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Why Partnering with a Leading Dubai Elevator Company is Crucial for Your Next Project

September 17, 2024 by Mark Allinson

Guided by an invisible hand, Dubai’s real estate market has been going from strength to strength ever since the pandemic.

Projects are selling like hot cakes, since the emirate has a reputation for being a safe haven to people from across the globe.

With the deluge of developments, and the competition to offer the finest in luxury living, developers are sourcing the best materials, amenities and furnishings for their projects.

[Read more…] about Why Partnering with a Leading Dubai Elevator Company is Crucial for Your Next Project

Filed Under: Infrastructure Tagged With: company, crucial, dubai, elevator, market, project, real estate

Richtech Robotics launches elevator-enabled mobile robot for medical facilities

July 14, 2024 by David Edwards

Richtech Robotics, a Nevada company and a provider of AI-driven service robots, has launched its latest robot: Medbot, an elevator delivery robot designed to streamline pharmacy operations with uninterrupted, 24/7 medications delivery.

With high operational accuracy, Medbot improves healthcare facility efficiency with a secure delivery, reducing operating costs and improving the overall patient experience.

Medbot furthers Richtech Robotics’ mission of providing high-quality, stable robots to boost employee morale and improve customers’ bottom line. [Read more…] about Richtech Robotics launches elevator-enabled mobile robot for medical facilities

Filed Under: Health, News Tagged With: elevator, facilities, facility, medical, richtech, robotics, robots, service

What Are the Most Common Causes of Elevator Accidents?

June 18, 2024 by David Edwards

Elevators are used to transport individuals up and down buildings with efficiency, and the last thing that passengers are expecting during a ride is an elevator accident that may lead to injury.

Thousands of elevator accidents occur in the United States each year, leading to injury and, in some cases, death. [Read more…] about What Are the Most Common Causes of Elevator Accidents?

Filed Under: Health Tagged With: accident, causes, common, elevator, injury, lawyer, legal

Mitsubishi Electric to supply elevators and escalators for ‘One Bangkok’ development

March 23, 2021 by David Edwards

Mitsubishi Electric says its subsidiary Mitsubishi Elevator in Thailand has secured a major order from “One Bangkok”, an enormous new development in the capital city.

A joint venture between TCC Assets and Frasers Property, One Bangkok is Thailand’s largest private sector property initiative ever undertaken, setting new benchmarks in design, smart-city living and sustainability.

The fully integrated district is poised to become a global landmark, attracting top-level businesses, tourists and locals alike by seamlessly connecting offices, retail, luxury hotels, residences, as well as cultural spaces. [Read more…] about Mitsubishi Electric to supply elevators and escalators for ‘One Bangkok’ development

Filed Under: Infrastructure, News Tagged With: bangkok, billion, cultural, development, district, electric, elevator, elevators, escalators, hotels, largest, leed, luxury, mitsubishi, order, private, property, retail, road, sector, setting, thailand, thailand's, towers

Mitsubishi’s elevator business in China produces its one millionth unit

January 20, 2021 by Mai Tao

Mitsubishi Electric says its Shanghai Mitsubishi Elevator Company (SMEC), a joint venture company operating in China, has produced its one millionth unit.

The figure includes both elevators and escalators, and comes 34 years after starting production at the company’s Min Hung Plant in 1987.

Mitsubishi Electric, working in collaboration with SMEC, says it continues to deliver “safety, peace of mind and riding comfort in China”, the world’s largest elevator and escalator market, and maintain its “market-leading brand”. [Read more…] about Mitsubishi’s elevator business in China produces its one millionth unit

Filed Under: Infrastructure, News Tagged With: brand, china, china's, comfort, company, electric, elevator, elevators, escalator, escalators, estate, market, millionth, mind, mitsubishi, peace, products, real, riding, safety, service, services, shanghai, smec, unit, year, years

Japan Post and Yamato to test delivery robots in Tokyo

August 20, 2020 by Mai Tao

Logistics and snail-mail delivery giant Japan Post is partnering with Yamato, one of Japan’s largest door-to-door delivery service companies, to test delivery robots on the streets of Tokyo, according to Nikkei.

