India
KONE Wins Three Red Dot Awards in 2022 Competition
KONE announced on June 22 it won three prestigious Red Dot Awards in the Product Design 2022 Competition for a series of elevator interiors inspired by Indian culture, a voice-operated...
India-Based Infosys, TKE Launch Strategic Collaboration
Infosys Ltd., of Bengaluru, India, a multinational information and technology company, has joined Düsseldorf, Germany-based TK Elevator (TKE) on a seven-year partnership that is an extension of the successful modernization of the...
India’s NCR Installs VVVF Drives on Lifts and Escalators
India’s North Central Railway (NCR) is installing variable voltage-variable frequency (VVVF) drives on elevators and escalators at stations throughout the system to reduce power consumption, Hindustan Times reports. VVVF drives...
TKE Launches MAX in India
TK Elevator (TKE) has launched the MAX cloud-based predictive maintenance platform in India, The Hindu was among outlets to report on May 27, promising to “strengthen [TKE’s] foothold in the...
KONE Elevator India Showcases Solutions at Bengaluru Event
KONE Elevator India Pvt. Ltd. showcased its digital, futuristic elevator and escalator solutions at the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Pavilion at the Confederation of Indian Industry, or CII, EXCON 2022 on...
FoB Inaugurated in Hyderabad
A new foot over bridge (FoB) in the Panjagutta area of Hyderabad, India, with lifts and escalators on both sides was inaugurated by city Mayor Gadwal Vijayalaxmi in early May,...
KONE India Unveils World’s Largest Passenger Elevator in Mumbai
KONE India unveiled an "engineering marvel": the world's largest passenger elevator, during a press conference at Jio World Centre in Mumbai's Bandra Kurla Complex on May 5. Covering a floor...
Elevators, Escalators To Be Installed At Chennai Railway Station
The Mambalam railway station is one of the busiest passenger stations in Chennai, India, and a number of residents seek easy and faster access to all the platforms, The Hindu reports. A...
Officials Boost Planning for Solar Power in India
Officials in Shimla, India, have created the site Smart City Mission as a center for solar energy at government buildings that includes operation of elevators and escalators, The Statesman reports....
Large FoB Set to Open in Indian State of Kerala
After more than a two-year delay, the Indian state Kerala’s longest foot-over-bridge (FoB) at East Fort in Thiruvananthapuram is nearly set to be commissioned, The New Indian Express says. The...
