Elevator World India 2Q 12

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2ND QUARTER 2012
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CONTENTS
2nd Quarter
Issue 2, Volume 5
2012
COVER STORY:
70 Benefits of Destination-Dispatch Systems
28
Events
EEST Update
by Pravin Rao 86 PPA President Holds Business Review, Inaugurates
New Office
FEATURES:
30
Project Spotlight
Elevator Modernizations on the Rise
by K.G. Guna
36 IEE Expo 2012

48
Readers Platform
All Safe, Gentlemen?
by Anandi Khandekar
45
by Walter Glaser
Conference Summary: Global Elevator and Escalator
Technology
Markets 22 Building Sway and Elevator Rope Vibration, Part II
by E-Research & Publications India by Lu Sun
80 Building Technology: Intelligent Building
Focus on Destination-Control Systems

Management Systems
by Pieter J. de Groot
54 DCS Theory and Practice
by Dr. Richard Peters
62 KONE Polaris Hybrid
DEPARTMENTS:
by Marja-Liisa Siikonen, Janne Sorsa and Tuomas Susi
66 Is Destination Dispatch User Friendly?

3
6
Editors Overview
Comments
by Chris Woodman and Dinesh Musalekar
8 Inside India News
18 Regional Industry News
94 Marketplace
COLUMNS: 95 Source Directory
Company Spotlight 96 Advertisers Index
74 Toshiba Elevator Middle East
by M.J. Mohamed Iqbal
Engineering
90 Lift Design Criteria for Institutional Buildings
by Dhimant Unadkat
ELEVTOR WRLD India

ELEVTOR WRLD
India Editors
ELEVATOR WORLD India is a quarterly magazine published by
Overview
Elevator World Inc., Mobile, Alabama (U.S.) and Virgo Publications,
Bangalore (India). Virgo Publications is a sister organization of
Virgo Communications, the organizers for IEE International Elevator
& Escalator Expo. Elevator World, Inc. is the premier publisher for
the international building transportation industry. Since the incep- Destination India
tion of ELEVATOR WORLD magazine in 1953, the company has by TAK Mathews
expanded core products to include ELEVATOR WORLD India, an
extensive network of websites, a bi-weekly e-mail newsletter (Elenet) Though there is some confusion on the date of its
and the Source, the most inclusive industry directory. installation and dispute as to who actually supplied it, the
Bird Cage, installed at the Governors house in Kolkata by
Publishers Anitha Raghunath, Ricia Hendrick,
T. Bruce MacKinnon Lord Curzon, is generally considered the first running eleva-
International Publishing Co. Elevator World, Inc. tor in India. Recently, a friend unearthed the remnants of
Indian Publishing Co. Virgo Publications
two elevators in a palace in Rajasthan, which probably out-
Editorial date the Kolkata elevator. In any case, the Indian elevator
International Editor Robert S. Caporale industry has existed for more than 100 years.
Indian Editor TAK Mathews
India Correspondent Mohamed Iqbal Through most of the first 100 years, the Indian elevator
India Editorial Assistant Neeta Deole and escalator industry was slow starting. Yet, it has
EW Editorial Staff (U.S.) Angela C. Baldwin, Lee Freeland, proved to be the proverbial tortoise. It has become one of
Elizabeth Pate, Thomas Smith
the fastest-growing markets in the world. In 2011, more
Printing, Distribution and Commercial Operations than 40,000 units were installed in India, and the number
Commercial Directors Anitha Raghunath and G. Raghu (India)
Tricia Cartee (U.S.)
is forecast to grow to more than 80,000 units by 2016,
making India the second-largest elevator market in the
Advertising Sales and Marketing world. It is, therefore, not surprising the country can also
Anitha Raghunath and G. Raghu (India) T. Bruce MacKinnon,
Lesley K. Hicks, Scott O. Brown, Cleo Brazile (International) boast of now hosting one of the worlds largest elevator
Brad OGuynn (Marketing) and escalator expos.
Robin Lawley (Education Products) As we celebrate the significant position the Indian eleva-
Anitha Raghunath
tor industry has assumed, it is an apt time to acknowledge
Production and Internet the contributions and sacrifices of the many veterans
EW staff (U.S.) Lillie McWilliams, Jessica Trippe, Dan Wilson
who built the industry brick by brick. Most of these gave
Administration so much of themselves to the industry that it is not unusual
Anitha Raghunath (India) Linda Williams, Jeanna Kenny (U.S.) to hear stories of weddings and honeymoons having
been postponed to tend to an elevator. In fact, a number
ELEVATOR WORLD and ELEVATOR WORLD India are reg- of veterans remained bachelors for life, because they
istered trademarks and all rights reserved. Copyright 2012. For did not have the time for marriage or probably were too
permission to reprint any portion of this magazine, please write to the
publisher at Elevator World, Inc., P. O. Box 6507, Mobile, Alabama devoted to their first true loves.
36660, USA or at Virgo Publications, No:132 1st Floor, 5th Cross, Throughout the first years of the Indian elevator market,
Cambridge Layout, Bangalore - 560008. most global players were reluctant to set up their busi-
ELEVATOR WORLD India is published in the interest of the members
of the elevator industry in India, to improve communication within that nesses in India. While the small market size was a deterrent,
industry and to further continuing education of members of that indus- the main discouragement was the low-technology market
try. ELEVATOR WORLD India publishes articles by contributing
authors as a stimulus to thinking and not directives. ELEVATOR WORLD
comprised mainly of low-cost manual door lifts. (Through
India publishes this material without accepting responsibility for its most of the last century manual door elevators accounted
absolute accuracy, but with hopes that the vast majority of it will have for well over 50% of the market). With the high import duties,
validity for the field. The ideas expressed therein should be tempered
by recognized elevator engineering practices, standards, codes and technology was accessible only to the hotel chains that
guidelines. Publication of any article or advertisement should not be enjoyed import subsidies.
deemed as an endorsement by ELEVATOR WORLD India, ELEVATOR The turn of the century and improvement of the Indian
WORLD, the publishers at Elevator World Inc. or Virgo Publications.
Printed by Sri Sudhindra Offset Process, No.27-28, 8th Cross, economy had a positive impact on the Indian elevator in-
Malleshwaram, Bangalore - 560003, Karnataka, India. dustry, as with many other industries. The new entrants
ELEVATOR WORLD India will be published quarterly in 2012:
to the Indian market had to face the might of the well-
February 6, May 15, August 15 and November 15.
Advertising and subscription information is available at entrenched players with several resources at their disposal.
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The South American Elevator Market An Update Ne

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by Carmen Maldacena & Jorge Fazzito rod
uct
Published in 2012, this comprehensive report provides a detailed overview for
the South American vertical transportation marketplace. Easy-to-understand
charts, graphs and summaries feature the demographic and economic profile
along with the following:
Country-by-country characteristics.
New installations per year from 2006 to 2010. The South American
Market evolution from 2006 to 2011 and the expected Major South established the Bank of the South in 2007 to de-
Elevator Market An Update
trends through 2015.
velop and apply measures to protect its member
American Treaties
by Carmen Maldacena & Jorge Fazzito
countries in the event of global economic dangers.
The Union of the South American Nations
The idea of a common currency is also cherished
(UNASUR) was created on May 23, 2008. It is an
as a future goal.
Total existing elevators & expected trends in units.

intra-governmental union that stands above the The Common Southern Market (MERCOSUR)
commercial treaties in the region. It is modeled the leading trading bloc was signed in 1991
after the European Union and was signed by all by four full-member countries: Argentina, Brazil,
Equipment destination: housing /condominiums, offices,

countries except French Guiana. This means Paraguay and Uruguay. It promotes the free and
that it involves approximately 396,400-million fluent circulation of people and goods with a
Uruguay
people. Its paramount goal is the defense of de- common foreign tariff. The member countries
Uruguay is a country closely related to Argen-
malls, hotels and others.

mocracy and human rights, but it also fosters occupy a surface of 12 million km2 equivalent to
tina in habits and business. Both capital cities
military cooperation, infrastructure and energy four times the size of Europe. There are six other
(Montevideo and Buenos Aires), separated but at
developments. On a more practical level, UNASUR associate members: Bolivia, Colombia, Chile,
the same time joined by the River Plate, have a
Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela, but they only ad-
Market share corresponding to multinational and indepen-

long tradition of friendly relations. Uruguay has
South American Main Treaties here to the observance of general policies to se-
always been a safe source of investment for
cure peace, human rights, democracy and pro-
UNASUR Argentineans just across the river. Even in the
tection of the environment; to fight against poverty; elevator industry there is an important commer-
Countries:
dent companies.
Argentina and achieve a sustainable economic development. cial exchange between a longstanding Uruguayan
Bolivia
independent industry and Argentina-based inde-
Brazil Uruguay - New Installations (Per Year)
Colombia pendent and multinational companies. The build-
Much more!
Chile ing industry is flourishing, in some cases due to
Ecuador
Guyana The Elevator Market and the overflow of Argentine investments in bricks in
Paraguay Montevideo and especially in Punta del Este, the

Peru
Product Trends Uruguayan seaside resort, which is a favorite
Suriname In this survey, only new installations have
haven for well-off Argentineans and celebrities.
Uruguay been taken into account because modernization
Venezuela
or maintenance are activities that may render
confusing figures. In 2007, the first presentation Country Overview: Uruguay
Available in English and Spanish on the South American elevator market, figures Area: 176.215 sq. km.
Population: 3.424.595
MERCOSUR corresponding to 2006 were reported, so they
Capital: Montevideo
Full Member Countries: were the basis for this update in terms of new
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Argentina Codes & Standards:
installations, existing equipment and expecta-
Brazil Mercosur Standards
tions through 2015. This prospect may seem Uruguay - Market Evolution - Expected Trends
Paraguay (Based on EN - 81) (Units / Year)
Uruguay hopeful in light of the ever-changing conditions UNIT (Instituto Uruguayo
and disorder in the first-world economic situa- de Normas Tcnicas)
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tion; however, it is expected that the current crisis
Member Countries:
Bolivia will not strike South America too heavily.
Colombia During this four-year period, market growth
Chile
has been generally positive. Outsourcing is a
Ecuador
elevatrbooks.com
Peru method increasingly used, even by multinational
Venezuela companies. The Brazilian factories also use this
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Uruguay - Existing Elevators - Evolution

Uruguay - Multinational Co. / Independent Co. (Units)
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Comments
MAINTENANCE: tem as 2:1 double wrapped eleva-

CONSIDERING TIME tor roping system and vice versa. I
As a person with more than 40 years assume this was merely a clerical
experience in the elevator industry error and clarification will be pub-
and most of it in maintenance, Lars lished in the next issue.
Odlns article Scheduled Maintenance Mohd Atif
A Waste of Money (ELEVATOR mohd.atif@thyssenkrupp.com
WORLD India, Fourth Quarter 2011) Editors Note: Thank you for
is interesting. I disagree on some con- bringing this observation to our
tentions. If preventive maintenance attention. You are correct; EW
(or an examination visit, as it used to India apologizes for any confu-
be referred to) is done honestly, there sion this may have caused. We
is no reason why breakdowns should have reprinted a corrected version
increase. On the contrary, if done well, of the figure below:
one can dramatically reduce break-
downs, as well as increase the life of
many components. Even if the unit is
We invite comments from less used, leaving maintenance to
our readers at either the following four times a year is not advisable.
postal, e-mail or Internet address: The key is honesty. My understand-
ing of the maintenance requirements
for vehicles is that it is based on the
Postal: P.O. Box 6507;
distance run or time, whichever is
Mobile, AL 36660 USA earlier. Even with advanced diagnos-
tics, a deciding factor of maintenance
E-mail: is time.
editorial@elevatorworld.com T.K. Purushothaman
tkp@takconsulting.net
Website:
MONEY FOR OLD ROPE
www.elevatorworldindia.com CORRECTION
I am a regular reader of ELEVA-
ELEVATOR WORLD India reserves TOR WORLD India and find it ex-
the right to edit comments tremely informative and up to date.
for length and clarity. While going through the First Quar-
ter 2012 issue, I read Money for Old
Rope: High-Speed Elevator Rope Per-
formance, Handling and Installation
by Bhavesh Mistry. Figure 1 in the ar-
2:1 double- 1:1 single-wrapped
ticle (page 62) wrongly mentions 1:1 wrapped elevator elevator roping
double wrapped elevator roping sys- roping system system
This book is a compilation of basic information on lifts, especially on codes and norms observed in the
design, manufacturing and installation of the various components and sub assemblies that are used. Much
of the text materials and descriptions are based, as witnessed and experience, in Indian conditions.
To purchase these materials within India, please contact:

