KONE, IBM ENTER INTO “EXCITING” NEW PARTNERSHIP
KONE has become IBM’s first vertical-transportation partner in a new endeavor that utilizes IBM’s Internet of Things cloud platform, Bluemix, to collect, store and evaluate data from sensors and systems connected to KONE’s elevators, escalators, doors and turnstiles worldwide. The agreement enables KONE to remotely monitor and manage millions of vertical-transportation and other systems. KONE President and CEO Henrik Ehrnrooth called the partnership “exciting,” and KONE says it will lead to new remote-diagnostic and predictive services.
OTIS INSTALLS WORLD’S LONGEST TRAVELING DOUBLE-DECK UNIT
Otis Elevator Korea Co. Ltd. has installed the world's longest traveling double-deck elevator in the Lotte World Tower in Seoul, South Korea's tallest building at 555 m. The double-deck elevator travels 496 m from the building's second basement to an observation deck on the 121st floor. It has a capacity of 54 passengers and makes the trip in 1 min. The system includes a 100-T. traction machine, the first of its kind in South Korea. It also includes 11 SkywayTM elevators with seismic sensors, 19 Gen2® Dynamic elevators and 17 escalators.
KONE TO OUTFIT BEIJING HIGH RISE WITH 56 UNITS
KONE has been hired to outfit Taikang Mansion, the new headquarters of Taikang Life Insurance Co. Ltd. in Beijing, with 56 elevators and escalators. The order consists of 34 MiniSpaceTM and 10 MonoSpace® elevators, 12 TravelMasterTM escalators and the E-LinkTM monitoring system. Twenty-five elevators will travel at up to 4 mps, and eight will travel at up to 6 mps. With 45 stories above ground, six underground stories and a four-story podium, Taikang Mansion is in the Chaoyang District and scheduled for completion in December 2018.
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