HITACHI WINS 23-ELEVATOR ORDER FOR HYDERABAD HOTEL
Hitachi Elevator Asia Pte. Ltd. has been awarded a contract to provide 23 elevators to ITC Kohinoor, a hotel in Hyderabad, India, expected to open in 2017. The order includes eight 3.5-mps elevators, outfitted with earthquake detection sensors. The energy-efficient system will include features that reduce wait times and efficiently dispatch units. It is Hitachi's first order for this type of high-speed elevator in southern India. The order also includes four service and 11 machine-room-less lifts.
IN MEMORIAM: GEORGE A. KAPPENHAGEN
George A. Kappenhagen of Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, passed away on March 8 at the age of 80. A registered professional engineer with the State of Ohio, Kappenhagen spent many years in the elevator industry with Westinghouse, then Schindler. He held positions in his native Cleveland, as well as in Illinois and New Jersey. Before retirement, he became a code consultant for North America and was a member of numerous committees. He was also heavily involved in Canadian standards development and achieved 27 patents for both Westinghouse and Schindler. Services were held on March 14 in Stroudsburg.
US$13.8 MILLION NEEDED FOR WMATA STATION ELEVATORS
The state of Maryland wants Montgomery County to provide an additional US$13.8 million to outfit the Bethesda Metro station, part of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) system, with elevators connecting the station with the new Purple Line, The Washington Post reports. The cost of the elevator portion of the project, part of a US$5.6-billion state contract, has doubled. If the elevators are not provided, WMATA passengers would have to walk several blocks to make their connections. County officials are considering the request.
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