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Chicago — July 9, 2015 — ThyssenKrupp has been recognized by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, one of the leading names in technology research and education, as one of the "50 Smartest Companies in 2015."
ThyssenKrupp was recognized for its reinvention of the elevator industry and was the only industrial manufacturing company named. According to MIT Technology Review, to make the list, a company must have truly innovative technology and a business model that is both practical and ambitious, with the result that it has set the agenda in its field over the past 12 months.
The editors of MIT Technology Review praised ThyssenKrupp’s MULTI, a next-generation cable-free elevator with multiple cabs in one shaft that can travel horizontally as well as vertically, a design that is adaptable to buildings of all heights, shapes, and purposes.
MULTI applies the linear motor technology of the magnetic levitation train Transrapid to the elevator industry. The new design can incorporate various self-propelled elevator cabins per shaft running in a loop, similar to a metro system. This increases the shaft transport capacity by up to 50 percent, making it possible to reduce the elevator footprint in buildings by as much as 50 percent.
MULTI joins ACCEL, a unique accelerating moving walk that applies the same linear motion technology as the MULTI elevator system and is set to transform mobility in cities and large infrastructures like airports, metro stations, or shopping malls. ACCEL is placed on skywalks or within buildings and its technology makes it capable of attracting up to 30 percent additional passengers to train stations and cutting transit times in airports by up to two-thirds.
Another example of ThyssenKrupp’s rich heritage of engineering innovation and ability to provide customized solutions is One World Trade Center in New York City. ThyssenKrupp installed the fastest elevators in the Americas there, and designed all 71 energy-efficient elevators and 12 escalators. Five of the elevators represent a record-breaking engineering feat, able to travel at nearly 23 mph and up more than 100 floors in 60 seconds.
For more information, visit thyssenkrupp-north-america.com.
