Photo: © privat News | May 2025 New convenor of Working Group 1 Daniel Bisang (52) has been elected unanimously as the new convenor of the working group 1 “Lifts and service lifts” of CEN TC 10.
Photo: © Telegärtner Elektronik GmbH News | May 2025 Michael Puttrus goes to Telegärtner Michael Puttrus has assumed a new position: the mechanical engineer is now Business Development Manager at the German lift emergency call specialist Telegärtner Elektronik.
Photo: © VDMA News | May 2025 Image campaign: ‘We can only become more visible together’ The Trade Association Lifts and Escalators in the VDMA (German Engineering Federation) has launched the second round of the image campaign “Beweger gesucht” (starring movers). Jan Steeger, project manager of the campaign, has compiled the most important questions and answers for LIFTjournal.
Photo: © TK Elevator News | May 2025 TKE: New investor and a joint venture TK Elevator and Alat announce strategic joint venture to manufacture end-to-end elevator and escalator solutions in Saudi Arabia, with Alat also becoming a shareholder in TK Elevator.
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Photo: © Leibniz Universität Hannover / Marie-Luise Kolb News | October 2020 Frequency converter in the Einstein elevator Physical and production-related experiments for applications in outer space, on the moon or even on Mars: what sounds like science fiction could soon become real.
Photo: © Giovenzana News | October 2020 New car top inspection box Giovenzana has designed a new car top inspection box. The goal was to design the safest, most up to date code-compliant pendant that also addresses some of the safety issues field technicians face.
Photo: © EECMAI News | October 2020 New Indian Component Manufacturers’ Association In India, the Elevator & Escalator Component Manufacturers' Association of India (EECMAI) was founded in September.
Photo: © Mike Couchman News | October 2020 New fields of application for rigid chain technology Serapid has expanded the field of application of its rigid chain technology with the new Serapid Lift Systems brand, which was unveiled at interlift 2019.
Photo: © Alexander Stingl / Stingl GmbH News | October 2020 Safety door: intelligent shaft safeguarding The new safety door of Stingl GmbH is intended to raise shaft safeguarding to a new level. The new development is type tested according to the Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC and available with immediate effect.
Photo: © VFA-Interlift e.V. News | October 2020 Corona crisis: how is the lift industry doing? What is the economic situation of the lift industry in the Corona pandemic? To determine this, Elevator World Inc., the German lift association VFA-Interlift e.V. and the trade fair organiser AFAG conducted a survey in cooperation with Credit Suisse.
Photo: © Pohlcon News | October 2020 Mastering noise insulation requirements in lift building Lifts and noise insulation have a fascinating connection. At the latest, since DIN 8989 (noise insulation in buildings – lifts) entered into force in August last year and everyone involved are expected to support it.
Photo: © mayr Antriebstechnik News | October 2020 Webinars on torque limiters and safety brakes The mayr power transmission is expanding its training program: The new web seminars will start in fall 2020.
Photo: © VFA-Interlift e.V. News | October 2020 interlift 20201 on success course According to the organiser, the coming interlift from 19 to 22 October 2021 is unfazed by the worldwide, also pandemic-related recession.