Innovations and reliability by KONE

It is a very special thing – to create a skyscraper. It’s necessary to design a unique foundation, to calculate accurately all loads, all materials should be reliable to the utmost; and selection of hoisting equipment for such buildings is also the crucial point.

KONE has outstanding experience in designing lifts for buildings of diverse typology. For more than 100 years of market activities KONE has established the corporate culture of its own that combines innovation, reliability, environmental and clientele concerns. The Finnish company KONE offers both hi-end lifts for high-rise buildings travelling at speeds up to 17 m/s capable of serving the upper floors, and budget lifting equipment perfectly serving for passenger circulation within medial and lower floors.

But the main thing is the KONE’s capability of predicting traffic intensity inside with further proposing the hoists, which would suit the best for some specific conditions reducing costs for acquisition and maintenance of elevators. Scientific potential of KONE allows designing really stunning solutions. In particular, KONE is the only producer of hoisting equipment having 330 meter long shaft testing facility. The laboratory is positioned within a mine located in Tuturi, near Helsinki, where scientists and engineers elaborate hoisting design innovations.

The shaft arranged in this mine is remarkable for absence of natural vibrations, except for seismic activity, unlike overground facilities. Testing of lifting equipment in such conditions helps KONE professionals to design the most precise elevator equipment.

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