KONE People Flow Intelligence solutions to improve the user experience as buildings get smarter
(Thomson Reuters ONE) -
KONE Corporation, press release, October 1, 2013
KONE, one of the global leaders in the elevator and escalator industry, today
announced new innovations to make navigation through buildings ever smoother and
smarter. The new KONE People Flow Intelligence suite of smart solutions is
designed to guide building visitors and tenants effectively and smoothly from
front entrance to desired destination, while at the same time improving building
security.
"We know that property owners and developers are under increasing pressure to
ensure their tenants can move around buildings as quickly and comfortably as
possible, and simultaneously provide improved security and access control. At
the same time, building users expect to be able to move through various public
spaces smoothly and intuitively. KONE People Flow Intelligence solutions address
these demands," says Heikki Leppänen, KONE Executive Vice President, New
Equipment Business.
The KONE People Flow Intelligence portfolio includes four product areas: access
control, destination guidance, information communication, and equipment
monitoring. The solutions are modular, flexible, and third-party compatible,
meaning building owners can either take the whole integrated package or pick and
choose the solutions they want and need to complement the existing systems in
their buildings.
KONE's new access solutions can connect elevators seamlessly with all entry
points in a building, including turnstiles and automatic doors, to provide
maximum security while ensuring a smooth journey. Destination solutions take
into account the number of people waiting to use the elevators and their
destination floors when they assign and guide individual users to their assigned
elevators. This improves elevator traffic handling capacity and performance,
leading to less crowded elevators, shorter travel times and fewer stops.
Traditional elevator call buttons can be replaced by touchscreens in KONE's new
destination solutions. A unique destination feature is the new KONE
RemoteCall(TM) mobile application, which allows users to call an elevator from
anywhere in the building using their smartphone.
KONE's information screens can be placed inside elevator cars or anywhere else
in a building, and can be used for example to guide building users to their
destination, provide information about the building, or serve as a platform for
media content. KONE's monitoring solutions enable the surveillance of elevators
and escalators in real time across multiple locations. These new solutions
combine industry-leading technology with state-of-the-art design. They are
modular and flexible, adapting to clients' changing needs.
For further information, please contact:
Anne Korkiakoski, EVP, Marketing & Communications, KONE Corporation, tel.
+358 50 67411
For more on KONE People Flow Intelligence, please visit our website:
www.kone.com/peopleflowintelligence
Note to editors:
KONE conducts various user studies on a regular basis and works with people with
special needs to ensure new solutions are accessible for everyone and adapted to
suit different cultural contexts. An example of a survey conducted by KONE
earlier this year was one that sought the views of over 4,000 respondents aged
18-59 and residing in eight major cities around the world: Chicago, Dubai,
London, Moscow, Mumbai, Paris, Shanghai, and Singapore. The focus of the survey
was on living and working in high-rise buildings, but the study also gave
insight on things like elevator behavior. One of the findings of the study was
that a vast majority of respondents globally - 78 percent - thought it was
important to enhance security and ease movement in buildings through the use of
access control solutions.
Previously published press releases are available at www.kone.com/press
including:
- Jun 13, 2013 City dwellers around the world have positive attitudes towards
tall buildings
About KONE
KONE is one of the global leaders in the elevator and escalator industry. The
company has been committed to understanding the needs of its customers for the
past century, providing industry-leading elevators, escalators and automatic
building doors as well as innovative solutions for modernization and
maintenance. The company's objective is to offer the best People Flow®
experience by developing and delivering solutions that enable people to move
smoothly, safely, comfortably and without waiting in buildings in an
increasingly urbanizing environment. In 2012, KONE had annual net sales of EUR
6.3 billion and around 40,000 employees. KONE class B shares are listed on the
NASDAQ OMX Helsinki Ltd in Finland.
www.kone.com
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