Virgo Publications - Mr. Praveen Nair
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THYSSENKRUPP ELEVATOR, expected to reduce pedestrian accidents. The skywalk would
EROS JOINT VENTURE connect Thiruvananthapuram Central, a planned 10-story
In an effort to address Indias rapid growth and need for transportation complex, Chalai and East Fort, the hub of
complete elevators and escalator solutions, ThyssenKrupp the citys bus services. In addition, a 41.8-km-long mono-
Elevator (India) Pvt. Ltd. and Eros Elevators & Escalators rail has also been proposed to run along the Pallippuram-
Pvt. Ltd. of Mumbai have formed a joint venture. As part Neyyattinkara stretch of the city.
of the venture, ThyssenKrupp Elevator has acquired 25.1%
MITSUBISHI ELEVATOR
of Eros shares. The companies will combine their elevator
TO SUPPLY
products in an effort to serve more customers across
AHUJA TOWER
India, which has been necessitated by rapid growth.
Mitsubishi Elevator has
received a contract from Ahuja
Constructions to supply and
install nine elevator units in
Ahuja Tower, a 53-story res-
idential building in Mumbai.
Of the units, four will travel
at speeds up to 6 mps, which,
upon completion, will be
among the fastest elevators
in India. Additionally, the four
elevators will feature a secu-
rity system with ID cards for
(l-r) Rushad D. Divecha, CEO of Eros; Peter Walker, CEO of ThyssenKrupp
access to predetermined floors
Elevator Asia Pacific; and Karl D. Divecha, also CEO of Eros. and the in-car touchscreen
operating panels can be cus-
CITY CENTRE MALL TO OPEN IN OCTOBER tomized to accommodate the
City Centre, a mixed-use development in Raipur, is buildings needs. Currently
scheduled to open in October. Developed by Ambuja under construction, Ahuja
Realty, the seven-story mall will be comprised of retail Tower is comprised of two residential buildings and is
and office space spanning an area of 480,000 sq. ft. Accord- scheduled to be completed later this year.
ing to website www.indiaretailing.com, KONE has provided
the complex with elevators. Commenting on the malls KINETIC COMPLETES INSTALLATION IN PUNE
location, a marketing professional for Ambuja said, The In March, Kinetic Hyundai Elevators and Movement
city embodies [economic potential] with an annual growth Technologies (KHEMTL) announced the completion of its
of 20% and is shaping up as one of the most prominent elevator installation in EON Software Park in Pune. The
industrial and commercial hubs in central India. park houses several major software companies and expe-
riences heavy traffic on a daily basis. The installation project
PROPOSED SKYWALK PROJECT included 18 high-speed elevators featuring variable-voltage,
A skywalk has been proposed for Thampanoor, a major variable-frequency drives and microprocessor controls.
commercial area of Thiruvananthapuram. Elevators and KHEMTL has designed, developed, manufactured, marketed,
escalators would be installed at the walkway, which is installed and serviced elevators and escalators since 1986.
Continued

Inside India News Continued
TL JONES RECEIVES GOOD DESIGN AWARD

TL Jones has received the 2011 Good Design Award for
its Commander T2 touchscreen car-operating panel.
The award was granted by the Chicago Athenaeum:
Museum of Architecture and Design, and The European
Centre for Architecture Art Design and Urban Studies. The
touchscreen replaces traditional mechanical buttons, offer-
ing elevator passengers an interactive experience. The
product also features an LCD screen, and is customizable and
vandal resistant. To be considered for the award, all products
and graphics must be designed, in production or manu-
factured for a minimum of two years prior to the contest.
PALEA EN 81-20 SEMINAR AND WORKSHOP

The Pacific Asia Lift and Escalator Association (PALEA)
held a two-day seminar and workshop on February 14-15
at the JW Marriott Hotel in Mumbai, covering changes
from EN 81-1 to the draft EN 81-20 standard. The work-
shop was the result of the CEN committees request to
gather input on the changes from as many elevator-
industry experts as possible. The seminar and workshop
were attended by representatives from the ET 25 Committee
of the Bureau of Indian Standards.
ESCALATOR ACCIDENT CAUSES

INFANTS DEATH
In February, The Hindu reported that a four-month-old
infant died as a result of injuries sustained from falling out
of her mothers arms when the womans dress became
stuck inside an escalator she was riding. The accident
took place in a shopping mall in Hyderabad and has encour-
aged an increased focus on escalator safety. The accident
is not said to have been caused by an equipment malfunc-
tion, and no further investigation was reported.
SCHINDLER TO SUPPLY WORLD ONE

Schindler India has received a contract to supply 25
elevators for the 450-m-tall World One residential tower
Continued

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in Mumbai. The installation is scheduled to start in 2013 manager of Karnataka operations. From 2003 to 2007, he
and will include 18 Schindler 7000 elevators and seven was president and general manager of Otis Philippines
machine-room-less elevators. The equipment, said to in- and in 2008 was appointed director of Marketing, Sales
clude some of Indias fastest-traveling elevators, capable and Communications for Otis South Asia Pacific and Gulf
of speeds up to 8 mps, will serve two of the complexs Area. In 2009, Joseph was named general manager of
three residential buildings. Once completed, World One is U.A.E. and appointed director of the Gulf Region in 2011.
expected to achieve Leadership in Energy and Environ- Speaking on the news, Joseph noted, Otis has made
mental Design Gold certification and be one of the good progress in India with our award-winning Gen2
worlds tallest buildings. elevator system and global environment program, The
Way to Green. I am confident that together with my team
10 INJURED IN LIFT ACCIDENT and Otis Indias valued customers, we will reach new
According to The Times of India, 10 people sustained heights in both energy-efficient product innovation and
minor injures after the elevator they were riding in a resi- conscientious service in the years ahead.
dential building in Goregaon came crashing down on
March 25. The elevator fell from the fifth to the ground TL JONES OPENS FACTORY, OFFICE IN THANE
floor and is said to have been caused by passenger overload. In response to increasing demand from within the Indian
Engineers inspected the building but were unable to draw elevator industry, TL Jones officially inaugurated a new
a conclusion at press time. An officer from the Goregaon manufacturing facility in Thane, Maharashtra, on February
(West) police station said engineers will continue their 15. The grand-opening ceremony, attended by elevator
inspection, and the cause will be verified. industry veterans and clients, included a traditional lamp-
lighting ceremony and ribbon cutting. The factory has a
FOBS AT BHOPAL production capacity of 70,000 infrared light curtains per year
According to Bhopal Municipal Corp., it will take and is located in TL Jones Indias head office, along with a
two years for completion of the 11 proposed foot over service center and engineering department. Production of
bridges (FOBs) in the city. Work is to take place in two light curtains at the facility is underway, with company offi-
phases. The first, consisting of construction of six bridges, cials planning to add other product lines to the manufacturing
is underway. The remaining five FOBs will be built in the schedule in the future. Continued
second phase. The corporation is to construct FOBs at

Jyoti Talkies, Bairagarh, Bhopal Talkies, Alpana Talkies,
Roshanpura Square, Habibganj Railway Station and near
T.T. Nagar Police Station. The equipment at Jyoti Talkies
will include escalators serving a 38-40-m-long and 3-m-
wide bridge.
JOSEPH APPOINTED MANAGING

DIRECTOR OF OTIS INDIA
In March, Otis announced the appoint-
ment of Sebi Joseph as managing
director of Otis India. In this role,
Joseph will lead Otis business opera-
tions throughout the country. Patrick
Blethon, president of Otis Pacific Asia
Area, said, [Josephs] leadership rep-
Joseph
resents the next step in efforts to ensure

that the people of India benefit from
Otis product range, some of which have energy-saving
features. Sebi has a long history with Otis and extensive
experience in India.
Joseph began his career with Otis India in 1987 as an
Nigel Trodd, Halma divisional chief executive of Elevators, Fire and Security,
engineering trainee. He spent the next 16 years in various
takes part in the lamp lighting ceremony, watched by Dinesh Musalekar, TL
positions of increasing responsibility, including general Jones Indias general manager (far right)

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JAIpUR ROAD pROpOSAL TOSHIBA ELEVATOR REFOCUSES

The Jaipur Development Authority (JDA) has made altera- ON HIGH-END SEGMENT
tions to a road proposal for Bhawani Singh Road that Since establishing a subsidiary in India last July, Toshiba
would include a cycle track, footpath and foot over bridge Elevator and Building Systems Corp.s startup Toshiba
(FOB). To help with pedestrian crossing, JDA has proposed Elevator India Pvt. Ltd. has been focusing on the high-end
an elevator installation at the FOB. JDA officials believe segment. President and CEO Shinichiro Akiba explained,
the elevator would be more convenient for users compared We are targeting the premium segment in the Indian
to escalators, as it will not block footpath space. Once market. Presently, we are targeting more than 1,600 units
work orders are released, elevator installation is expected per year within the premium segment and aim to capture
to be completed within four months. 10% of the premium market share by the year 2015.
NEW GUIDELINES FOR HIGH-RISE BUILDINGS

The Union Environment Ministry has issued new guide-
lines for high-rise buildings in an effort to enhance safety
measures. For skyscrapers more than 60 m high, the road
in front of the building must be between 30 and 45 m wide.
In addition, a fire station should be located within 2 km or
10 min. of driving distance from high-rise buildings more
than 60 m tall. The guidelines were finalized in September
2011 but not released until March, following a fire inci-
dent at a hospital in Kolkata, which resulted in the death
of 93 people.
(l-r) Yutaka Harada, managing director of Toshiba Elevator India, with

MINIMAL STATE INSpECTORS
Shinichiro Akiba, president and CEO of Toshiba Elevator
RAISES CONCERN
In March, 10 people were injured in a lift mishap in Around 500,000 elevators and escalators are forecast
Goregaon (West), raising safety concerns for the city and to be installed around the world in 2012, with India bear-
state. According to the Shanghai Elevator Trade Association ing responsibility for nearly 10% of this figure. Accordingly,
(SETA), the Maharashtra Public Works Department (PWD) Toshiba Elevator participated in the fourth International
has only 36 inspectors for its more than 86,000 lifts. Experts Elevator and Escalator Expo in Mumbai in February. This
are claiming the lack of regular inspection as the main would be only the companys second such attendance in
reason for frequent elevator accidents. the country.
SETA also reported many activists believe the 1939
Bombay Lift Act and the 1958 Bombay Lift Rules do little REALTy UpDATE
to enforce lift safety. They demand the state update the For second quarter 2012, Indias real-estate sector is
law regulating the construction, installation, maintenance riding out the volatile cost of raw materials such as cement,
and safe operation of lifts to minimize lift accidents. steel and sand, and is bearing the burden of higher interest
rates that impacted the sector in fourth quarter 2011. Afford-
able housing has received a major thrust in the Union
SIX-yEAR-OLD SERIOUSLy INJURED
Budget 2012-13, with proposals introduced to address the
IN ELEVATOR INCIDENT
housing shortage, primarily for low-income groups. Pro-
In March, a six-year-old girl was severely injured after
posals include:[1]
she was dragged up five floors through the elevator
Property builders constructing affordable housing are
shaft in her Mumbai residential building. According to
allowed to finance through external commercial borrow-
Mumbaimirror.com, the girls uncle reported her torso ing, facilitating lower interest.
was caught inside the lift, but her legs were hanging in The 1% subvention scheme for affordable housing has
the shaft. Neighbors heard the incident and were able to been extended by one year; this should aid potential
remove her body from the lift. After being taken to a nearby homebuyers.
hospital, the girl was transferred to another hospital, Other budgetary measures expected to increase housing
where she underwent eight surgeries to repair several of demand include:
her ruptured organs. Doctors say it could take up to four An increased exemption limit providing personal income-
months for her to recover. tax relief Continued

