Elevator major aims high.

(From Gulf Construction)

In pursuit of its global expansion plan to become the technology leader across the continents, ThyssenKrupp Elevator is aggressively targeting the Middle East market, to capitalise on the opportunities available in the booming construction sector. The company - considered to be world's third-largest elevator company - is aiming at doubling its sales by the end of 2006 and becoming the market leader in the region within the next five years, according to Dr Rembert Horstmann, senior vice president corporate communication and marketing

ThyssenKrupp is also a leading supplier of passenger transport systems in airport terminals (see page 92)

Among the recent innovations from the company is the revolutionary Twin elevator system

Twin is an innovative system with two cabs arranged one above the other in a single shaft. Both elevators are equipped with their own traction drive and travel above one another on the same rails. The two cabs are not connected and can move independently to different floors using the same guideway. This boosts transport capacities by up to 40 per cent or saves building space by cutting down the number of shafts required, freeing up additional leasable space, says Dr Horstmann. "This system is unique and will revolutionise the whole concept of passenger movement in high-rises. Its extraordinary engineering work coupled with an imaginative approach, state-of-the-art controlling system and exemplary safety system has enabled us to offer a system in which two separate cars operate in a single shaft." He continues: "The intelligent ThyssenKrupp destination selection control (DSC) is the central and indispensable component of the Twin and provides perfect coordination of the elevator group. The passenger target landing is recorded in addition to the travel direction during the call prior to entering the car, which prompts the control to assign the most suitable elevator to the call location

"In a system equipped with the DSC, the passengers enter their destinations by means of the special touch-screen even before stepping into the elevator. The controller assigns the call to the elevator, which will be the quickest for the passenger. DSC is the brains behind the operation and is responsible for smooth operation of this revolutionary system." Figuring high among the countless benefits the system offers are the savings offered to developers who can save on the construction costs of erecting additional shafts while gaining more leasable space. It also offers increased handling capacity with the same number of shafts. ...