Photo: © Kuebler Group News | December 2025 Farewell to Erika Kübler Erika Kübler, the wife of the company founder Fritz Kübler, passed away on 4 September 2025 at the age 94, according to the Kübler Group.
Photo: © Funtap/shutterstock/okapidesign News | December 2025 The latest news from the world of standards DIN EN 81-41 is now available and the Technical Committee CEN/TC10 “Lifts, escalators and moving walks” has published the draft of EN 81-28:2024. The most important changes.
Photo: © TK Elevator / Philip Schwarz News | December 2025 TKE inaugurates its “Product Competence Center” TK Elevator (TKE) held a big ceremony in Esslingen to open its new centre for lift technology. Research and development are to be bundled with the production of the latest lift technology on a site of 33,000 m2. This also accommodates a completely digitalised logistics centre.
Photo: © Clemenspool–eigenes Werk News | December 2025 EN 81-76: The practical application of the new standard In part 1 of this article series described the functionality of a lift according to EN 81-76:2025. The second part deals with its practical application and the prerequisites for a suitable lift configuration.
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Photo: © Schmitt + Sohn Aufzüge News | February 2022 Monitoring lifts in real time with NEXSD Lift operators should be able to monitor their lifts everywhere with the new NEXSD product from Schmitt + Sohn.
Photo: © AFAG News | February 2022 interlift 2022: It's not about money, it's about the future The interlift at the end of April 2022 will take place - says the organizer. He expects the number of exhibitors to reach 60 to 65 percent of 2019.
Photo: © AFAG News | February 2022 Commentary: Separate facts from emotions! I think there are currently some in the sector who are unsure whether the interlift will take place in view of the rising Omicron infection numbers.
Photo: © Aumüller Aumatic GmbH News | February 2022 Aumüller Aumatic GmbH: New top management around Ramona Meinzer The previous chair of the managing board of Aumüller Aumatic GmbH, Ramona Meinzer, assumed sole management of the company in Thierhaupten on 1 October 2021.
Photo: © Messe Frankfurt Trade Fairs India Pvt Ltd News | January 2022 New date and venue for IEE Expo Messe Frankfurt India announced that it has secured fresh dates and a new venue for the International Elevator and Escalator Expo (IEE Expo) in Mumbai.
Photo: © privat News | January 2022 Standardisation: “We have to return to simpler structures” The working group CEN TC10 WG1 – “Lifts and service lifts” is responsible for the most important lift standards. The current main task is the work on EN ISO 8100-1/2.
Photo: © Kübler News | January 2022 New tool for control-independent parameterisation Kübler now has a new tool available to ensure that the implementation process at control manufacturers will in future be easier and faster.
Photo: © Schindler News | January 2022 Schindler Holding AG: Oetterli steps down The Board of Directors of Schindler Holding AG and CEO Thomas Oetterli have agreed for him to step down from his role. Silvio Napoli takes on the CEO position in addition to his current role as Chairman with immediate effect.
Photo: © Ascendor News | January 2022 Ascendor sets sales record in 2021 The Austrian company Ascendor Lifttechnik achieved record order intake and turnover last year.