Tax-free interest on savings account up to a certain Relocation to special economic zones and suburban markets
amount per year is expected to increase significantly.
Tax relief for those in the 20-30% tax bracket Robust demand for retail space is anticipated, as many
Overall, the affordable housing segment is expected to retailers plan to enter tier-II and tier-III cities. Revenue-
benefit from the budgetary announcements. However, the sharing formats will be more prominent among both
Union Budget has not presented concrete measures to large-format shops and standalone retailers. While malls
tackle the liquidity crisis faced by the industry, nor has it in prime locations will witness high occupancy levels, others
provided any indication regarding the grant of industry in remote locations will face low occupancy levels.
status to the real-estate sector. Increase in service tax Limited liquidity and unsold inventory have impacted
from 10% to 12% will likely impact the housing market, several major real-estate companies. Many are opting to
especially in the mid and high segments. sell their land banks or non-core assets. In 2012, completion
Going forward, 2012 presents mixed sentiments for the of ongoing projects will receive priority over the launch-
Indian real-estate sector, except for a few niche market ing of new projects.
segments. Increased interest rates for home loans and the The Maharashtra governments decision in October
unwillingness of developers to reduce prices have slowed 2011 to offer an additional 0.33 Floor Space Index (FSI) to
the residential real-estate market. In addition, affordable the current 1 FSI on premium constructions in the suburbs
housing segments are expected to witness moderate appre- should allow extra housing stock for developers and
ciation in capital values. Other projects nearing completion lower property cost for buyers in the state. Wadia Groups
will also witness reasonable appreciation. upcoming Island City Center is a fully integrated mixed-
Prevailing global financial uncertainty will tighten office use project in Dadar East, Mumbai, and the project is
budgets and impact demand for commercial space in the planned to have two 74-story towers. Marathon Realty
coming months. Demand is expected to remain stable Pvt. Ltd. is developing a residential complex com-
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Mumbai during 2011. Ahmedabad, another real-estate hub development. The commercial real estate market in Kolkata
in Western India, witnessed healthy demand in the eastern remained balanced, and Banking, Financial Services and
part of the city, especially for affordable housing projects. Insurance (BFSI) and engineering sectors accounted for
The national capital region saw residential projects a major share of absorption in 2011. Peripheral markets
launched in suburban regions catering to the mid-segment such as Rajarhat, Salt Lake Sector V and New Town are
market. However, due to steep capital values, investors sought-after locations in the city.
and buyers are exercising caution, and a slight correction Significant development is also underway in tier-II and
is expected during the later part of 2012. Earth Infrastructures tier-III locations across the country Godrej Properties
Ltd. plans to develop 375 studio apartments at Gautam Ltd. has launched Godrej Alpine on Airport Road in North
Buddha Nagar in Greater Noida at an investment of around Mangalore comprised of three 19-story towers. Pride
INR1 billion (US$20 million). Other regions in Northern India, Group of Hotels has proposed to invest INR10 billion
notably Punjab, are witnessing a steady growth in organized (US$197 million) in new properties to expand its presence
real estate, offering competitive prices and quality construction. in tier-II and tier-III cities. Divya Dev Developers is devel-
The southern region, notably Bangalore, remains oping a township of 900 units, two blocks of ground-plus-
sought after for non-resident Indians looking to invest in 10-stories and seven blocks of ground-plus-12-stories at
realty. Villa offerings within gated communities are in Nipanya in Indore and is scheduled to be completed by
demand. Prestige Estate Projects is planning to invest 2013. MIR Realtors is developing Sailor Cove with 27-story
INR6.5 billion (US$128 million) to develop residential twin-tower apartments at Payyambalam in Kannur, at an
towers Prestige Tranquility (14 and 19 stories with a signa- investment of INR1 billion (US$20 million) and is expected
ture tower of 27 floors) near Old Madras Road. to completed by 2014.
Chennais residential market witnessed a slight apprecia- Reference
tion as a number of projects catering to the mid-segment [1] Key Features of Budget 2012-2013. Ministry of Finance, Government
market were announced. Vandalur-Kelambakkam Road, of India. (http://indiabudget.nic.in/ub2012-13/bh/bh1.pdf)
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China _____________________ 263 elevators, including 10 double-deck elevators and 90
escalators to be installed in different buildings in KAFD.
NEW HITACHI PRODUCTION BASE
Within the district are two of the Persian Gulf regions tall-
Hitachi Elevator (China) Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of Hitachi
est buildings, the 300-m-tall KAFD World Trade Centre,
Ltd., has started construction of its new elevator production
which is scheduled to be completed later this year, and
facility in Chengdu. The plant is scheduled to be completed
Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Bank Headquarters. For
in March 2013 and will have a production capacity of the KAFD World Trade Centre, Otis will install 25 elevators
5,000 units in fiscal year 2013, growing to 8,000 units by and eight escalators. For the GCC Bank, Otis will install 30
fiscal year 2015. Hitachi first launched its elevator business elevators and four escalators.
in China in 1981 and currently manufactures in Guangzhou,
Shanghai and Tianjin. Its nationwide production capacity Sri Lanka __________________
was 42,000 units last year, and it expects to see an increase
KONE EXPANDS WITH LANKA ELEVATOR
to 74,000 by fiscal year 2015. In addition to the new manu-
KONE is expanding its operations into the Sri Lankan
facturing base, Hitachi plans to increase its R&D, supply
market by entering into a distributorship with Lanka Ele-
chain and after-sales service systems.
vator Engineering Pvt. Ltd. The agreement was signed by
Italy ______________________
Neeraj Sharma, managing director, KONE Elevator India,
and Karl Perera, managing director, Lanka Elevator, in
LIFT 2012 ANNOUNCED Chennai on April 4. Sharma said:
Lift 2012 will once again be held in Milan. The events With a strong gross domestic product growth of al-
10th edition is scheduled to be held November 7-9 at Fiera most 8% in 2011, the country is slated for growth in the
Milanos new exhibition center, Rho Pero. Milan was chosen coming years. The tourism industry will [also see] growth,
to host the event since it and Lombardy are hubs for the and this will call for better infrastructure facilities, which
Italian vertical-transportation industry, with approximately will spur the growth of the construction sector. We see a
25% of the countrys 2,000 companies located there. For good potential for us in this market and are confident this
more information, visit website: www.liftitalia.com. distributorship will help us in expanding our operations.
KONE will be supplying elevators to Sri Lanka from its
Kuwait ____________________ global and Chennai supply locations. Lanka Elevator has
AL HAMRA FIRDOUS TOWER OPENS approximately 30 years of experience in installing, main-
Standing a quarter-mile high, the Al Hamra Firdous Tower, taining and servicing elevators and escalators. Continued
a major commercial complex in Kuwait City, was completed

in January. The high rise was designed by Skidmore, Owings &
Merrill and is distinguished by its asymmetrical exterior and
sweeping, torqued wings. The uppermost corner of Al
Hamras wings is suspended 150 ft. away from the building.
The turning faade provides transparent views, while the main
structure, an 80-story wall, insulates the building from the sun.
Saudi Arabia _______________

OTIS ANNOUNCES MULTIPLE CONTRACTS
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its 9th World Congress (CTBUH 2012) in Shanghai on Sep-
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its software deployment to include Autodesk Navisworks Zhang Junjie, chairman of East China Architectural De-
and Autodesk Showcase. The digital prototyping software sign Institute
reduces the cost and risk of replacing or retrofitting esca- Jiemin Ding, CEO of Tongji Architectural Design Group
lators in existing buildings. Using the software, engineers Xue Yi Fu, chief engineer, China Construction Design
can create a virtual model of a projects location, then International
simulate escalator installation to calculate space require- In addition, representatives from the Greenland Group,
ments and minimize the number of times a unit must be the Shanghai Institute of Architectural Design & Research,
Shanghai Construction Group, Yuanda Aluminium, Tongji
University and the China Academy of Building Research
will speak. This roster of regional leaders will be comple-
mented by the following experts in tall-building design
and construction:
Richard Tomasetti, founding principal of Thornton
Tomasetti Structural Engineers
Adrian Smith of Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture
William Baker of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill
Chris Wilkinson of Wilkinson Eyre Architects
John C. Portman III of Portman Holdings
Ole Scheeren of Buro Ole Scheeren
James Goettsch of Goettsch Partners
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national firms represented on the speaker rostrum include
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Building Sway and Elevator Rope Vibration: Part II

Excerpted from an article of the same name published in ELEVATOR WORLD, April 1995
by Lu Sun
Introduction circular arc of radius R. If the elevator
Following is Part II of the three-part is descending with a speed V, there
series on building sway and its effects will be a tangential velocity V at
on elevator ropes. The final part will be every point along the arc. As a result,
published in the ELEVATOR WORLD a centrifugal force, q (= wv2/gR), per
India 3rd Quarter 2012 issue, and a unit length of rope is generated and
thorough understanding of the series is acting perpendicular to the circular
in its entirety will be essential to those arc of the rope at every paint along
involved in design of elevators for the rope. This force will push the
high-rise buildings. rope further sidewise and increases
Part II A Second Dynamic Loading its vibrational amplitude.
on Ropes: The force, q, is proportional to the
Centrifugal Force square of the elevator speed, V, and
When a compensation rope is in inversely proportional to the radius,
lateral vibration under the excitation R, of the arc. If there is no, or very
of a swaying building, and simultane- little, initial lateral displacement on
ously, an elevator is in motion, a second the rope, R , then q O. There-
dynamic force is created. This force fore, car speed, no matter how high,
will feed more energy into the rope and will create no lateral rope displace-
aggravate the intensity of vibration. ment by itself, alone, as long as the
As shown in Figure 1, assume that rope remains straight. But once a lat-
the laterally vibrating rope forms a erally deflected curve is formed by
Continued
Lu Sun was employed

by Otis as a mechanical
engineer from 1960 to
1993. He graduated with
a BS in Mechanical
Engineering from National
Taiwan University in
1953 and with an MS in
Mechanical Engineering
from Oklahoma State
University in 1960. He
received an engineering degree in Applied
Mechanics from Polytechnic Institute in Brooklyn
in 1973.
Figure 1
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other external forces (building sway), the centrifugal load-

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ing will come into the play and produce more lateral dis-
placement.
Again, from Figure 1, the greater the external excita-
tion, the larger the amplitude, H, of the rope arc, the
smaller the radius, R, and the greater the centrifugal force,
q. Furthermore, the centrifugal force, itself, grows with the
extra deflection it produced, i.e., centrifugal force produces
more deflection, more deflection produces more centrifugal
force and so on. The en-tire process has a characteristic of
"self-energizing," which will accentuate the rope vibration
problem.
In practice, of course, the vibrating rope curve can
hardly be a single circular arc. R may vary at every unit
length of the rope, and as a result, q will become a non-
uniformly distributed load along the curve.
To have some idea of the individual magnitudes of the
cen-trifugal force and inertia force fed by the swaying
building, as well as their ratio, we start the analysis by as-
suming that the deflected rope curve is a single circular arc
as shown in Figures 2 and 3.
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for further details.
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H = R (1 -cos o) (1)
L/2 = R sin o (2)
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R = (L2/8H) [1 + (2H/L)2] (3)
h = H - R(1 - cos ) (4)
The unit centrifugal force on the rope is
w V2
q =
g R (5)
The vibrational displacement of a unit rope length at x
can be written as
y(x, t) = h(x) sin wt (6)

where w is the natural frequency of the building (the
exciting frequency on the rope).
Differentiating (6) twice with respect to t, we have
(x, t) = - h(x) w2 sin wt, (7)
and the peak value is
max (x) = - h(x) w2 (8)
Therefore, the unit peak inertia loading along the rope
will be
w
p = h(x) w2 (9)
g
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w
p = [H - R (1 - cos ] w2, (10)
g
L
with the maximum at x = (or = 0)
2
w
pm = Hw2 (11)
g
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R
p = pm [1 - (1 - cos )] (12)
H
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in the horizontal direction should be
R
pt = q cos + pm [1 - (1 - cos )] (13)
H
It is to be noted that in Figure 2, the vertical component of
q, q sin , has a tendency to reduce the lateral deflection of
the rope. However, the vertical component is very small
in comparison to the horizontal component; hence, its ef-
fect can be considered insignificant in the analysis (see
the following example).
Now, let us first examine the ratio of the maximum unit
loads in both cases, that is
/
q w V2 w
= Hw2 (14)
pm g R g
1
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2 T of the building) and (3) into
(14), we have, after simplications,
2 2 2
q 32 T V
=
[ ]
pm (15)
2H 2
L2 1 +
L ( )
Since (2H/L)2 is very small in comparison with unity,
(15) can be reduced, by omitting this term, to
2 2 2
q 32 T V
= (16)
pm L2
Next, we compare the total horizontal loads on the

rope for both cases. Let Continued
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achieved yet another milestone in the first quarter of 2012. Many elevator companies, PWDs, fire- services departments
In its endeavor to educate society, EEST has worked with and industrial-training institutes have requested additional
Elevatori, a European elevator magazine, on the book copies of the book, to make it available to their employees
How It Works A Practical Guide to Lifts, a simple technical and students.
guide about elevators. The book has been translated into The IEE Expo has enabled EEST to reach out to more
Hindi and made available to all elevator-industry profes- volunteers and companies. The Safe-T Rider DVDs and
sionals. It was unveiled by M.V. Deshmukh, director of Fire other educational material were also distributed to IEE
Services, Maharashtra, in the presence of many industry Expo attendees. Many companies and individuals were
professionals at the recently held International Elevator impressed with EESTs activities and have volunteered
and Escalator (IEE) Expo in Mumbai (p. 36). to participate in the initiative.
Fabio Liberali, editorial manager of Elevatori, thanked EEST continues to educate schoolchildren and members
public-works department (PWD) officials, S.T. Valekar and of cooperative societies. Despite the busy exam schedules
S. Bhasme, for their unflinching support and encourage- at the schools and the hectic year-end closing activities of
ment toward this initiative. More than 10,000 copies of the companies, almost 2,500 children were trained for the
the book were distributed free to IEE Expo attendees. quarter. Otis has done programs in Mumbai, Ahmedabad,
EEST acknowledges the support and contributions from Kolkata and other parts of North India, where almost
the industry in helping achieve this milestone. 1,300 children have attended. More than 1,200 children
How It Works was also distributed to various industrial in Mumbai have benefited from the programs conducted
training institutes in Mumbai and was appreciated by the by Schindler, ThyssenKrupp and Johnson Lifts.
faculty and students. C.B. Kulkarni, director, Lalji Mehrotra
Technical Institute, said, I personally went through the
book, and it gave me pleasure to have such a book for all
our students in the Electrician and Electronics Mechanic
EESF acknowledges the following contributions for the

quarter:
Classic Elevators: INR5,000 (US$98)
Gary Ward: INR1,000 (US$20)
Nashvinder Singh: INR1,500 (US$29)
PAL Hayer: INR1,000 (US$20)
Royal Elevators: INR5,000 (US$98)
VRS Elevators: INR10,000 (US$196)
(l-r) Bhasme and Liberali

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Project Spotlight
Elevator Modernizations on the Rise

by K.G. Guna
The vertical-transportation industry is always a faster elevator. However,

has been abuzz with modernization the industry knows it is more important
across the world, especially in markets to focus on improved destination dis-
where elevators have been in use for patch, shorter wait times and optimal
more than 20 years. The U.A.E. (specifi- roundtrip times, etc. Aesthetics are also
cally, Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Sharjah) important to end users. An aestheti-
is a relatively new market, having a cally pleasing elevator is not the only
limited number of elevators, primarily expectation of building owners. They
installed during the late 1970s. ETA also expect fewer breakdowns, more
Melco is one of the earlier companies significant safety features, optimal
to have installed Mitsubishi elevators power factors (low energy consump-
and escalators for prominent projects tion), reliability and shorter mainte-
in the country. nance downtime.
The U.A.E.s growth has forced the The industry has been particularly
world to turn its attention toward its focused on code requirements for fire
fast-paced metro cities. The first step alarms, building-management systems,
toward modernization is a process entrapment rescue procedures, com-
called the pre-modernization eval- patibility between older power gener-
uation. Some of the factors focused ators and the latest models of solid-
on prior to suggesting modernizations state drives, and local fire-brigade
are sound, vibration, waiting time, procedures for carrying out pre-mod-
roundtrip time, acceleration, deceler- ernization evaluations.
ation, door-opening time, etc. ETA Melco has completed many
Increasing tenant demands for im- significant modernization projects in
proved reliability escalates the pressure its 21 operating countries. Details of
on facility-management executives. For a few recently completed and in-
most riders, a well-serving elevator progress projects follow. Continued
Hyatt Regency Hotel Tower Guest Elevators (1-5)
Specifications Before After

