association can provide their customers with a toolkit that provides information about the correct use of lifts and escalators.
Photo: © TK Elevator News | April 2026 Personnel changes at TKE TK Elevator (TKE) has announced two personnel changes: there is a new COO and a new position of Chief Legal Officer has been created.
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Photo: © Dirkmüller/LIFTjournal/KI-generiert News | November 2025 More efficiency and fully digital processes: ERP systems for lift builders Reams of paper, elaborate processes and interface problems are among the biggest drags on efficiency in companies. This is precisely where modern ERP systems come in.
Photo: © privat News | November 2025 Reinforcement for Safeline Danny Krüger joined Safeline as a Technical Sales Engineer in July 2025. The 30-year-old will be strengthening the technical support team across the German-speaking region and the sales team in northern Germany.
Photo: © Orona News | November 2025 The elevator as a new ally for building energy efficiency In today’s sustainable construction paradigm, a new player is quietly gaining relevance: the elevator.
Photo: © Orona News | November 2025 Orona acquires German SME A German lift company has once again been taken over – this time by the Spanish group Orona.
Photo: © Liwetec News | November 2025 Liwetec presents new user interface Liwetec has completely revamped the Elevator Portal and presented it with a new user interface that supports the planning, technical calculation, and configuration of elevators.
Photo: © Stefano Uslenghi Rocom Energie- und Kommunikationssysteme News | November 2025 Rocom’s smallest lift emergency call system Rocom unveiled a new lift emergency call system according to EN 81-28:2022 at the interlift. The “Helpy Supercompact” is the manufacturer’s smallest emergency call system and according to Rocom provides “a lot of performance in mini format.”
Photo: © Leitronic News | November 2025 5G meets sustainability The mobile communications technology 5G promises completely new vistas for the Internet of Things (IoT). Higher data rates, lower latencies and boosted capacity are expected to change entire sectors.
Photo: © Algi News | November 2025 Regulated and new frequency regulated drive with CANopen interface ALGI has developed a new frequency regulated drive for the interlift. In the “Eco Spin Light” the motor speed is only regulated in upward travel, explained the manufacturer of hydraulic drives.
Photo: © Gustav Wolf GmbH News | November 2025 Traction Media Innovations for new installations, modernization and service At interlift 2025, wire, rope, and traction media specialist Gustav Wolf presented new solutions for elevator manufacturers and service providers. The focus was on innovations for new installations, modernization, and manufacturer-independent service of elevator systems.
