Lift Expo Italia, all the pictures
Appointment for October 2026
The second edition of Lift Expo Italia, the international trade fair dedicated to vertical transportation, closed in Milan. The sector has been meeting from 4 to 6 December 2024, at the Allianz MICO – FieraMilanoCity, Hall 1, Viale Scarampo, Gate 8. The editorial staff of Elevatori Magazine was present at Stand V1, to welcome readers and companies, and with some members of its Technical Committee will take part in the scheduled conferences.
Lift Expo Italia took place in an exhibition area of 14,000 square metres, with the participation of more than 130 exhibitors. Besides Italy, companies from many countries was present, including Turkey, Switzerland, Germany, Spain, India, China, Hungary, Korea and Liechtenstein. Buyers from Aregentina, Australia, Brazil, Estonia and Lithuania are also present.
Lift Expo Italia: growing figures
During the closing event, the organisers stated that there were 16057 visitors from 72 countries and expressed great satisfaction with the growth since the first edition, which was held in 2022: the square metres of the fair increased from 7000 to 14000, the exhibitors from 100 to 135, the visitors from 15013 to 16057 and the countries of origin from 54 to 72. During the first day of the fair, Gianni Robertelli (President of Anica, which promoted the event) already declared: ‘The fair that opened today has been doubled in surface area and volume, in order to respond to the strong increase in companies wishing to exhibit.
After a first edition where this was not possible, in the second one visitors were able to touch some of the installed systems and exhibitors were able to show the full functionality of the products on display.
The Elevatori Magazine booth
Elevatori Magazine was also present at Lift Expo Italia, as Premium Media Partner.
During the three days of the fair we were able to meet our readers, companies and members of our Technical Committee. We presented the new issue of the magazine, no. 6/2024 and the Call for Paper for the book How it works 7 – Sustainability.
Conferences at Lift Expo Italia
Many conferences took place during Lift Expo Italia, where the spotlight was on important topics, including lift safety and workplace accidents, and increasing accessibility in the built environment through the integration of lifts into existing buildings.
Pendulum Tests
A new format was then proposed, dedicated to laboratory tests, coordinated by IMQ Group Srl, on the components supplied by the manufacturing and exhibiting companies. For these tests, a pendulum like the one used during real laboratory tests was installed. The visitors were able to witness a series of tests, which usually take place with the doors closed, to see the effects of weight impact on different types of doors, supplied by the companies involved in the project (CMA Srl, DAPA Srl, SIMAS Srl) . The theme of safety was the central focus of this initiative, which was greatly appreciated by exhibitors and the public.
OQX, the sixth edition
On 7 December, the sixth edition of the conference ‘Beyond the Square and the X’ was held, curated by Elena Giacomello and Dario Trabucco (IUAV, University of Architecture of Venice). This year’s title was ‘Design, research and legislation for accessibility: imagining the desirable characteristics of lifts’. On stage, in addition to Elena Giacomello and Dario Trabucco, were Gianni Robertelli (President of Anica), Isabella Tiziana Steffan (architect, ANEC delegate to CEN/TC 10/WG7), Raffaella Lione (Professor of Technical Architecture), Alessandro Greco (Professor of Technical Architecture, University of Pavia) and Daniele Pavan (engineer, President of the Lifts Commission of UNI, Technical Committee/019 and Technical Director TKE).
An opportunity to discuss together accessibility of the built environment, design for all, and the importance of thinking about vertical transportation from the earliest stages of building design. A very stimulating morning, animated by important scholars in the sector, many of whom we are proud to have on the Technical Committee of Elevatori Magazine.
The history of the lift exhibition
During Lift Expo Italia 2024, in addition to the exhibitors’ stands, there was an exhibition on the lift and its components, organised in the following sections:
- Lift elevation: from birth to the present day
- Suspension systems: Journey from ropes to the future
- Devices to prevent car falling or uncontrolled movements
- Evolution of landing and car door mechanisms
- The electric motor
- Electric switchboards: evolutions and perspectives.
The exhibition was curated by Davide Biffi, Antonio Lizza, Antonio Imbimbo, Vincenzo Pattavina, Giuseppe Andreani and Andrea Vespini. Some of the images on display were given to us by some of the exhibiting companies, who opened their historical archives for the occasion.
On the subject of the history of lifts, in the course of 2025 Elevatori Magazine will publish a series of scientific and informative articles written by Raffaella Lione, Professor of Technical Architecture and member of our Technical Committee.
Lift Expo Italia, the party
On the evening of 4 December, a special event took place, the Lift Expo Italia Evening Party: the industry met at the Bobino Milano, a club
located in Porta Genova (Milan).
In 2026 there will be the third edition of Lift Expo Italia
During Lift Expo Italia 2024, the dates for the next edition were announced: Lift Expo Italia will be held in 2026, from 28 to 30 October.