Modernization Modernization
Number of 5 5
elevators
Speed 210 mpm 210 mpm
Capacity 1600 kg 1600 kg
K.G. Guna is the technical Number of stops 23 23

training manager at ETA
Melco in Dubai. He has Control type Variable voltage, Variable frequency,
nearly 30 years of experi- gearless (VVGL) gearless high speed
ence in the elevator indus- (VFGH)
try. Guna has also been
involved with the Corporate Operation 5C OS 75E 5C-SAI2200
Communications depart-
Machine type DC, variable Permanent
ment at ETA Melco.
voltage (VV) magnet (PM)

Project Spotlight Continued
Hyatt Regency Residential Tower (Galleria) Passenger Elevators (11-14)

The Hyatt Regency in Dubai was built in 1980 and op-
erates a hotel, residential apartment (Galleria) and office Specifications Before After
tower. ETA Melco recently secured a contract to supply 16 Modernization Modernization
elevators here, which is expected to see materials deliv-
ered in September. The equipment will feature the follow- Number 4 4
ing specifications. of elevators

Hotel Tower Service Elevators (6-8)
Modernization Modernization Number 29 29
of stops
Number 3 3
of elevators Control type VVGL VFGH
Speed 150 mpm 150 mpm Operation 4C OS 4C-SAI2200

75E
Machine DCVV PM
Number 22 22 type
of stops
Control type VVGL VFGH Service Elevators (15-16)
Operation 3C OS 3C-SAI22 Specifications Before After

75E Modernization Modernization
Machine DCVV PM Number 2 2
type of elevators

Office Tower Passenger Elevators (9-10)
Specifications Before After Number 32 32
Modernization Modernization of stops
Number 2 2 Control type VVGL VFGH

of elevators
Operation 2C OS 2C-SAI22
Speed 60 mpm 60 mpm 75E
Capacity 1350 kg 1350 kg Machine DC, geared Geared

type traction
Number 3 3
of stops
Additional Features
Control type AC 2 VV, variable Security access systems
frequency Regenerative features
(VVVF) Remote monitoring (MelEye)
Time-based service for hotel guest elevators
Operation 2C OS 2C-SAI22 CCTV cameras inside cars
75E
Upgraded safety features in compliance with current
Machine Geared Geared
regulations
type traction traction All car-operating panels are equipped with LCD posi-
tion indicators. Continued

Project Spotlight Continued
Bank of Ceylon Headquarters Elevators for Levels 9-10

Built in 1982, the Bank of Ceylon Headquarters in Sri
Lanka is one of the countrys landmark buildings and is Specifications Before After
located near the Presidential Palace. ETA Melco provided Modernization Modernization
the following equipment for elevator modernization,
which is scheduled to be completed in August. In addi- Number 2 2
tion, all car interiors were upgraded. of elevators
Elevators for Levels 1-5 Speed 210 mpm 210 mpm

Modernization Modernization Number 32 32
of stops
Number 5 5
of elevators Control type VVGL VFGH
Speed 210 mpm 210 mpm Operation Simplex Simplex
Capacity 1350 kg 1350 kg Machine type DCGL PM
Number 23 23
of stops
Zakum Development Co. Residential Building
Built in 1982, this is one of Abu Dhabis oldest residential
Control type VVGL VFGH towers and is located on Abu Dhabi Corniche Street. All
car interiors were upgraded. In addition, ETA Melco pro-
Operation 5C-OS-75E 5CAI2200C vided the following modernization equipment, which was
installed in February:
Machine type DC, gearless PM
(GL)
Modernization Modernization
Elevators for Levels 6-8
Number 7 7
of elevators
Modernization Modernization Speed 90 mpm 90 mpm
Number 3 3 Capacity 600 kg 600 kg

of elevators
Number 14 14
Speed 150 mpm 150 mpm of stops
Capacity 1350 kg 1350 kg Control type AC resistant AC resistant
Number 15 15 Operation Three sets of 2C SAI22

of stops two-car
groups and
Control type VVGL VFGH one Simplex
Operation 3C-OS-75E 3CAI2200C Machine type Geared traction Geared traction
Machine type DCGL PM Additional Features

Mitsubishi Emergency Landing Device, which brings
Additional Features elevator to nearest landing in the event of a power failure
Elevator monitoring system (MelEye) Firefighter switch that complies with local codes
Regenerative power options Voice annunciator
Accessibility features for passengers with mobility im- Automatic fan and lights-off controls
pairments False-call cancellation

Events
Bombay Exhibition Center
IEE Expo 2012

by Anandi Khandekar
The International Elevator and Escalator (IEE) Expo 2012 kicked off
on an unusually chilly morning of February 16 at the Bombay Exhibition
Center in Goregaon, Mumbai. The inauguration team, consisting of
M.V. Deshmukh, director of Fire Services Maharashtra Public Works
Department (PWD); S.M. Bhasme, chief lift inspector, Maharashtra;
and D. Goswami, director, Bureau of Indian Stan-
dards, lit the traditional lamp and formally declared
the expo open for business. Anitha Raghunath of
Virgo Communications and Exhibitions, the event
organizer, welcomed everyone to IEE Expo 2012
and thanked the exhibitors for their participation.
The expo was a special moment for ELEVATOR
Raghunath
WORLD India, as the magazine was entering its fifth

For more photos of the event, year of existence. Speaking at the launch, T.Bruce
visit www.elevatorworldindia. MacKinnon, vice president and chief operating officer of Elevator
com and click on the Online
World, Inc., stated EWs commitment to India, thanking the industry
Extras tab.
players for their support in making the magazine possible.
At the inauguration, Neeta Deole briefed the audience about the
activities of the Elevator and Escalator Safety Trust (EEST) and its
work toward educating schoolchildren on the safe use of elevators
and escalators. She announced the program has educated 30,000 chil-
dren across the country to date. Deole also informed the program has
Anandi Khandekar
become available in four different languages. She
works at TAK Consulting
thanked the various companies who had donated
Pvt. Ltd. as a design con-
sultant. Khandekar regu-
funds and the volunteers who had made the initiative
larly works on projects possible. She also cautioned there was still a long
higher than 75 floors. She way to go.
holds an Electrical and A joint initiative between Elevatori and EEST,
Electronics Engineering with support from the Maharashtra PWD, the book
degree. How It Works A Practical Guide to Lift, published
Deole
in Hindi and English, was also launched at the

Lighting the lamp: (l-r) S.M. Bhasme, chief lift inspec- Fire Fighting and Evacuation Using Lifts Prerequisites
tor, Maharashtra; D. Goswami, director, Bureau of panel members
Indian Standards; S.T. Valekar, chief engineer (electrical),
Maharashtra PWD; and architect Reza Kabul
expo. Speaking at the launch, Fabio Liberali, editorial

manager of Elevatori, said it was a matter of pride
for Elevatori to successfully translate the guide to
Hindi and make it available to the Indian elevator in-
dustry. Liberali thanked the various organizations
and people who had made this possible. This guide
was distributed free to all visitors.
In his inaugural speech, Reza Kabul expressed
Kabul
his views on his association with the industry since
the 1990s and the growth of the industry since
Launching EW India: (l-r) Bhasme, Goswami, M.V.
Deshmukh, Valekar and Kabul then. Kabul spoke about the evolution in the In-
dian elevator industry from slow elevators to fast
elevators, new suppliers and the latest technologi-
cal improvements. He expressed his concern for the
safety and maintenance of elevators, and compli-
Deshmukh
mented EEST on its activities.
M.V. Deshmukh spoke briefly about his involve-
ment with the industry since 2006. He introduced
the firefighters present, who accompanied him and
expressed concern for their safety during firefight-
ing in a building. Deshmukh, referring to recent ele-
vator and escalator accidents in Mumbai, urged the
architects, builders and suppliers present to be
Unveiling the book How It Works: (l-r) Bhasme, Goswami,
Deshmukh, Valekar and Kabul
more careful in designing structures and not com-
promise on quality. He also said end users need to
Goswami
be educated on the use of elevators and escalators,
and congratulated EEST.
Debdas Goswami called the Expo a great plat-
form for people across the globe to interact and
see new technologies. As a director of the Bureau
of Indian Standards (BIS), he urged visitors and in-
dustry experts to send feedback to BIS, so it can
incorporate the valid points into new amendments
to its standards. TAK Mathews, an honorary advi-
sor to the organizers, introduced the various tech-
Mathews
nical sessions held parallel to the event.

Dignitaries with firefighters The seminar sessions on the first day started
with a panel discussion titled Fire Fighting and Evacuation Using
Lifts Prerequisites. Deshmukh chaired the panel discussion. The
Continued

IEE Expo 2012 Continued
other panel members were Sandeep Goel (Spectral), new amendments were made to IS 14665 Part I to V. Both
Christopher Gomes (DB Realty), Goswami, M. Balasub- those already published and under approvals were discussed.
ramanian (Johnson Lifts), Ronnie Dante (Schindler) and The second days morning session was dedicated to
Abhijit Dandekar (Otis). Those from the fire services also the global elevator and escalator markets, with presenta-
attended the session, talking about their field experiences tions from seven major markets (China, Gulf Cooperation
and the need to focus on the practical aspect of firefight- Council, Germany, Italy, Japan, U.S. and India). The session
ing. Many relevant points were discussed by the panel was moderated by Shanker Gopalkrishnan (E-Research &
members, which would be taken forward in subsequent Publications India, Pvt. Ltd.), who also covered the Indian
BIS meetings. elevator and escalator market.
The first session in the afternoon was an introduction The first session in the afternoon in
to EN 81 and EN 115 conducted by Abhijit Dandekar and the Technology Stream was by Yuji
P.M. Tipnis. EN 81 and EN 115 are the European standards Sekiya (Hitachi, Ltd.), who presented
for the elevators and escalators, respectively, followed in Earthquake Resistant Techniques of
many places around the world. Their major sections and
Elevators. Sekiya spoke on the major
pertinent issues were discussed during the session. This
earthquakes across the world and the
was followed by Indian Standards & Codes Update by
need to have earthquake-resistant el-
Balasubramanian and Nimish Deshpande. This session
evators and buildings, the features of
Sekiya
focused on the updates to the Indian Standards (IS). The

which he explained. The Technology
Stream continued with The Worlds
Fastest Elevator by Yukio Ishii (Toshiba
Elevator). This session focused on the
elevator installed in Taipei 101 in 2004,
which runs at 16.8 mps. The important
technological features of and research
studies on the unit were discussed.
A session on destination control
Ishii
systems (DCSes) was conducted by

Ranjeet Sharma (Schindler India Pvt.
Ltd.). The session intended to introduce
DCSes for elevators and provide a brief
on their technological advantages over
traditional control systems. Sharma
(l-r) P.M. Tipnis and Abhijit Dandekar also highlighted the advancements on
DCS technology.
Sharma
The last session of the day was by

Milind Harshe (Johnson Lifts), entitled
Escalators An Overview. He explained
planning and design details of an escala-
tor. The main part of this presentation
was focused on the safety issues and
precautions required for escalators.
The first session of the last day was
on the Indian elevator industry. Mathews,
Harshe
as the host of the session, said:

