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: © iStock / Boris Zerwann News | September 2021 What is my company’s value? There are many myths regarding the market value of a lift manufacturer in the lift sector. The claim is often made that the service business is decisive. But it is actually far more complex than that.
Photo: © Henning GmbH & Co. KG News | September 2021 The special feature of the Wearwatcher are the algorithms How far is the development of predictive maintenance? The fifth hardware generation of Henning's Wearwatcher is designed to detect actual component wear locally on the elevator – without connecting to the cloud.
Photo: © Schmitt + Sohn Aufzüge News | August 2021 S+ presents new brand emblem The Nuremberg family company Schmitt + Sohn Aufzüge has a new brand emblem, which is intended to form part of its “communicative digitalisation process.”
Photo: © Wittur News | August 2021 New technologies on the way to series production Raloe is currently deploying several new technologies at once They are expected to offer numerous advantages for elevator manufacturers and operators.
Photo: © ELA News | August 2021 Information note about ISO 8100-1 and ISO 8100-2 A new information note was now prepared by a Task Group "ELA/CEA" composed of lift experts from the European Lift Association (ELA) and lifts experts from China Elevators Association (CEA).
Photo: © TK Elevator News | August 2021 TK Elevator: Changes in the Management Board Dr. Philipp Voet van Vormizeele will succeed retiring Dr. Detlef Hunsdiek in the position as CHRO.
Photo: © daniilpeshkov/123rf.com News | August 2021 “Those who can deliver make deals whatever the price” No sooner has the Corona crisis possibly been overcome than there is another crisis for companies to overcome: the lift sector is also struggling mightily with material shortages and raw material and component prices, which in part are going through the roof.
Photo: © Liftsymposium News | August 2021 Symposium talks freely available According to the Lift & Escalator Symposium, all of the talks of the previous symposia are now freely available in its online library.
Photo: © alexandersikov/123RF.com News | August 2021 EN 81-72 and 81-73 have been harmonised At the end of july the European standards for safety rules for the design and installation of fire brigade lifts as well as for behaviour of lifts in the event of fire were harmonised.
