New KONE UltraRope(TM) elevator hoisting technology enables the next big leap in high-rise building design
(Thomson Reuters ONE) -
KONE Corporation, press release, June 10, 2013
KONE, an innovative leader in the elevator and escalator industry, today
announced a new high-rise elevator technology that is set to break industry
limits and enable future elevator travel heights of 1 kilometer - twice the
distance currently feasible. The KONE UltraRope(TM) is a completely new hoisting
technology that eliminates the disadvantages of conventional steel rope and
opens up a world of possibilities in high-rise building design - an important
consideration as urbanization brings increasing numbers of people to cities.
Comprised of a carbon fiber core and a unique high-friction coating, KONE
UltraRope is extremely light, meaning elevator energy consumption in high-rise
buildings can be cut significantly. The drop in rope weight means a dramatic
reduction in elevator moving masses - the weight of everything that moves when
an elevator travels up or down, including the hoisting ropes, compensating
ropes, counterweight, elevator car, and passenger load (see image). Due to the
significant impact of ropes on the overall weight of elevator moving masses, the
benefits of KONE UltraRope increase exponentially as travel distance grows.
KONE UltraRope is extremely strong and highly resistant to wear and
abrasion. Elevator downtime caused by building sway is also reduced as
carbon fiber resonates at a completely different frequency to steel and most
other building materials. KONE UltraRope has an exceptionally long lifetime
- at least twice that of conventional steel rope - and thanks to the special
coating, no lubrication is required in maintaining it, enabling further cuts
in environmental impact.
All of this adds up to unprecedented eco-efficiency, durability and
reliability in future high-rise elevator travel.
"We are proud to introduce this innovation that we are certain will
revolutionize the elevator industry for the tallest segment of buildings
across the globe. The benefits of KONE UltraRope versus conventional
elevator hoisting technologies are numerous and indisputable," said KONE
President and CEO Matti Alahuhta.
KONE UltraRope has been developed and tested rigorously both in real
elevators and simulation laboratories at KONE's research and development
facilities in Finland. Since 2010, it has been tested in operation at the
world's tallest elevator testing laboratory, KONE's Tytyri facility built
over 300 meters underground adjacent to an active limestone mine. Properties
like tensile strength, bending lifetime, and material aging are just some of
the qualities that have been measured.
Urbanization is a key driver for the development of cities and the elevator
industry. More than half of the world's population already live in urban areas,
and the United Nations estimates that by 2050 seven out of every 10 people on
the planet will be living in cities. Building upwards is seen as the sustainable
urban solution, and the number of tall buildings built around the globe has
increased rapidly in recent years. Increasingly, tall buildings are also growing
taller. Nearly 600 buildings of 200 meters or more are currently under
construction or planned to be built over the next few years, according to the
Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. While there are currently three
buildings in the world that top the 500-meter mark, there are plans for 20 more
such buildings to be built in coming years. Additionally, there are currently
some 3,000 buildings in the world that could benefit from modernization with
KONE UltraRope.
For further information, please contact:
Anne Korkiakoski, EVP, Marketing & Communications, KONE Corporation, tel.
+358 204 75 4775.
* KONE's previously published press releases are available at
www.kone.com/press
* Visit the KONE UltraRope(TM) site at www.kone.com/ultrarope
* For images, background materials and footage please visit:
http://bit.ly/11c99bE
* Images are also available in KONE's online image bank:
http://media.digtator.fi/digtator/public/7b33228d79c56ba196b3d32960f90931/
Endorsement for KONE UltraRope:
Antony Wood, Architect and Executive Director, Council for Tall Buildings and
Urban Habitat (CTBUH):
"This is finally a breakthrough on one of the 'holy grail' limiting factors of
tall buildings - that is, the height to which a single elevator could operate
before the weight of the steel rope becomes unsupportable over that height
(approximately 500 meters). So it is not an exaggeration to say that this is
revolutionary. However, it is not just the enablement of greater height that is
beneficial - the greater energy and material efficiencies that are of equal
value."
Tom Dyckhoff, Architecture critic and broadcaster:
"Architecture is both a science and an art. It's always made the biggest leaps
when advances in either propel the other forward. This leap in technology lays
down the gauntlet to which the art of architecture must now respond. I can't
wait!"
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