The Indian elevator and escalator in-
dustry is over 100 years old. Undoubtedly, through the
100 years, this industry has been a slow starter, yet it has
(l-r) Nimish Deshpande and M. Balasubramanian proved to be the proverbial tortoise. It has now become

expects rapid urbanization in the coming years providing
an opportunity for the industry to grow. Parekh urged the
industry to improve its customer service and safety. He
also urged it to explore tier-II cities opportunities, which
could be uncovered as a huge market.
The Technology Stream then continued with Funda-
mentals of Elevator Fastenings presented by Manek
Arora (Hilti). Different types of anchors and fixing mecha-
nisms were discussed. New products
(l-r) Rodericks, Herwadkar and Hajela
by Hilti, such as its Hoist Anchoring
Kit, Elevator Top Door Fixing and An-
chor Channels, were explained. The
Rope Brake Solution for Ascending
Car Overspeed and Unintentional Car
Movement was then presented by
Arora
Doug Witham (GAL Manufacturing
Co.). The last of these sessions was by
Chris Gage from Halfen on Uplifting
Connections. Gage explained the
technical details of the different types
of anchor channels, and their struc-
tural requirements and methodology
of connections in the elevator hoist-
Witham
(l-r) Deepak Parekh and Ram Daryanani way.
All the sessions were well attended,
one of the fastest-growing markets in the world. It is,
with the audience getting actively in-
therefore, not surprising that the country can now boast
volved in the discussions after each
of hosting one of the worlds largest elevator and escala-
presentation. The parallel technical
tor exhibitions. As we celebrate the awesome position
sessions had indeed become a knowl-
that the Indian elevator industry has come to, it is the
edge-sharing platform. The expo also
time to pause and acknowledge the contribution and sac-
witnessed a number of new initiatives,
rifices of the many veterans who built the industry brick
including the presence of the Bureau
by brick.
Gage
of Indian Standards, which set up a
Mathews invited Trevor Rodericks, Arvind Herwadkar
stall at the expo to enable people to
and S.M. Hajela to take the stage as representatives of the
obtain copies of the latest standards. The standards com-
many veterans in the industry, detailing their contribu-
mittee, chaired by Sanjay Bhasme, was also available to
tions and their continuance to contribute even after 50
address queries related to the Indian standards and codes.
years of work in the industry. Deepak Parekh (HDFC Bank)
The working panel for the elevator and escalator stan-
and Ram Daryanani (Indo Saigon Group) honored the
three for their valuable and unconditional contribution to dards met on the sidelines of the event.
the industry. The respect these gentlemen commanded Another initiative was a competition called Dream a
was on display when many from the industry jostled to be Design, providing architects with an opportunity to
photographed with them. showcase their design talent. The challenge was to de-
After the felicitation, Deepak Parekh spoke about his sign an elevator car, the need for which being derived
long association with the Indian elevator and escalator from Ar. Vijay Dahiyas speech at Tech Forum 2011 stress-
industry. He estimated the sectors growth in the next de- ing the important of interiors. Thirteen teams competed
cade would be three times that in the last decade, refer- for the total prize money of INR300,000 (US$5,898). Abhay
ring to it as a sunrise industry. He also stressed the need Pradeep Bhonsale, Pankaj Nande and Salman Khalil from
for the industry to develop affordable solutions. Parekh Hafeez Contractors team won first prize. Ankit Shah,
Continued


ers hosted dinner for the exhibitors. The entertainment

during the dinner included Bollywood dance performances
that had the crowd stomping their feet. Attendees were
able to use the time to interact in an informal setting.
More than 10,000 visited the expo over the three days.
While about 60% of the visitors were from the industry,
the rest were comprised of developers, architects, consul-
tants, project managers, etc. Some developers visiting the
expo included senior officials from India Bulls, Hiranan-
dani Group, Omkar, Godrej Properties, Larsen & Toubro,
Mahindra Realty, CCI Projects, Sriram Housing, Wadhwa
Group, Raheja Group, Ajmera Group, Divya Shree Build-
ers, Tata Housing and HCC. Infrastructure companies that
sent representatives included Bengaluru International
Airport, Reliance Infrastructure, Maharashtra Railway,
Dream a Design contest participants and jury members
Mazgaon Docks and Mumbai Port Trust. Visitors from the
Kulsum Shahiwalla and Akshay Sangle from the J.J. hospitality sector included officials from Radisson Hotels,
School of Architecture won second prize. Chalet Hotels, Holiday Inn and Lemon Tree. Visitors came
Later, a live band played and helped many a tired visi- from all over India, as well as 28 different countries.
tor relax. Hydraulic elevator companies and component The expo was approved by the India Trade Promotion
suppliers also used the event to discuss various issues re- Organization and supported by the Maharashtra Chamber
lated to the hydraulic-elevator business. Stalls were well of Housing Industry and Interlift. Official media partners
organized and eye catching. Enthusiastic staff members were EW and EW India. TAK Consulting served as an hon-
at the stalls attended to the large number of visitors. orary advisor. From the first expo held on a small scale,
More than 150 exhibitors from over 15 countries partici- with fewer than 60 exhibitors, in 2007, the IEE Expo has
pated in this edition of the expo to showcase their modern become one of the worlds largest elevator and escalator
exhibitions. As one exhibitor put it, As always, being at

products. The exhibitors were very satisfied with the exhibi-
tion (see sidebar). At the end of the second day, the organiz- the IEE Expo is simply great.
Below: Dinner party for exhibitors: Crowd dancing to the music Dinner party for exhibitors: Bollywood Dhamaka

IEE Expo 2012 Comments
Exhibitors
Blain Hydraulics speed and -capacity elevators, and has a lot of hope
Blain Hydraulics has benefited a lot from the IEE to implement these technologies in this market. The
Expo in the past years. This event is an important expo was definitely the best business opportunity for
must-be place for companies interested in the In- all the exhibitors, as expected. Thanks, IEE Expo 2012!
dian elevator market. The exhibition has helped us Premium Transmission Ltd.
develop a strong customer base in India, which keeps IEE Expo 2012 was a great success which was
growing every year. As a foreign company, this is the [quite] prominent by the [quantity] and quality of visitor
single most important event where we can meet all profiles, giving us an opportunity to interact andpro-
our existing and potential customers. The event is moteour products to [the] lift-industry segment.
very professionally organized by Virgo Communica- Schindler
tions, [which does] a fantastic job in bringing the In- Schindlers participation at [the IEE Expo] has
dian elevator industry together. been fulfilling, since it gave the company a good plat-
Hephzi form to showcase its products, people and, more im-
We are happy to inform you that we have received portantly, the brand itself. The three-day event gave us
inquiries for 3,000 elevators and escalators after the an opportunity to interact closely with our potential
expo. Thank you for organizing this expo; we wel- customers, including builders, architects and consul-
come you to continue it year after year. tants. It also offered a forum wherein the industry ex-
Hitachi perts could gather and exchange views with real-time
The first appearance of Hitachi [at the] IEE Expo seminars and panel discussions being an integral part
was just awesome! We felt the full range of energy of the event. Schindler presented a paper on destination
and potential of the elevator and escalator industry in control systems, which many feel could be the tech-
India. The technical sessions [were informative]. nology to vouch for in the years to come. Last, but not
Weve [gotten] to know where the industry is going. least, it gave the company and its employees a chance
Our exhibits, including passenger elevator, home el- to come together, work as a team and together rep-
evator, and installations in India and worldwide, resent the Schindler brand at such a big forum.
were highly appreciated, and the interactions with Torin Drive
potential customers and other players at our booth It is with great pleasure I claim that Torin Drive
were exciting and productive. We believe this is the had a very successful participation at IEE Expo 2012.
intersection of made-in-Japan technologies and busi- We had [an] overwhelming response from customers
ness opportunities in India. Hitachi presented. . . across India. During the exhibition, we had the
earthquake-resistant technologies and ultra-high- opportunity to interact with fellow machine and
component manufacturers. The
show was set up in a professional
way, and the closing ceremony
was breathtaking, with a taste of
Bollywood music and scrump-
tious Indian cuisine.
Toshiba Elevator
We were both excited and
honored to be part of IEE Expo
India, especially here in Mumbai,
which is a dynamically fast-
growing market. We were delighted
to have this opportunity to intro-
duce our latest technologies and
innovative products. We truly hope
that our products and services
can meet the demands of various
projects here in India. Continued

IEE Expo 2012 Comments Continued
Visitors
Sachin Gharat (Cushman & Wakefield)
The visit to IEE Expo 2012 was very useful and
provided us very useful information on options for
aesthetic features, such as finishes for cars, ceilings,
hall-call buttons, etc. It also gave inputs on [the] lat-
est guidelines/safety norms for elevators, which are
still a gray area in India.
Manoj Khhurana (GYS Realty)
The overall experience was good in terms of both
technology and awareness. The presentation made
by Schindler on Personal Occupant Requirement Ter-
minal technology was very impressive. However, I
was a bit surprised to see some of the key players like
ThyssenKrupp and Mitsubishi Elevators missing.
Sanjay Lala (HIRCO)
I religiously attend the IEE Expo, as I get to know
something new and useful. At the latest expo, I found
new products that can be very useful. We always
thought we [had] to choose from fixtures such as car-
operating panel buttons, hall lanterns, etc. from the
limited range shown to us by lift vendors. [I] met at
least two vendors who have a large variety of fix-
tures, and they said that they have worked with ele-
vator vendors of international repute. This ensures
that the client has the sky to choose from.
Vivekanand Kundle (Kalpataru Group)
The event was really well-intentioned and inter-
esting. Many deserved and wonderful products were
presented/displayed, and the key issues faced these
days by the developers/users were addressed
professional touch in arranging this expo, as this was
through this event.
very well organized. The participants alsohave now
AS Herwadkar (LBA)
matured in presenting their products. If this trend
I must admit,IEE Expo 2012has left a very posi-
persists, I am sure we will be as impressive as the
tiveimpression on all of us who visited.One feltthe
Milan, Hanoveror China [expos].
Dennis Lindeboom (Liftinstituut)
The combination of the expo and seminar gave us
very good insight into the Indian elevator and escala-
tor market. Definitely worth visiting! We thank and
compliment the organization for the terrific job they
accomplished.
Sanjay Bhasme (Maharashtra Public Works Depart-
ment and Lift Inspectorate)
IEE Expo 2012 was the best opportunity; we
availed to increase the social awareness of the Indian
Standards and Bombay Lift Act and rules among the
society. We strongly believe that such events should
be used as a foundation toward safety of lifts and
eliminate lift accidents.

Events
Conference Summary:
Global Elevator and Escalator Markets
by E-Research & Publications India
China and Burjuman Centre. The speakers also pointed out that
Sergio Biglino of Wittur commenced the proceedings in 2011, the GCC elevator market was around 11,200
on the global elevator and escalator markets with a pre- units, and elevators with AC variable-frequency drives
sentation on China. He mentioned the economic develop- constituted 98% of the market. They added that gearless
ment initiatives of the Chinese government will have a machines were gaining ground in the region, accounting
positive impact on the elevator and escalator market in for 84% of the market in 2011. In terms of speed, elevators
the country. Some of the initiatives he highlighted in- up to 1.5 mps held a share of 40%, followed by the 1.5-2.5
cluded the construction of 170 mass-transit systems, con- mps segment.
struction of 15 super cities to accommodate the rapidly Saudi Arabia has a large installed base, with approxi-
rising urban population and affordable housing programs mately 53,000 elevators of the regions 116,000, and the
for the countrys workers. escalator market has an installed base of 9,600 units, with
Biglino stated multinational companies hold a 70% most of these in shopping malls, airports and subways.
share of the elevator and escalator market, and there are The U.A.E. fire code has been implemented since October
approximately 439 licensed complete-system suppliers in 2011, and the standard is based on international building
the country. Multinational joint ventures with smaller codes and National Fire Protection Association standards.
players were evident in the mid- and low-tier cities. Ac- European Norm (EN) and Association of Mechanical En-
cording to Biglino, around 5,000 companies are present in gineers (ASME) codes are generally adhered to in the re-
the service and maintenance sector, and only 25% of the gion. In Saudi Arabia and Qatar, EN 81.1 and 115 stan-
total installations are maintained by the OEMs. He dis- dards are mostly acceptable, and a few consultants also
cussed how the quality of the smaller players was not up specifically follow ASME 17.1.
to the mark, thereby providing opportunities in this seg- Germany
ment. Mitsubishi, Hitachi and KONE hold a considerable Achim Htter of VFA-Interlift e.V. discussed the Ger-
share of the elevator market in China. Nearly 60% of ele- man elevator and escalator market. Though urbanization
vators are installed in low-rise buildings. Furthermore, is not as high here as in Asia and South America, it is driv-
there is a trend of aligning the local laws with the Euro- ing demand for multilevel houses in Germany and is ex-
pean safety standards, and Biglino is worried about the pected to be the key drive of the construction industry in
fact there are no mandatory fire certifications currently in the country.
place, though he hopes this will be taken care of in the According to Htters statistics, the German elevator
near future by the China Elevator Association. market ranks third (after Italy and Spain) in the European
GCC Union (EU), and, as of 2010, the total installed base of el-
Mohammed J. Iqbal and Fazel Ibrahim of Toshiba Ele- evators in the EU was 5.2 million units, of which Germany
vator presented the current scenario of the elevator and accounted for 13%. According to him, electrical lifts held
escalator market in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) a share of 92% of the new-installations market in Ger-
region. According to Iqbal and Ibrahim, in the last decade, many, and hydraulic lifts accounted for the rest. In 2010,
GCC countries construction industry has experienced a the country witnessed the installation of around 13,406
boom (owing primarily to rapid urbanization), and it is elevators and 887 escalators. Of the EUR1.7-billion
expected to grow further due to various factors such as (US$2.27-billion) modernization market in the EU, the
the rising population, urge to diversify into other indus- German market was valued at approximately EUR232
tries and international events such as the International million (US$309.21 million). The majors (KONE, Otis,
Federation of Association Football (FIFA) World Cup in Schindler and ThyssenKrupp) have a significant presence
Qatar in 2022. in Germany, and the small-to-medium-sized enterprises
Iqbal and Ibrahim highlighted several projects in the constituted about 40% of the maintenance market. On
region, such as Burj Khalifa, Burj Al Arab, Emirates Tower, safety standards, Htter pointed out the German market
Dubai International Airport Terminal 3, Dubai Metro, followed such EN codes as EN 81-1, EN 81-2, EN 81-80,
Qatar International Airport, Dubai Mall, Mall of Emirates EN 115 and EN 13015, and BGI 779. Continued

Conference Summary:
Global Elevator and Escalator Markets
Continued
Italy
Fabio Liberali of Elevatori presented his views on the
Italian market. According to Liberali, Italy leads the mar-
ket for elevators in the EU, with an installed base of
around 950,000 units. In 2011, 12,000-13,000 elevators
were installed, and the total turnover of the Italian eleva-
tor market was approximately EUR2.6 billion (US$3.47
billion). He felt the Italian elevator market was the most
fragmented in the world, with nearly 2,000 companies in-
dulging in various aspects, such as R&D, manufacturing,
Biglino
Iqbal
component manufacturing, repair and maintenance, ser-
vice and rescue. Liberali also suggested the country is the
leading exporter of elevators, goods lifts and elevator
components. With its local players accounting for 64% of
the Italian elevator market, the majors hold relatively
smaller shares. The repair-and-maintenance segment is
dominated by family owned companies, which hold a
share of 92%.
Residential buildings, government offices, airports,
Ibrahim
railway stations and subways are the major users of
Htter
elevators in Italy. Liberali stated there had been no
conclusion on the legal front regarding the safety
decree issued by the government in 2009. He said nearly
97% of the countrys existing buildings do not have an
elevator, which offers opportunity. However, Liberali
was worried about the construction industry registering
negative growth since 2008, with 2010 being the worst
of those years.
Japan
Liberali
Kubo
Osamu Kubo of Hitachi India discussed the current el-
evator and escalator market in Japan. He stated the coun-
trys building and construction industry contributed 6% to
the overall gross domestic product (GDP) of the country
and was valued at around US$350 billion. Around 22,000
elevators were installed in 2010, with machine-room-less
(MRL) units being installed the most (65%), except in high
Gopalkrishnan
rises and other buildings requiring faster elevators. The

MacKinnon
demand for home elevators increased from 25% in 2009

to 27% in 2010, and most of the passenger elevators were
installed with gearless drives. Residential buildings, of-
fices and hospitals were the major end users, accounting
for approximately 71% of total installations. This was
reported as being due to the countrys aging society, and
the demand from hospitals and senior-care facilities is
expected to rise further as the trend continues. Of late,
elevators with earthquake operations, remote monitoring
and wheelchair functioning are also witnessing higher in-
stallations.

