Photo: © Cobianchi News | July 2025 Change of management at Cobianchi Dr Stephan Rohr took over the operational management of Cobianchi Liftteile at the turn of the year and now also holds a majority share in the company of Rudolf Ramseier.
Photo: © VFA-Interlift News | July 2025 Obituary for Stephan Kretzschmar It is with deep sadness that VFA-Interlift bids farewell to Stephan Kretzschmar, who died in a tragic plane crash on 5 July 2025, together with his 33-year-old son and his son's partner.
Photo: © Ascendor GmbH News | July 2025 Successful type examination certificate The shaftless vertical lifts UnaPorte and DuraPorte of the Austrian manufacturer Ascendor recently received their type examination certificates and as a result can be deployed in the private sphere for lift heights of up to four metres.
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News | November 2018 Lift light grid made in Germany DUOmetric AG has developed an affordable LT40 light grid for use in lifts, especially to meet the requirements of the EN81-20 and 81-70 standards.
News | November 2018 Digital blackboard in residential buildings Schindler Germany and the University of Wismar have jointly developed the "Ahead BlackBoard": a digital platform that provides individual information and interaction options for different devices.
News | November 2018 Transformation of the stair lift sector With immediate effect, thyssenkrupp Elevator is equipping 120 customer advisors in nine countries with mixed reality technology and Microsoft HoloLens.
News | November 2018 Development Cooperation Kübler and Variotech The sensors manufacturer Kübler has been supplying for many years’ encoders to the elevator industry and agreed on development cooperation with Austrian Company Variotech, specialist for elevator electronics.
News | November 2018 Doors with extremely low impost heights Meiller Aufzugtüren GmbH presented a new product in its series of its modernisation solutions at the interlift 2017: the compact door series. This is distinguished by extremely low impost heights.
News | November 2018 Asansör Istanbul casts its shadow ahead The countdown has started: The 16th edition of International Asansör İstanbul exhibition will take place on March 21st to 24th. The event is expected to be attended by 400 exhibitors from 30 countries.
News | November 2018 New president of the Swiss Lift Association Patrick Hess was elected unanimously as new VSA president at the annual general meeting of the Association of Swiss Lift Companies (VSA).
News | November 2018 interlift: Unabated growth also in 2019 The current status of more than 300 registrations a year before the trade fair begins is a clear indication: as with all previous events the interlift will once again grow further.
News | November 2018 Digital platform connects people and machines Kone has introduced a new digital solution to make the buildings of the future possible: it connects people, buildings and machines. In future, it will be possible to connect all new Kone installations to this system.
