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: © Oxonox News | November 2022 Cold plasma to keep lifts and escalators virus free The British company Oxonox says it will unveil the world’s first cold plasma lift and escalator innovations.
Photo: © ratmaner / okapidesign/123RF.com News | November 2022 The biggest crisis: the shortage of skilled labour Delivery bottlenecks, shortages of skilled labour and enormous energy price increases – these crises also affect the lift sector, states Peter Zeitler, Managing Director of New Lift, in an interview with LIFTjournal.
Photo: © Meiller Aufzugtüren News | November 2022 Intelligent solutions save time and personnel Products, especially components in the lift, are subject to constantly changing market circumstances. The changed market needs bring interesting new solutions to the market.
Photo: © Guido Schwarz News | November 2022 Successors take over IBB Fördertechnik Maximilian Meierhofer and Michael Reichelt have been the managing partners of IBB Fördertechnik since 1 June.
Photo: © Ascendor News | October 2022 Ascendor lifts immediately with Thermotür With immediate effect, the Austrian lift producer Ascendor is offering thermally insulated doors for buildings for the product groups car lift QuattroPorte, vertical lift UnaPorte, vertical platform lift PLV9 and shaft lift PL/KL 10.
Photo: © Kübler News | October 2022 New Sales Manager at the Kübler Group Michael Weingrill is the new Sales Manager for the D-A-CH area at the Kübler Group. The 39-year-old engineer has been with the company since 2016, before which he was Sales Manager at Kübler Austria.
Photo: © Bernstein News | October 2022 Bernstein: new managing director in China Jan Aßmann is the new managing director of Bernstein Safe Solutions – a Chinese subsidiary of the Bernstein AG in Porta Westfalica (Germany).
Photo: © Kone News | October 2022 Kone: New Vice President Joe Bao has been appointed Executive Vice President, responsible for the Greater China region and member of the Executive Board as of 8 October 2022.
Photo: © Andrea Piacquadio/pexels News | October 2022 How to sell your company successfully If internal family succession is not an option, selling the company may make sense as an alternative. To ensure such a project succeeds, many aspects have to be taken into account before implementation.
