Tag «global urbanization»

ThyssenKrupp develops the world’s first rope-free elevator system to enable the building industry face the challenges of global urbanization

The era of the rope-dependent elevator is now over, 160 years after its invention. ThyssenKrupp places linear motors in elevator cabins, transforming conventional elevator transportation in vertical metro systems. MULTI elevator technology increases transport capacities and efficiency while reducing the elevator footprint and peak loads from the power supply in buildings. Several cabins in the …