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SPECIAL FOCUS-ELEVATORS & ESCALATORS Presently, India is a home to about 300-400 through the company’s Bengaluru facility KEY PLAYERS elevator and escalator manufacturers. Te and expands the localised Gen2™ elevator City Lifts India Ltd sector however is dominated by a handful range beyond its current applications in the Eros Elevators Private Limited of multinationals, which currently enjoys residential sector. “Designed to meet the Escon Elevators Pvt. Ltd close to 70 per cent of the market share. needs of the Indian market, the passenger Fujitec India Pvt Ltd Some of the the top elevator manufacturing elevator operates at a speed of 1.75 meters Hephzi Elevators International companies dominating the market space per second and features a compact machine Company Pvt Ltd are Otis, Schindler, Toshiba, Kone, room, ideal for mid-rise residential Hitachi Lift India Pvt Ltd TyssenKrupp, Hitachi and Johnson. buildings up to 30 foors,” says Joseph. Johnson Lifts Ltd Another major to adopt the technical Kinetic Hyundai Elevator & TECHNICAL APPROACH wave is Pune based Kinetic Hyundai Movement Technologies Ltd Rising market competition has encouraged Elevator & Movement Technologies Ltd. Kone Elevator India Pvt Ltd the manufacturers to challenge themselves A joint venture between Pune’s Firodia Mitsubishi Elevator India Pvt Ltd to expand their technical supremacy by Group with Kinetic Engineering Ltd as its Omega Elevators offering efficient vertical transportation fagship company and Hyundai Elevator Otis Elevator Company modes. Some of the latest innovations Co Ltd (HELCO) of Korea, Kinetic Schindler India Pvt Ltd introduced in India are – rope-free elevators, Hyundai installs and maintains Hyundai ThyssenKrupp Elevator (India) high speed functionality and single-phase elevators and escalators and travellators in Toshiba Johnson Elevators (India) battery operated systems. “We are seeing a India. With its latest innovation Hyundai rising demand trend towards high-speed and has become the frst elevator company in (*Name of companies arranged in alphabetical order) highly-efcient elevator systems in India. the world to make double deck elevators. efficient addition to green buildings,” Te increase in high-rise construction, easy Te system has connected two elevators believes Joseph. access to a wider technology base, and rising vertically and offers greater transport Te elevator systems from Kinetic-Hyundai awareness on construction practices are the capability (1.8 times) – the system is on the other hand are run with Energy major factors behind this demand trend,” installed for LG company in Seoul. Says Recycling Inverter. The inverter back views Dhimant Unadkat, Raina, “We have the world`s fastest elevator up allows achieving about 77.5 per cent Vertical Transportation EL1080 with a maximum speed of 18 energy efciency. Furthermore, the high- Consultant, Soberman meters per second. We also provide today speed company also ofers variable voltage Engineering Company. Destination Selecting System to improve variable frequency (VVVF) elevators that ThyssenKrupp, one trafc volume.” have a high precision inverter drive system of the world's leading and advanced microprocessor control. Te companies involved GREEN MANTRA VVVF inverter controls the motor speed at in the elevator and escalator business, While high speed technology and increased the optimal level by changing the voltage introduced two new revolutionary systems efciency drives the technical trends in the and frequency continuously to provide a in the elevator industry for creating efcient elevator and escalator market, the demand smooth and comfortable ride and sharply transport solutions intended not just for curve is more inclined towards systems reduces electricity consumption. The mid and high-rise buildings but also to ensuring energy efciency and minimal company’s range of escalators are made of bring ease of commutation in urban cities. power usage. Te Gen2™ elevator system stainless steel. Te systems are colored black One of the company’s latest benchmarking from Otis is one such product which features or grey by anodic electrophoresis deposition, innovation in the field of passenger the ReGen™ regenerative drive. Te system preceded by extensive pre-treatment and transportation is MULTI -- the world’s aims to reduce energy consumption by up followed by oven baking. The process frst rope-free elevator. MULTI applies the to 75 per cent compared to conventional prevents high wear and tear resistance and linear motor technology of the magnetic systems with non-regenerative drives. Te allows maximum energy efciency. levitation train Transrapid to the elevator ReGen regenerative drive captures energy On the other hand, the concept of industry. "MULTI is the latest offering generated by the elevator and feeds it back ‘Sustainability’ at TyssenKrupp Elevator in the company’s extensive repertoire of into the building’s grid, where it can be has many faces, like eco-conscious elevator technologies, representing nothing used by other building systems connected products, resource-friendly production less than a technological to the same network. Otis has sold more processes, energy-saving projects, forward- revolution," shares Andreas than 260,000 Gen2™ elevators worldwide looking training for its employees, social Schierenbeck, CEO since its launch. “The reason for this commitment in the communities in ThyssenKrupp Elevator tremendous success is that developers and which they operate. Te company’s global AG. building owners alike recognise the value sustainable efciency program aims to save Otis Elevator Company of sustainable buildings and are aiming energy, reduce CO2 emissions and avoid India on the other hand for green certifcations like Leadership in waste even more efectively. All new systems through its Gen2™ Infnity elevators aims to Energy & Environmental Design (LEED). and components for elevators, escalators and meet the demands from mid-rise residential The Gen2™ elevator system and ReGen moving walks at TyssenKrupp undergoes buildings. The system is being offered regenerative drive technology are an energy- a Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) to ensure sEPTEMBER 2015|construction opportunities 53