The robot the two companies are using was built by a local company called ZMP, which appears to specialise in autonomous mobile vehicles, be they delivery robots or cars.

This particular one is called “DeliRo” (main picture), probably short for “delivery robot”. [Read more…] about Japan Post and Yamato to test delivery robots in Tokyo

Filed Under: Logistics, News Tagged With: autonomous, boxes, called, deliro, delivery, elevator, elevators, interface, japan, post, robot, robots, shape, thyssenkrupp, tokyo, zmp

ThyssenKrupp sells its elevator business for more than $17 billion

August 12, 2020 by David Edwards

Giant industrial conglomerate ThyssenKrupp says it has successfully completed the sale of its elevator business, marking a further important milestone in the transformation of the company.

The transaction closed after all the responsible authorities had approved the sale to a bidding consortium led by Advent International and Cinven.

ThyssenKrupp had reached an agreement with the consortium on the purchase of the elevator business earlier this year. With the closing, the company has received the contractually agreed purchase price, which was reported to be $17.2 billion. [Read more…] about ThyssenKrupp sells its elevator business for more than $17 billion

Filed Under: Infrastructure, News Tagged With: billion, business, businesses, closing, company, elevator, group, sale, thyssenkrupp, transaction, transformation

Automated transport ‘could propel development forward’, say World Bank analysts

August 12, 2020 by David Edwards

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Automated transportation and mobility systems – such as autonomous cars, driverless trains, elevators, escalators and moving walkways – “could propel development forward” for the global economy, according to World Bank analysts.

Writing on the World Bank blog, Michael Lokshin, lead economist, Europe and Central Asia, and David Newsom, retired World Bank senior IT manager, say that although the vast majority of new transportation ideas do not succeed, innovation should nonetheless be encouraged.

“Despite impressive technological strides, attempts to automate transport operations are usually met with reactions that can range from mild skepticism to downright hostility,” say Lokshin and Newsom in their article. [Read more…] about Automated transport ‘could propel development forward’, say World Bank analysts

Filed Under: Features, Transportation Tagged With: automated, automation, autonomous, bank, cars, driverless, elevator, elevators, lokshin, newsom, percent, railways, systems, train, trains, transport

Hitachi awarded its ‘largest order’ to install 300 lifts at Singapore apartments

June 4, 2020 by Mai Tao

Hitachi Elevator Asia has been awarded the contract for the supply and installation of 300 lifts by the Housing & Development Board of Singapore.

This is the largest single order for the Hitachi group’s lifts and escalators business in Singapore.

Hitachi Elevator Asia will see the supply, delivery and installation of the 300 lifts at HDB blocks. [Read more…] about Hitachi awarded its ‘largest order’ to install 300 lifts at Singapore apartments

Filed Under: Infrastructure, News Tagged With: asia, awarded, development, elevator, escalators, hdb, hitachi, installation, largest, lifts, maintenance, order, singapore, supply

Hitachi delivers ‘world’s fastest’ elevator to skyscraper

October 4, 2019 by Mai Tao

Hitachi has delivered its elevator system to Guangzhou CTF Finance Centre, a skyscraper complex building in Guangzhou, China.

The building has the Guinness World Records title as having the world’s fastest elevator. The presentation ceremony for the award of the official certificate was held recently.

This elevator travels with a rated speed of 1,260 metres per minute and connects the ground floor to the hotel lobby on the 95th floor in approximately 42 seconds, over a distance of 440 metres. [Read more…] about Hitachi delivers ‘world’s fastest’ elevator to skyscraper

Filed Under: Infrastructure, News Tagged With: building, centre, china, ctf, elevator, elevators, escalators, fastest, finance, floor, guangzhou, hitachi, hotel, services, skyscraper, speed

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