ThyssenKrupp introduces vegetable-based hydraulic fluid
In Georgia, ThyssenKrupp Elevator Americas has introduced enviromax, the elevator industry’s first performance-improving vegetable based-hydraulic fluid for use in hydraulic elevators.
“Enviromax is formulated from...
KONE JumpLift debuts in North America
KONE Inc announced the first North American installation of KONE JumpLift technology in One Bloor, Great Gulf's flagship high-rise condominium under construction in Toronto.
KONE JumpLift, which...
KONE ranks 12th among World’s Greenest Companies
Newsweek magazine partnered with Corporate Knights Capital, as well as leading sustainability experts from nongovernmental organizations and academic and accounting communities, to rank the...
ACCEL from ThyssenKrupp
ThyssenKrupp analysis shows that people at a distance of more than 500 metres from a metro station usually opt for other means of transport,...
Kone MovingMedia Advertising
A big advantage of KONE MovingMedia™ escalator advertising is that the messages can be easily changed. Messages are enclosed in the escalator step riser...
AGILE New Thyssenkrupp’s Destination Controls
New AGILE features allow building managers to more intelligently group and assign passengers to elevators, move people more rapidly to their destination, adjust...
Schindler CleanCall
Touchless Call and service buttons
Less physical contact with shared interfaces means less potential to transmit dangerous bacteria and viruses, keeping tenants, employees and guests...
Schindler 5500 Elevator
Schindler 5500 is the modular passenger lift that takes configuration to a new level - it uniquely combines performance, flexibility and design, which makes...
Schindler Ahead SmartMirror
Schindler has introduced a new intelligent elevator mirror which not only enlarges the space but also connects the passengers with the outside world using...
ThyssenKrupp Elevator Canada replacing faulty sheave jammers
A company that built more than 2,000 elevators with faulty brake devices has agreed to pay $12 million to firms that had to repair...
Hitachi’s Elevator Reaches 4134 fpm
Hitachi has announced that its ultra-high-speed elevator reached a speed of 4134 fpm / 1,260 m/min. The speed was recorded during a test of...
R.I.S.E now operational
Schindler’s Robotic Installation System for Elevators (Schindler R.I.S.E), the world’s first self-climbing, autonomous robotic system able to conduct installation work in an elevator shaft,...
ThyssenKrupp donates elevator
ThyssenKrupp Elevator's vice president of sustainability, Brad Nemeth, joined representatives from the Fraunhofer Center for Sustainable Energy Systems (CSE) to celebrate the opening of...
Mitsubishi Electric to Launch NEXIEZ-LITE Elevators in India
Mitsubishi has announced that they are lunching for NEXIEZ-LITE for Indian-market, a new lineup in the company's NEXIEZ global series of elevators, for low-...
Otis Elevator Company Marks 160th Anniversary
Otis Elevator Company, the United Technologies Corp. unit which powered cities skyward and moves passengers up and down structures as diverse as the Eiffel...
Schindler Now Offers PORT Technology with 400AE MRLS
The Schindler 400AE™ machine room-less traction elevator is now available with the company’s PORT Technology destination-dispatch system as an option. With this technology, the...
Schindler’s Hanover elevator production facility
Schindler Elevator Corporation has opened its state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Hanover, Pennsylvania. The facility reinforces Schindler’s commitment to environmental protection and sustainability, earning North America’s...
High-rise elevator demand in China goes up
Demand for skyscrapers and imposing buildings in third-tier Chinese cities is going into overdrive. This means that high-speed elevators are also in great demand...
Latest from Leroy-Somer
At the Interlift elevator show in Germany, Control Techniques and Leroy-Somer – sister companies in Emerson Industrial Automation – have previewed new ranges of variable...