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SPECIAL FOCUS-ELEVATORS & ESCALATORS Tech leap With a clientele in about 150 countries, ThyssenKrupp Elevator is among the world's leading elevator companies. The German manufacturer has now introduced new additions to its product line in keeping with its plan to qualitatively contribute to India’s smart cities programme. Ever increasing urbanisation and the world's leading companies involved in the in redefning industrial standards through prospects of a rise in tall building elevator and escalator business. Elevator its unique product innovations. Repeating construction promises unprecedented technology is a major business area for the its operational success, ThyssenKrupp opportunities — for companies that ofer company which has been at the forefront recently introduced two new revolutionary speedy, safe and efective technologies in of innovations in passenger transportation systems in the elevator industry for creating vertical transportation like elevators and systems. With sales of €6.4 billion in fscal efcient transport solutions not just for mid escalators. These are increasingly being 2013-14 and customers in 150 countries, and high-rise buildings but also to make installed not just in commercial, retail and ThyssenKrupp Elevator, thanks to its commuting easier in cities and urban areas. industrial spaces but also in residential and 50,000 skilled employees, has today built its individual housing units. position as one of the world’s leading elevator MULTI: A benchmarking innovation from ThyssenKrupp Elevator is one of the companies. Te company ofers innovative ThyssenKrupp in the field of passenger and energy-efcient products designed to transportation is MULTI -- the world’s meet customers’ individual requirements. frst rope-free elevator system which applies It enjoys a presence in 900 locations around the linear motor technology of the magnetic the world and has an extensive sales and levitation train Transrapid to the elevator service network to guarantee closeness to industry. Te new design can incorporate customers. various self-propelled elevator cabins per shaf running in a loop similar to a metro PRODUCT INNOVATIONS system. Tis increases the shaf transport TyssenKrupp Elevator’s portfolio includes capacity by up to 50 per cent, making it passenger and freight elevators, escalators possible to reduce the elevator footprint in and moving walks, passenger boarding buildings by as much as 50 per cent. Te bridges, stair and platform lifs as well as rope-free technology also allows the cabin to tailored service solutions for all products. move horizontally as well as to unrestricted Te company has always been a frontrunner heights. Furthermore, this also permits the 58 construction opportunities|sEPTEMBER 2015