The total installed base of elevators in Japan is around He pointed out the Indian construction sector is the lead-
667,600 units. Tokyo, Osaka, Kanagawa and Aichi repre- ing employment generator, behind only agriculture, and
sent 50% of the market in these terms, in which Tokyo contributed nearly 8% to the countrys GDP in 2010-11.
alone accounts for 24%. Around 2,200 escalators and Economic growth and urbanization have led to a bur-
moving walks were also installed in 2010, of which mov- geoning demand for urban residential and commercial
ing walks accounted for 1-2%. Japan is a chief exporter of space, and vertical development of metropolitan and tier-
both elevators and escalators, especially high-speed and I cities is now clearly visible.
specially designed elevators. Using the data from an exhaustive 25-city study con-
The modernization market accounts for one-third of ducted by E-Research & Publications in late 2011, Go-
the equipment market, and modernization of machine- palkrishnan painted a comprehensive picture of the In-
room and hydraulic elevators provides opportunity. The dian market. He said the elevator market was expected to
market is dominated by local players such as Hitachi, Mit- reach 82,000 units in 2016, from a base of 40,000 units in
subishi, Fujitec and Toshibas elevator divisions. On the 2011. The western region continues to be the principal
safety front, the Building Standard Law, Industrial Safety elevator market, with a share of around 33%, and amongst
and Health Law, and Japanese Industrial Standard are the the cities, Mumbai leads, followed by the national capital
codes followed for elevator manufacturing and installa- region.
tions. Also, the Japan Elevator Association monitors the Passenger elevators accounted for the bulk of the ele-
countrys elevator market. vator market in 2011, at 87%. With the increase in the
U.S. number of high-end residential projects and townships,
T.Bruce MacKinnon of Elevator World, Inc. discussed home lifts are increasingly visible in India. Around 58% of
the elevator and escalator market in the U.S. According to the elevators installed in 2011 were in the 1-1.8-mps
him, the countrys building and construction industry is speed range, followed by those with speeds greater than
primarily characterized with projects both from the public 1.8 mps. Due to the increasing number of high-rise build-
(healthcare and government facilities) and private (resi- ings and a greater need to transport people faster, India is
dential and multiuse high-rise projects) sectors. He also witnessing an increase in the installation of high-speed
stated this industry contributes 4-5% of the countrys GDP. elevators. The demand for passenger elevators with gear-
The total installed base of elevators in the U.S. was less machines is increasing rapidly, though geared ma-
900,000 units, and the total installed base of escalators chines constitute nearly 80% of the market. Over the past
was around 35,000 units. MacKinnon viewed moderniza- decade, the elevator market witnessed a significant shift
tion as an opportunity, since 65% of the countrys eleva- from AC drives to variable-voltage, variable-frequency
tors are nearly 25 years old, while 4050% of the escala- drives. With a ban on the use of the open collapsible ele-
tors are past that age. He also felt that in the low- and vator door, the Indian elevator market has witnessed a
mid-rise segment, hydraulic elevators are losing their shift from manual to automatic doors.
share to MRL traction elevators. The residential lift mar- Gopalkrishnan mentioned the retail explosion coupled
ket has been growing and should continue to grow, owing with modernization of airports and metro rails was pro-
to the increasing number of senior citizens. Last year was pelling sales of escalators in India; shopping malls, air-
the first during which the post-World War II baby-boom ports, metros, hotels and office complexes are the major
generation turned 65 years of age. The trend will continue end users. The demand for escalators in 2011 was about
through 2020, when it is expected to reach its peak. Major 2,050 units, the majority used in retail space. In conclu-
players in the American elevator market are Otis, sion, Gopalkrishnan highlighted the need for tighter regu-
Schindler, ThyssenKrupp (each with a share of 20%), lations on the safety front and strongly recommended the
KONE, Fujitec, Mitsubishi and independent contractors. formation of an industry association that could present
This elevator market can be characterized with the pres- various issues affecting the Indian elevator industry to the
ence of a number of associations at both the national and government.
state levels, and it primarily follows ASME safety codes.
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All Safe, Gentlemen?

by Walter Glaser
As we look around the world as Otis removed his hat and ex-
today, we can marvel at the work claimed, All Safe, Gentlemen. All
ethic and geniuses of mankind. Mon- Safe. Since that day, elevator codes
uments to those geniuses include the around the world have been con-
likes of the Empire State Building; stantly updated in an effort to make
World Trade Center, Willis, and elevators safer with improvements
Petronas towers; and Burj Khalifa. that require car-door unlocking
But just think, none of this would be zones (ASME A17.1/CSA B44 and
possible without the elevator in EN 81), inspection operation with
fact, without the safe elevator. opened doors (A17.1/B44), redun-
Elisha Graves Otis is credited with dancy and checking of electrical pro-
inventing the safe elevator. In 1853 tective devices (A17.1, B44, EN 81),
at the Crystal Palace Exhibition, he and, in addition to the down-direction
demonstrated his down-direction safety, ascending-car overspeed (ACO)
safety by standing on a platform, protection and protection against
raising the elevator with a rope, then unintended car motion (UCM) leav-
ordering the rope cut. The crowd ing the floor with opened doors
roared its approval night after night (A.17/B44 and EN 81). Continued
Walter Glaser is vice

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Hollister-Whitney Elevator
Corp. A 50-year industry
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of both companies. With
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and mechanical engineering,
Glaser has been involved in many product designs
and has many international patents to his credit.
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In the event an elevator stops be- Passenger safety in the U.S. and mechanically activated by newly
tween floors, the unlocking-zone device Canada improved by leaps and bounds designed governors. When UCM is
prevents passengers from exiting the with the adoption of the A17.1-2000/ required along with ACO protection,
unit but allows them safe exit near B44, and in Europe with the adoption as in the U.S., Canada and the latest
the landing (A17.1/B44 and EN 81). of EN 81-1, 2009A3. The most important EN 81, these devices became somewhat
Hoistway-access switch operation feature of these codes is the redundancy impractical, either activating during
allows the slow running of a car and checking requirements, coupled a power failure, then requiring man-
down from the top floor or up from with ACO protection and protection ual reset, or using battery backup to
the bottom floor with open doors. against leaving the floor with the prevent activation and monitor the
This allows easy access to the top of doors open (UCM). possibility of ACO and UCM.
the car and overhead, or the bottom In the simplest form of checking, Although a sheave jammer (brake)
of the car and pit (A17.1/B44). when the car door is open, the car- and was used with limited success, a rope
Circuits are also required to allow hoistway-door contacts must also be brake such as the Rope Gripper is
car-top or in-car inspection operation opened. If either or both are made, a the main product used for A17/B44
while bypassing car door and/or hoist- fault is detected, preventing automatic requirements. During a power failure,
way door circuits (A17.1/B44). This elevator operation. With redundancy, it will simply stop the elevator without
requirement is safer than the alterna- two separate control inputs can be damage to the ropes. When power is
tive of physically bypassing (jumping) utilized. Automatic operation will restored, it will place the elevator
the car and/or hoistway door circuits also be prevented if both circuits do back in service. Of course, if an ac-
to run the car for maintenance pur- not operate simultaneously. tual fault occurred, the circuits would
poses. Too many times, forgetting The early requirement in EN 81 require a mechanics intervention to
those jumpers has led to disastrous was only for ACO protection. This fix the problem and reset the device.
consequences by allowing the eleva- was accomplished with manual rope The Rope Gripper is basically a
tor to run on automatic operation brakes in China and bidirectional dumb device relying on another
with opened doors. safeties in Europe. Both were strictly means for its operation. In Canada
Continued
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and the U.S., control manufacturers Those in our industry who are part I understand the difficulties of
have been dealing with the circuits of the various code-making bodies are writing retroactive requirements, but
to activate and reset the Rope Gripper to be congratulated. They have noticed it has been done before (in the case
for years. This appears to be the best some areas where it is absolutely of Firefighters Service). If our indus-
and least expensive method, because necessary to improve safety, and try truly has the safety of the riding
the control system knows exactly what they have done so. The riding public public at heart, it could and should
the elevator is doing and can easily is safer due to their diligence. How- have a much bigger effect by making
detect a fault. The addition of inputs, out- ever, knowing what we know about protection for at least door circuits,
puts and software adds little expense. these dangerous situations, they have ACO and UCM mandatory for all ele-
Many European manufacturers not gone far enough. A17.1, B44 and vators. This is an especially important
have decided to supply separate panels EN 81 are codes that apply only to new concept for elevators because of their
to activate their emergency brakes. elevators, which are less likely to dis- long life expectancy. The riding public
While this may be easier in the short play these dangers. Our code writers expects elevators to always be safe.
run, it is more expensive and does have effectively shut the barn door, Our requirements should meet their
not provide as much flexibility. It but the horse is already out, as older expectations.
does, however, make it easier to add elevators represent the largest potential
these devices to an existing installa- for accidents. A good case might
tion. In addition to redundancy and be made that the older an elevator
checking of door functions, the device is, the more likely it is to display
can be installed on existing eleva- these problems.
tors, and, along with a Rope Gripper,
protects against ACO and UCM.
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DCS Theory and Practice by Dr. Richard Peters
Introduction
This article examines the benefits and limitations of destination-
control systems (DCSes) based on simulation, measurement and ob-
servation. In these systems, passengers register their destination at a
touchscreen or keypad at the elevator landing. A display then informs
the passenger which car to take. Destination control was first conceived
by engineer Leo Weiser Port of Sydney in the early 1960s[1] but has
only become popular in recent years as the technology needed has
come available.
Optimization Process
In theory, with destination control, we know about every passen-
ger using the system, as everyone is asked to register his or her call
individually. Figure 1 shows how a proprietary DCS[2] calculates which
elevator to allocate to a passenger named Raghu currently at the 7th
floor, wanting to travel to the 2nd floor. In this instance, the controller is
set to optimize with respect to time to destination, i.e., its only con-
cern is to minimize the total time to destination of all the passengers.
Other optimization functions, which could focus on other issues, such

as the relative importance of waiting time versus transit time and the
importance of reducing long waits or saving energy, are possible.[3]
If Raghu is allocated to car 1, he will wait 15 s. for the car to arrive,
plus 10 s. as Anitha has to be dropped off at level 8 first. It will take a
further 25 s. for Raghu to reach his destination floor. Raghus esti-
mated time to destination (ETD) is 15 + 10 + 25, which is 50 s. Anitha is
not delayed by Raghus use of this car, as she has alighted before he
boards. So, the system degradation factor (SDF) experienced by Anitha
is 0 s. The total cost (ETD plus SDF) of this allocation would be 50 s.
If Raghu is allocated to car 2, he will wait 10 s. to board. It will take
another 25 s. for Raghu to reach level 2, but he also has to wait an ad-
ditional 10 s., as Simon needs to get out at level 6. So, if allocated to
car 2, Raghus ETD would be 45 s. Simon would be delayed by Raghu
using car 2; the system degradation factor is 10 s. EDT + SDF pro-
vides a total cost of 55 s. for this allocation.
Dr. Richard Peters is

the director of Peters
Research Ltd., has a degree
in Electrical Engineering,
and Doctorate for re-
search in vertical trans-
portation. He has been
developing traffic analysis,
simulation and dispatching
software since 1986.
Figure 1: Allocation with destination control

