Lifts & Leaders

In this episode of Lifts & Leaders – the official podcast of interlift – we speak with Alessandro Pilone, Co-Founder and CEO of Skanio, a Finland-based startup on a mission to digitize the elevator industry through digital twins of buildings and lifts.

After more than 25 years in elevator R&D across Europe, China and the US, Alessandro decided to step out of traditional industry roles and build a new approach to modernization. With Skanio, he focuses on digitally surveying buildings, creating accurate 3D models and using data, AI and machine learning to plan safer, faster and more sustainable elevator upgrades....

In this episode of Lifts & Leaders – the official podcast of interlift – we speak with Michael Gubisch, Managing Director at Schaefer GmbH.

Michael shares his journey of more than two decades in the elevator industry and explains how Schäfer evolved from a traditional German family business into a truly global provider of smart operating panels and control interfaces. He describes why elevator panels are often called the “business card” of the lift — the one element every passenger interacts with.

The conversation explores:

- how elevators have evolved from mechanical systems to connected IoT components,
- why user...

In this episode of Lifts & Leaders – the official podcast of interlift – we speak with Patrick de Ledebur, Director of Global Marketing at Pneumatic Vacuum Elevators (PVE).

Patrick shares how vacuum elevator technology works by using air pressure instead of cables, oil or hydraulics, and why this approach opens entirely new possibilities for residential vertical mobility. From quick installations without shafts or pits to striking architectural design, PVE has been pioneering this technology since 2002.

We talk about:

- why air-driven elevators create a genuine “wow moment”,
- how aging societies are driving global demand for home elevators,...

In dieser Folge von Lifts & Leaders – dem offiziellen Podcast der interlift – sprechen wir mit Tim Ebeling, Geschäftsführer der Henning GmbH & Co. KG. Henning ist ein mittelständisches Familienunternehmen mit internationaler Strahlkraft und gilt als Pionier im Bereich Mess-, Sensor- und Condition-Monitoring-Technik für Aufzüge.

Tim nimmt uns mit auf die Reise von den Anfängen im Metallbau bis hin zur weltweit eingesetzten Aufzugs-Messtechnik. Er erklärt, wie Henning früh auf Marktveränderungen reagiert hat – etwa auf den Wegfall des TÜV-Monopols – und warum eigene Sensorik, Software und Elektronik bis heute das Herz des Unternehmens sind.

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