Asia
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...
G-TAG, Advisory Group to Support WEEF, Forms, Meets
The Global Technical Advisory Group (G-TAG) to support the World Elevator and Escalator Federation (WEEF) formed and met during a kickoff meeting on June 9, the European Lift Association (ELA)...
Bangladesh VT Players Alarmed by Proposed Elevator Import Duty
Members of the Bangladesh Elevators, Escalators and Lift Importers Association (BEELIA) recently expressed alarm over the government’s proposal to remove capital machinery (CM) status from imported elevators, which would result...
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...
TKE Supplies Voice/Gesture Controlled Elevators for Chinese Airport
TK Elevator (TKE) is expanding its portfolio of safe and convenient mobility services for passengers and airport visitors in China with more than 100 elevators customized with voice and gesture...
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 Building Operations Platform MAX in Malaysia
TK Elevator (TKE) has launched its building operations platform MAX in Malaysia, the company reports. The company says MAX brings cloud-based maintenance data and insights to building operations, creating additional...
New Moving Walk Eases Commute at Singapore MRT Station
A new moving walk linking the Green and Purple Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) lines at the Outram Park MRT station in central Singapore debuted on May 29, MS News reports....
TKE Introduces milift, Hong Kong’s First Modular Elevator
TK Elevator (TKE) has introduced miliftTM, the first commercialized modular elevator system in Hong Kong, in support of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China's...
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...
