Asia
Hyundai Elevator Launches Advanced Elevator Maintenance Service
South Korea's Hyundai Elevator launched its advanced elevator maintenance service Miri at its smart campus in Chungju, North Chungcheong Province, on May 30, The Korea Herald reports. Hyundai Elevator CEO...
Mumbai Division of Central Railway To Install Nearly 50 Escalators at Stations
India’s Ministry of Railways has approved a budget of Rs 48.05 crore (US$5.8 million) for the installation of new escalators at railway stations within the Mumbai division of the Central...
Otis Awards 60 Female Students in China STEM Scholarships
In collaboration with the China Women’s Development Foundation, Otis awarded 60 female students in China with scholarships toward earning degrees in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) at Tianjin University...
India Elevator Falls with Family Inside
The elevator in a high-rise society in Ghaziabad, India, collapsed on May 22 with six members of a family, including two elderly women and a 5-month-old infant, inside, India Today...
India Hospital Faces Major Elevator Outages
Services at MKCG Medical College and Hospital at Berhampur in Odisha, India’s Ganjam district have been severely affected as 10 out of 29 lifts have not functioned for several days,...
TKE Announces Hong Kong In-House Training Program
TK Elevator (TKE) has announced a new in-house training program in Hong Kong, recognized under the Hong Kong Qualifications Framework (QF) at QF Level 3. The locally accredited Diploma in...
Four Men Rescued From India Elevator
Four men leaving a bar in Connaught Place in New Delhi, India, recently were trapped in an elevator for more than an hour, officials of the Delhi Fire Services (DFS)...
Tokyo-based MELCO Invests in Canadian Robotics Company
Tokyo-headquartered Mitsubishi Electric Corp. (MELCO) on May 12 announced a strategic investment in Clearpath Robotics, a Canadian company that develops and sells autonomous mobile robots (AMR). The move is part...
Joint Webinar To Look at Code Standard Differences
The National Association of Elevator Contractors (NAEC), the European Federation for Elevator Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (EFESME) and the Elevator & Escalator Component Manufacturers’ Association of India (EECMAI) are hosting...
TKE Launches New AGILE DCS Kiosks in APAC
TK Elevator (TKE) announced on May 14 it launched a new-generation of AGILE Destination-Control kiosks in Asia Pacific (APAC). The solution intelligently assigns passengers to elevators to reduce wait and...