Handling Capacity
To compare the handling capacity of conventional sys-
tems and DCSes, we can run a simulation.[5] Every 5 min.,
we increase the number of people using the elevators,
until the system is completely overloaded, or saturated.
(Figure 2). In this instance, we are considering up-peak
traffic only. In other words, all passengers are assumed to
Figure 2: Plot of increasing traffic demand (step profile) for up-peak arrive at the main terminal floor and travel up the building.
The number of elevators, and their size and speed are not
important for this exercise; we just want an indication of the
difference between the two systems when only the dis-
patcher is changed.
A wide range of performance parameters could be
considered, but we will look at waiting time, time to des-
tination and queue lengths. First, consider the conven-
tional two-button system, results for which are given in
Figures 3 and 4. It is saturating around 0:40 when traffic
intensity reaches 95 persons per 5 min. At this point,
waiting times become intolerably high, and lobby queues
start rising rapidly.
Results for destination control are shown in Figures 5
and 6. This system is still working comfortably at over 110
Figure 3: Up-peak simulation results for a conventional two-button system:
queue lengths persons per 5 min. Continued
Figure 4: Up-peak simulation results for a conventional two-button system:

waiting time (solid line) and time to destination (dotted line)
Figure 5: Up-peak simulation results for DCS queue lengths
If Raghu is allocated to car 3, he only waits 5 s. to board

the car. It takes another 25 s. for him to reach his destina-
tion. His ETD is 30 s. A group of eight passengers is already
in the car, each of whom are delayed twice by Raghu
once to pick him up, and once to drop him off. At 10 s. per
passenger for each stop, this makes an SDF of 160 s. The
total cost of this allocation is 190 s. In this instance, car 1
has the lowest total cost and is thus chosen to pick up
Raghu. Most modern DCSes follow a similar optimization
process, where the impact of a new call is considered on
every existing call. For a generic version of this optimiza-
Figure 6: Up-peak DCS simulation results: waiting time (solid line) and time
tion process see reference 4. to destination (dotted line)

DCS Theory and Practice Continued
Fewer Elevators Required

If a system with DCS has greater handling capacity,
does that mean we can use fewer elevators? Up-peak per-
formance would seem to suggest this. However, we must
also consider lunchtime traffic. Surveys show that in mod-
ern office buildings; the intensity of traffic during lunch-
time is equal to or busier than morning up-peak.[6] Figure
10 illustrates how DCSes have less opportunity to group
passengers at lunchtime than in the morning.
A good DCS will benefit from some grouping at lunch-
time. However, there are issues that work against desti-
nation control. When a DCS makes an allocation, it must
immediately report to the passenger which car to use.
Figure 7: Two-button systems in up-peak
Conventional systems can wait until shortly before the
car arrives at the landing (normally during slowdown) to
tell the passenger which car has been allocated. This al-
lows the system to update its choice of allocations as new
calls are registered. It is questionable as to whether or not
either system has a major advantage at lunchtime.
Figure 8: DCS in up-peak
Note, if there were only 80 persons per 5 min. in the

building, both systems would be fine. Destination control
just provides the facility to operate at a higher intensity of
up-peak traffic if needed.
Why It Works
Figure 9: Reducing the number of stops
Why does destination control work? Figure 7 shows a
group of people who want to travel up. About half of them
travel in each of the two available cars. Often, the cars
stop at the same floors.
In a DCS, the optimization process will result in pas-
sengers traveling to the same floors being grouped to-
gether. As shown in Figure 8, the elevators make fewer
stops, so their round trip is faster. This means they can
move more people.
In destination control, the passenger will sometimes
wait longer to be picked up, as he or she will not neces-
sarily be allocated the next car to arrive. However, be-
cause the elevator makes fewer stops, the overall time to
destination is normally less than that of a conventional
system (Figure 9). Figure 10: Destination control at lunchtime

Figure 13: Lunch-peak simulation results for a conventional two-button
Figure 11: Comparison of up-peak and lunchtime peak round trips system: queue lengths (total for all floors)
A two-button elevator system has greater handling ca-

pacity at lunchtime than it does during the morning up-
peak. During a heavy up-peak, passengers fill the car at
the entrance level, then travel up the building. Only one
carload is transported per round trip. At lunchtime, the
car capacity can be utilized in both the up and down
direction, so we can transport more people per round
trip. The round trip takes longer, but the overall handling
capacity will be greater (Figure 11).
Again, this can be demonstrated in simulation using a
step profile. In this instance, we have a mix of up, down
and interfloor traffic, increasing every 5 min. as indicated
in Figure 12. The intensity or volume of traffic is the same
Figure 14: Lunch-peak simulation results for a conventional two-button
as the previous up-peak simulation. system: waiting time (solid line) and time to destination (dotted line)
Figure 12: Plot of increasing traffic demand (step profile) for lunch peak:
Figure 15: Lunch-peak DCS simulation results: queue lengths
incoming (solid line), interfloor (dotted line) and outgoing (dashed line)
Notice the results given in Figures 13-16 that the per-

formance of the two systems is similar, and neither is
saturated.
Experience shows performance enhancement due to
destination control is less beneficial during the lunch pe-
riod. Can we select fewer elevators solely on the basis of
using destination control? First, this decision can only be
made after analysis of lunchtime performance. Second,
with fewer elevators, the system may not saturate, but
passengers will likely endure longer waiting times than if
a conventional system with the correspondingly full
number of elevators had been installed. Continued Figure 16: DCS lunch-peak simulation results: waiting time (solid line)
and time to destination (dotted line)

input, only re-enabling it when the car stops in response

to a landing call. This results in a system with an incon-
sistent interface.
Not All Elevators Serve All Floors
When all elevators do not serve all the floors in a group,
placing an up or down call in a two-button system does
not give the controller enough information (Figure 18). It
may send an elevator that does not serve the floor to
which the passenger wants to travel.
There are solutions to this. In some installations, addi-
tional call buttons are installed. However, some passengers
will push both buttons, resulting in wasted stops. The
ideal solution is for all elevators to serve all floors in any
one group of elevators. However, if this is not possible,
Figure 17: Hybrid or boost system with destination input on peak floors the best solution is to use a non-hybrid DCS (Figure 19).
Figure 19: DCS elevator group where not all cars serve all floors
Figure 18: Conventional elevator group where not all cars serve all floors
User Issues
Passenger Interface
Hybrid or Boost Systems
Entering your destination at the lobby is relatively sim-
Hybrid or up-peak boosters take advantage of the main
ple compared to conventional control (Figures 20 and 21).
benefit of destination control by installing destination
Where people are using the system every day, it can take
input devices on main entry floors only (Figure 17). Some-
only a matter of days for them to adapt.
times destination entry is also provided at other peak
floors, such as those hosting restaurants.
During up-peak traffic, the system has as much infor-
mation about the main incoming component of traffic as
the equivalent full destination system, so it can achieve a
similar grouping and boost in up-peak performance.
A drawback of hybrid systems is that car-call panels
must be present in the car. These are needed for passengers
who enter cars from floors with just up and down-hall call
buttons. In one hybrid system, passengers from floors
with destination input ignored the systems allocation;
they took the first car to arrive, then used the car-call but-
tons to select their destination. One solution is to disable
the car-call panel when arriving at a floor with destination Figure 20: Conventional control passenger thought process

Figure 22: Passengers traveling in the wrong direction
Figure 21: DCS passenger thought process
In buildings with transient population (hospitals and

hotels), there can be confusion due to unfamiliarity. In
one hotel observed with destination control, manage-
ment felt it necessary to position staff next to elevators at
the entrance to help people call the elevators to go to the
upper reception level. At one hospital, visitors were regu-
larly confused by the touchscreen interface (requiring two
touches to register a call) and getting into elevators not
traveling to their floor. At a second hospital, there was
minimal confusion, because of clear instructions and a
simple passenger interface.
Control Issues Figure 23: Simple destination-based allocation to the nearest car
How Many People behind a Call already stopping at the floor for a call but continuing in
In a conventional system with a crowded lobby, a sin- the opposite direction of the new call. This is to avoid pas-
gle up call in morning up-peak could correspond to a car- sengers getting into the car and traveling away from their
load of passengers. In a DCS, every passenger is assumed destination (Figure 22).
to register his or her own call. This assumption is not al- These compromised scenarios are not a problem in
ways accurate. When passengers travel in groups, they most installations where the building is not under elevated.
will often only register one call. In hospital visitor elevators, Maintaining balance, it is least irritating to make an al-
one call per family group is more typical. Also observed location even if there is not space in the car, while allow-
are passengers repeatedly reentering their calls. These ing reverse calls if there is no alternative.
inconsistencies can degrade efficiency, leading to full cars Alternative Dispatching Strategies
being allocated to new calls. Not all DCS dispatchers apply an optimization process.
Reallocation For example, a DCS might allocate up calls from the
In some circumstances, it is possible for an intelligent ground floor to the nearest car (Figure 22). A more sophis-
two-button controlling algorithm to match, or even mar- ticated approach would group passengers traveling to the
ginally improve upon, destination control. This is because Continued
conventional systems can in theory change their minds
about the allocation of existing calls when new calls are
registered.
Refusing Allocations
A DCS in theory knows: every person demanding ele-
vator service. Therefore, it can also know when it is fully
saturated. In this instance, some systems will refuse to
allocate a call, presenting a message to passengers indi-
cating they should wait and try again later. In some instal-
lations, groups of passengers have been observed gather-
ing around the destination input device repeatedly trying
to call an elevator; this tends to be because the installation
is severely under elevated, or not all cars are in service. A
car may also be excluded as a possible allocation if it is Figure 24: Improving rule-based allocation by grouping calls

Figure 26: A special-feature interface
and real buildings. If departing from a conventional two-

button-system selection criteria for numbers, sizes and
Figure 25: Improving rule-based allocation by allocating contiguous floors speeds of elevators, the designer should analyze perfor-
mance during all peaks, not just up-peak. Traffic designs
same floor (Figure 24). A further step may be to group based on realistic traffic estimates are the best way to pre-
calls to contiguous floors (Figure 25). dict actual performance.[7]
A rule-based DCS may, by design, achieve similar perfor- Energy Consumption
mance as a dispatcher based on an optimization process. It is sometimes suggested that destination control saves
Assessing the best approach would require objective testing. energy. The premise is that the number of stops is reduced,
Security and Special Features and stops correspond to energy. This energy saving may
Barrier Entry be demonstrated by pre- and post-modernization measure-
Some systems integrate destination control with entry ments, but care should be taken not to attribute the savings
turnstiles. Because the security system knows which floor of more-efficient drives to the dispatcher. Simulation tests
the passenger works on, it can register the call automati- show that selecting more energy-efficient dispatching options
cally. There is a benefit to the dispatcher knowing in ad- results in longer waiting and transit times; there is a tradeoff
vance that the passenger is going to be arriving. How- between energy consumption and performance.[3]
ever, there are also drawbacks: Conclusion
The dispatcher must make its allocation early, and that Destination control can help:
allocation is then fixed. The longer in advance the al- If there is no option but to use fewer elevators than a
location is made, the more likely additional calls or conventional design suggests
other unforeseen delays will impact the appropriate- To provide additional capacity if the building popula-
ness of the allocation. tion grows beyond the design population
To reduce the chance of the system overloading if a car
The walking time to the elevator lobby must be esti-
is out of use for goods use, maintenance or breakdown
mated by the system. If underestimated, the person
For these reasons, destination control should be seri-
may miss the allocated elevator.
ously considered for all major buildings, even if an up-
If the person is distracted on the way to the lobby, he or
peak boost is unlikely to be needed in normal operation.
she may miss the allocation, causing a false stop.
Designers should be fully aware of the limitations of desti-
Special Features
nation control before departing from conventional elevator-
Destination control, especially used with touchscreens,
selection criteria.
is well suited to the implementation of special features
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dramatically; this can also be seen both in simulations Richard Peters

KONE Polaris Hybrid

by Marja-Liisa Siikonen, Janne Sorsa and Tuomas Susi
In the early 1970s, Dr. G.D. Closs group is increased, especially if DOPs
showed that with early destination are placed on floors with heavy traf-
call information, the assignment of fic. In KONEs Polaris Hybrid DCS,
calls to elevators could be made DOPs are typically placed on en-
more efficiently.[1] Technology at that trance floors, transfer and restaurant
time was not ready for the real ap- floors, and other floors with heavy
plication of this discovery. Today, traffic, which brings about the same
many major elevator manufacturers service-level improvement as if DOPs
have a destination-control product were placed at every floor.
with destination operation panels The Polaris Hybrid uses a load-
(DOPs) at every floor. Most manufac- weighing device and photocell sig-
turers, however, do not have a hy- nals in the door opening to count the
brid system in which the same group number of passengers entering and
control allocates both destination exiting the elevators throughout the
calls and normal landing calls. day in 15-min. periods. The group
The advantage of the destination- control compiles statistics of the pas-
control system (DCS) is that with the senger traffic on each floor in both
additional information of passenger the up and down direction. Based on
destination floors, the group control the statistics, it forecasts the daily
can gather people with either the traffic for each 15-min. period (Figure
same origin or destination in the 1). Optimization of the group control
same car. This decreases the number is set according to the traffic situa-
of elevator stops, the elevators travel tion. For instance, during light and
faster throughout the building, and normal mixed-traffic situations, pas-
the handling capacity (HC) of the senger waiting times are optimized,
Dr. Marja-Liisa Siikonen currently works as

director People Flow Planning for KONE.
Siikonen is responsible for the companys build-
ing traffic-planning competence. She received her
MSc in technical physics, degree of Licentiate of
Technology and Doctor of Technology in Applied
Mathematics from the Helsinki University of
Technology.
Janne Sorsa has been involved in KONE R&D

and major projects since 2001. Sorsa has also
served as a visiting lecturer and is working on a
Doctor of Technology degree at Aalto University.
He graduated in Engineering Mathematics from
the Helsinki University of Technology in 2002.
Tuomas Susi is senior chief software specialist

at KONE R&D. He works with integrating traffic-
planning knowledge to optimization and modeling
algorithms in real-time control software.
Figure 1: Measured daily passenger traffic profile for a multitenant office building[2]

