Photo: © Elevcon News | April 2025 Elevcon: “Heads, ideas and innovations” The next Elevcon Congress is planned for 17 to 19 June 2025 in Altis Grand Hotel in Lisbon (Portugal).
Photo: © Motum News | April 2025 Motum makes a Norwegian acquisition Mitsubishi Electric has once again strengthened its position on the European market. It has taken over the Norwegian lift company Alt Heis via its Swedish subsidiary Motum.
Photo: © Lift & Escalator Symposium News | April 2025 Early bird and first Call for Papers The 16th Symposium on Lift & Escalator Technologies in UK will take place on 24-25 September 2025. Registration is now open and the organisers have issued the first Call for Papers. Until 30 June an early bird rate of £360 is available.
Photo: © Langer & Laumann News | April 2025 New conversion package for Schindler Varidor 35 Langer & Laumann has expanded its product range: a new conversion package for the Schindler Varidor 35 is now available.
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Photo: © TK Elevator News | December 2024 TK Elevator announces new CFO Philipp Müller has been appointed as the new Chief Financial Officer at TK Elevator with effect from 1 October. He succeeds Ercan Keles, who has been appointed as CEO of TK Elevator’s business unit Access Solutions.
Photo: © Konstantin32 / Dall.e/123RF.com News | December 2024 Fibre-optic expansion puts British lift operators under pressure The UK is converting its landline network from analogue to digital. The copper cables will probably be cut for good at the beginning of 2027. By then, the emergency call systems of lifts must also be converted.
Photo: © DALL.E / perfectpixelhunter_123RF / okapidesign News | December 2024 Cyber security: what manufacturers can do now Cyber security has been playing a major role in the lift world for quite some time. Up to now, there was no lift-specific harmonised standard for cyber security. Many lift and component manufacturers are unsure how they should tackle this issue.
Photo: © Meiller Aufzugtüren News | November 2024 Leading brand of the railways for barrier-free stations Meiller’s lift doors were once again recommended as leading brands in the current call for tenders of Deutsche Bahn. They are also to be used in Stuttgart 21.
Photo: © LIFTjournal / Tim Haubner News | November 2024 VFA Forum interlift '25: Call for Papers From 14 to 17 October 2025, the VFA-Interlift e. V. will once again be holding its international lecture forum for exhibitors and visitors at the interlift trade fair. The association is inviting interested parties to apply for a presentation.
Photo: © DALL.E/okapidesign News | November 2024 CANopen Lift, CRA and cyber security Cybercrime is the world’s third-largest economy after the U.S. and China: estimates put it at $ 10.5 trillion next year. Therefore, cybersecurity is a hot topic - also for CAN-networked systems as used in many lift control systems.
Photo: © Kone/Ken Schluchtmann News | November 2024 Event lift in Berlin-Schöneberg Gasometer The EUREF-Campus Berlin promotes innovative solutions in energy, mobility and sustainability. The companies and research institutions here work on future urban development.
Photo: © Butz-Neumair Aufzugbau News | November 2024 Hospital lift requirements What special requirements do hospital lifts have to meet? What in fact are hospital lifts? Lift consultant Horst Schickor has compiled the most important information for hospital lift operators.
Photo: © Telegärtner Elektronik News | November 2024 Campaign with influencer Cindy Klink To further promote barrier-freedom in lifts, the emergency call specialist Telegärtner Elektronik has launched a social media campaign together with the influencer Cindy Klink.
