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To organize the elevators and people flows and make the transfer of passengers comfortable, pleasant and safe is not a simple task even in lowrise building. Let alone of skyscrapers, for which the lifting operations problem is many times more complicated. It is not surprising that there are very few companies in the world which can offer effective solutions of passenger transportation in high-rise buildings. One of these few companies is Kone, established in Finland about 100 years ago, and now its scope of activities extends to 49 countries, including Russia.

Paradox but for many of even the most modern elevators that do well with the safe and comfortable passengers transportation, to rise to a really great height is beyond their capacity. Thus, for most types of elevators the limit lift height is 55 m, and, say, the level of 90 m can reach up to 15% from all types of elevating machines. On the basis of them, by the way, is produced lifting equipment capable of “reach out” to a 150 m height. But this is the limit. Meanwhile, modern skyscrapers can easily exceed this limit value for most elevators.

Therefore, the problem of relevant constructive solutions for lifting mechanisms capable to conquer the heights of 200, 300, 400 meters and higher is very urgent. The company Kone, which is more than a century engaged in passenger transportation within the various buildings and structures has its own solution of this complex task. For example, in their arsenal is elevator system created on the KONE Alta ™ platform. It is capable of rising to a height of 500 m at speeds up to 17 m / c (to 1 - 4 m / s in the elevators of other modifications). For comparison, the Ostankino TV tower (which height with a spire is 540 m) is very proud of its modern lifting equipment the hoists move 5 times slower.

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