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Mitsubishi Electric develops tech for controlling mobile robots

February 4, 2020 by Mai Tao Leave a Comment

Mitsubishi Electric says it has developed a technology for controlling “in-building” mobile robots used for cleaning, security, delivery and guidance, as well as next-generation electric wheelchairs.

The company says the software uses building dynamic maps to achieve cooperative interaction between the mobile machines and building facilities, such as elevators and access control systems.

Mitsubishi says that by supporting the safe, efficient movement of people and in-building mobilities in buildings, the new technology is expected to reduce the workloads of building-management personnel and help realize smart buildings in which people and robots coexist safely. [Read more…] about Mitsubishi Electric develops tech for controlling mobile robots

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

Mitsubishi Electric launches new lift and escalator company in Laos

July 16, 2019 by Anna

Mitsubishi Electric Corporation has established MELCO Elevator Lao Sole Co., Ltd. (MLAO) to accelerate its lift and escalator business growth in the highly promising Mekong regional market.

The new company, which was established by Mitsubishi Elevator (Thailand) Co., Ltd. (MET), a Mitsubishi Electric subsidiary, began operations on July 1, 2019.

The new company is expected to strengthen Mitsubishi Electric’s sales of lifts and escalators as well as related provision of high-quality maintenance services.

Hitachi wins lift order in Hyderabad, India

June 7, 2019 by Anna

Hitachi has been awarded a contract to supply 106 lifts for large-scale office buildings to be constructed in Hyderabad, a major city in South India. This is the largest order for Hitachi group’s lifts and escalators in India.

Hitachi Building Systems and Hitachi Lift India will deliver 72 lifts for the large-scale building complex Phoenix Spaces 285, located in a suburb of Hyderabad’s financial district and scheduled for completion in February 2020.

Hitachi Lift India will also deliver 34 lifts for Phoenix Aquilia, an office building located in the centre of Hyderabad’s financial district, which is scheduled to be completed in December 2019.

ThyssenKrupp completes its ‘biggest ever’ automated mobility contract

April 29, 2019 by David Edwards

ThyssenKrupp, one of the world’s leading suppliers of elevators and escalators, says it has completed its “biggest ever” contract in Sweden.

The work involved the iconic Urban Escape project in Stockholm.

ThyssenKrupp was asked to supply 53 elevators, 27 escalators and 15 platform lifts for the project.

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Paris skyline gets a lift

February 21, 2019 by Anna

The Paris business district of La Defense will become home to a spectacular new skyscraper, featuring thyssenkrupp’s TWIN lifts with two cabins instead of just one moving in the same shaft.

thyssenkrupp Elevator will deliver 12 TWIN lift systems, a technology that increases transport capacity and improves energy efficiency.

Applying the TWIN frees up floor space, as this technology transports more people without increasing the number of elevator shafts. The new tower will also include another twelve conventional elevators and escalators.

ThyssenKrupp equips United Tower in Bahrain with lifts and escalators

February 4, 2019 by Anna

The builders of the United Tower in Bahrain have completed the installation of 16 lifts and two escalators in the country’s sixth tallest building.

With its unique twisted shape, the United Tower is conceived as a building with multiple uses – a vertical spiral city where people live, work, and relax. The particular characteristic of the United Tower is a 360-degree unobstructed view of Manama.

The United Tower is located in Bahrain Bay on the north-eastern shore of Bahrain’s capital city Manama in a mixed neighbourhood of residential, commercial and retail spaces.

Schindler debuts robotic system for lifts

October 18, 2018 by Anna

Schindler has announced the debut of its Robotics Installation System for Elevators (R.I.S.E), which it claims will pave the way for greater automation and digitalisation in the lift/elevator industry.

With its autonomous and self-climbing robot, this prototype solution allows the safe and high-quality installation of lifts, and is ideally suited for use in high-rise buildings.

The innovative technology was recently used to install several elevators in commercial complexes and tall residential buildings in Europe.

ThyssenKrupp elevates in New York

September 27, 2018 by Anna

ThyssenKrupp Elevator has been contracted by Hudson Yards to design and install up to 40 twin elevator systems for its 50 Hudson Yards building; 27 elevators for the 55 Hudson Yards building; and 12 elevator and escalator units for The Shed.

Hudson Yards is the largest private real estate development in US history and the largest development in New York City since Rockefeller Center.

The site will include more than 18 million sq ft of commercial and residential space, state-of-the-art office towers, more than 100 shops and approximately 4,000 residences.

ThyssenKrupp agrees big contract to maintain automated movement at Stockholm’s spectacular metro stations

September 11, 2018 by Sam Francis

Elevators, escalators and moving walkways are so ubiquitous in urban environments – at metro stations, airports and other places – that most people probably hardly notice them and perhaps take them for granted.

Not everyone, however: some of us still actually feel a sense of enjoyment at having their strolls through transport hubs aided by these automated systems, even if it’s part of a daily commute to work.

It’s probably fair to say, however, that these automation systems are less complex than ones which involve movement in less straightforward, distraction-filled environments – like, say, those involving an autonomous car. [Read more…] about ThyssenKrupp agrees big contract to maintain automated movement at Stockholm’s spectacular metro stations