Figure 2: In office buildings, waiting times become shorter, especially during up-peak periods, Figure 3: Forming the chromosomes from landing and destination
with the Polaris Hybrid DCS. calls in the Polaris Hybrid
while during heavy traffic, passenger In the DCS, destination calls are posal defining the serving elevator of
journey times and HC are optimized. fixed immediately when the call is the active calls is encoded in a chro-
If DOPs are placed at the entrance registered. Then, the number of al- mosome. In this application, a chro-
floors in office buildings, passenger ternative elevator routes is just the mosome of the genetic algorithm is
waiting times become shorter, espe- number of elevators, which makes described by a string of integers. The
cially during traffic peaks (Figure 2). the computation time short. With the value of a particular gene repre-
In the morning and after the lunch Polaris Hybrid, both destination calls sents an elevator, or a deck of a dou-
hour, there are periods of heavy in- and normal up and down calls are al- ble-deck elevator[4] suggested to
coming traffic, which DCS handles located by the same algorithm. In serve a particular landing call.
more efficiently than the conven- this case, destination calls are fixed An example of a duplex elevator
tional two-button system. immediately, while landing calls are group is shown in Figure 3. The ele-
Call Allocation with reallocated continuously, as in the vators are marked E1 and E2. The
Genetic Algorithm conventional control system. There- triangles on the right side of the ele-
In a conventional two-button sys- fore, the computational challenge is vator shafts represent active landing
tem, the most effective way to serve quite the same as in conventional calls. The green color depicts the up
existing calls is to allocate them con- control. direction, and red depicts the down
tinuously, e.g., at least twice per sec- The Polaris Hybrid DCS uses a direction. The yellow circle in the
ond. An active landing call is reallo- heuristic optimization method called shaft represents the car call given in-
cated to the best elevator as long as Genetic Algorithm (GA) to quickly side elevator E1. The green circles
the chosen elevator starts to deceler- find efficient elevator routes without represent destination calls of up-go-
ate to the floor. Then the call is fixed calculating all the alternatives.[3] The ing passengers, and the numbers in-
to that elevator and not reallocated. algorithm borrows its principle from side the circles denote their destina-
One way to find the best call alloca- evolutionary biology. A solution pro- tion floors. Two randomly selected
Continued
tion would be to test alternative ways
for elevators to serve the existing
Without Zoning Contiguous Zones Non-Contiguous zones
landing calls, referred to here as el-
evator routes. The challenge in con- Simulated Conventional Balance Balance Balance Balance
tinuous allocation is that the number Parameters Control HC% RTT HC% RTT
of alternative routes increases expo-
nentially to the power of existing S 12.2 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4
landing calls. For L elevators and N
active landing calls, the number of H 18.5 12.6 14.8 13.9 15.7
elevator routes is LN. For example, if
RTT (s.) 202.3 100.8 106.7 104.6 110.0
there were 20 active landing calls in
an eight-car group, the number of al- HC (persons/5 227.8 463.2 431.9 447.8 419.2
ternative elevator routes would be min.)
820 1017, which cannot be calculated
in real time. Table 1: Conventional-control statistics without zoning and test cases with zonings

KONE waiting time, journey time or energy 4). The destination stops were opti-
Polaris
consumption. A number of the best mized by balancing, i.e., by minimiz-
chromosomes (K, for instance) with ing the variance of the zones with
respect to relative HC (HC%) and
Hybrid
the shortest passenger waiting times
are selected from the population of round-trip time (RTT). Passenger ar-
M chromosomes. K will be used as rival rate was selected so all the cars
parents when creating a new gen- could depart from the lobby with 80%
Continued
eration of M chromosomes using of the rated load.
crossing over or mutation. After The handling capacity and RTTs of
chromosomes are shown on the some generations, the best chromo- the example cases in Figure 4 are
right, with genes connected to the somes remain unchanged in sequen- compared in Table 1. The used opti-
calls of both types. tial generations, and the algorithm mization objective has a remarkable
The genetic algorithm starts with converges to the best solution among effect on the optimal choice of desti-
a random set (or population) of M those generated. Since the genetic nation floors. The number of stops, S,
chromosomes. A chromosome de- algorithm is a heuristic method, the is the same in all test cases, but the
fines the serving elevator for each solution is not necessarily the global highest reversal floor, H, varies. The
call. Then, the routes of the elevators optimum, but it is at least near opti- shortest RTT and maximum HC are
are constructed, and the estimated mal. The solution can be found reached with contiguous zoning and
time of arrival at each stop on the quickly in real time. by balancing HC%. With this solution,
route is calculated from the elevator Maximum Up-Peak HC in theory, the total HC of the elevator
dynamics. Finally, the fitness value Sorsa, et al. studied the most effi- group more than doubles compared
of the chromosome is calculated. cient way to increase HC in up-peak.[5] to that in conventional control.
These values define the order in Two types of zoning were applied: el- Summary
which the chromosomes are pre- evators were forced to serve adja- The KONE group controls mea-
ferred, with respect to the optimiza- cent floors in contiguous zones, or sure and learns the passenger traffic
tion objective, such as call time, there was no such restriction (Figure in a building. The traffic pattern is
Figure 4: Service of destination calls in up-peak with different zonings

used in selecting the optimization With DCS, up- and down-peak were placed on every floor, since the
objective during each 15-min. inter- traffic is mirrored, in which only the main traffic peaks usually come from
val every day. With the Polaris Hy- origin and destination calls switch the lobby. In new buildings, this DCS
brid, normal two-button calls and places. That is why HCs of both up- can lead to smaller or fewer eleva-
destination calls are allocated by the and down-peaks are nearly equal, tors, or additional served floors in a
same genetic algorithm. This makes with the same passenger arrival rate. building compared to the two-button
it possible to place both DOPs and Conventional control systems use system with collective control.
normal up and down calls, even on continuous call allocation, which is References
[1] Closs, G.D. The Computer Control of Pas-
the same floor, and to optimize the efficient in down-peak, since there is senger Traffic in Large Lift Systems. Ph.D.
service of all calls at the same time. only one destination call to the lobby. thesis, the Victoria University of Manches-
ter, 1970.
The Polaris Hybrid increases HC, However, DCS has more exact infor- [2] Siikonen, M.-L., Kaakinen, M. TMS9000
especially for incoming traffic from mation on the number of waiting Group Control Using Artificial Intelli-
gence to Improve Passenger Service Qual-
the lobby. The amount by which the passengers. As a result, the service ity. Elevatori, 1994. Vol. 23, No. 3-4, pp.
handling capacity can be increased level is about the same with conven- 25-36.
[3] Tyni, T., Ylinen, J. Evolutionary Bi-Objective
in a purely up-peak situation de- tional and DCS controls in down- Optimisation in the Elevator Car Routing
pends on the DCS control algorithm, peak situations. Problem. EJOR, 168, 2006, pp. 960-977.
[4] Sorsa, J., Siikonen, M.-L. Double-Deck
as well as the number of elevators in The Polaris Hybrid increases the Destination Control System. Proceedings
HC of floors with DOPs. In modern- of Elevcon 2006: Elevator Technology 16,
the group. The results of a simulation
IAEE, 2006, pp. 318-327.
study show the HC% of an eight-car ization cases where the building has [5] Sorsa, J., Hakonen, H., Siikonen, M.-L. El-
evator Selection with Destination Control
group in a 20-floor building can even too few elevators, DOPs can be in- System. ELEVATOR WORLD, January
be doubled with an efficient DCS al- stalled in the lobby or turnstiles. With 2006, pp. 148-155.
gorithm that utilizes the information this arrangement, traffic handling
of the passenger destinations. can be improved as much as if DOPs
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Is Destination Dispatch User Friendly?

by Chris Woodman and Dinesh Musalekar
With more than eight million ele- Destination-dispatch systems (DDS),

vators in service around the world, also known as destination-control
elevator use is an essential part of systems, are becoming prevalent,
urban life, and, with strong projected particularly in high rises. These sys-
growth of construction during the tems replace traditional two-button
next 15 years, this should only inten- call and acknowledgement systems
sify. The increasing level of complex- with a terminal in which passengers
ity and magnitude of high-profile enter their destination, and the sys-
construction projects in the world tem provides instructions for which
mean there is also an increased need elevator to take. This idea is not
to effectively and efficiently manage new and was patented in 1961[1] by
the more than one billion elevator Australian engineer L.W. Port. Ports
rides taken per day. concept was ahead of its time, as the
PMIS in building lobby
Chris Woodman is general manager and director

of TL Jones, Ltd. in New Zealand. He has worked
on and led R&D and engineering teams in the en-
vironmental monitoring, telecommunications and
elevator industry in the
U.K. and New Zealand. He
received graduate and post-
graduate degrees in
Electronic Engineering, in
addition to an MBA from
the University of Wellington,
New Zealand.
Dinesh Musalekar is
general manager and di-
rector of TL Jones, India,
Pvt. Ltd. With more than
18 years of experience in
the elevator industry, he
has previously worked in
the Sales, Installation,
Modernization and
Engineering departments
of major OEMs. Musalekar received a graduate
degree in Electronics and Communications and a
postgraduate degree in Management from Mumbai
University.
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Figure 1: Typical DDS mechanical Figure 2: Typical DDS touch-enabled display
keypad
required dispatching algorithms could time (time taken for the passenger to Note that where accessibility codes
not be computed or implemented reach the selected destination). such as the Americans with Disabili-
economically because microproces- Typical DDS/User Interaction ties Act (ADA)[5] apply in the U.S., the
sors were unavailable and control Upon entering the building, the system may have a key designated
was through relay logic. With the ad- user may need to determine to which with the international disability sym-
vent of affordable microprocessors floor to travel. Having made the choice, bol, a wheelchair. Different systems
in the 1980s, Schindler introduced the user proceeds to a terminal-input activate different features, such as
the first version of this dispatch sys- device, typically a mechanical key- voice confirmation and instructions
tem, known as Miconic 10.[2] pad (Figure 1)[3] or touch-enabled at the terminal in the form of audio/
Using DDS display (Figure 2).[4] visual indicators at the elevators
Typical System/User Interaction At this point, the passenger inputs serving the passengers destination
When entering a building, the user the desired floor, and the display in- and ensuring longer wait times for
may or may not know which floor to forms the passenger which elevator the specific elevator, allowing pas-
travel to, with most consulting a floor will take him or her to their destina- sengers time to board, when this
tion. Each elevator has an identifica- button is pressed. This description
directory or an information booth to
tion marking, so passengers know defines what is known as a full desti-
determine their destination. Once
which elevator is which (e.g, in Figure nation-based dispatch system, which
this information is obtained, they
1, elevator D has been assigned, and eliminates the use of the in-car oper-
then proceed to the elevators and
the corresponding elevator will be ating panel, with the exception of
press an up or down call button.
marked D). The passenger proceeds emergency communication devices
They would then wait for an elevator
to that elevator, waits and enters upon and firefighter buttons. Typically with
to arrive, step inside and select the these systems, a terminal input de-
arrival. There are no buttons inside
floor they desire by pressing a tradi- the elevator, as the destination has vice is also present on each floor or
tional mechanical button. The eleva- been preassigned, and the system landing. There are also partial DDSes
tor proceeds to that floor, stopping knows to which floor to travel. This that would have a main floor or lobby
along the way to let passengers off or also means passengers cannot select terminal input device with traditional
on. During this journey, there are two or change their destination once in- up/down buttons at landings. The cars
points to note: wait time (time from side the car. The elevator proceeds to could also include a car-operating
when the passenger presses the call the assigned floor, at which point the panel, which would accept car calls
button to the cars arrival) and transit passengers exit. after servicing the main floor calls.
Continued

Is Destination Dispatch floors to be served with potentially
fewer hoistways, with building own-
User Friendly? Continued

ers gaining potential floor space.[9]
While there are advantages and dis-
advantages to the technology, cer-
tain building types are better suited
for the system. These tend to be pri-
marily related to average time to
Why Do I Need a DDS? and have become one of the points destination and number of floors and
In summary, the main reasons for of difference claimed by various elevators required.[10]
DDSes are: to improve building traf- manufacturers. For more detailed in- Advantages
fic flow, increasing capacity of the el- formation, of note are two articles DDSes group passengers in the
evator installation; reduce average related to traffic performance of main lobby by destination, reduc-
wait times; and decrease average DDSes utilizing conventional traffic ing the number of stops an eleva-
time to destination. It has been said analysis software[7] and comparisons tor makes during peak times. This
that buildings can be served by fewer of handling capacity between con- is best illustrated in Figure 3,
elevators than needed in a conven- ventional and destination-dispatch which shows a lobby for a conven-
tional installation. This has been the systems.[8] tional controller and the impact of
subject of much debate between var- With an increasing focus on en- pre-allocation of passengers to
ious elevator manufacturers and ergy consumption and green build- specific elevators in a destination-
consultants. Traditional performance ings, there are also claims that the dispatch system.
and efficiency claims[6] have been on- increased efficiency of these systems By assigning elevators using DDS,
going since the first installations of leads to reduced energy consump- one can see how the number of
this technology until the present day tion. This could also allow more stops each elevator will make are
minimized, decreasing time to
destination. This reduction in the
number of stops increases han-
dling capacity.
These systems reduce average
times to destination, hence reduced
passenger frustration and increased
service levels to the higher floors
of a building.
Potential energy savings and in-
creased floor area for building
owners
Disadvantages
For passengers traveling during
non up-peak or down-peak times,
there may be no perceived decrease
in time to destination.
There may be an increase in wait
time at main lobbies while waiting
for an assigned elevator, as op-
posed to entering the first available.
This is compensated by a reduced
number of stops and decreased
overall time to destination.
DDSes assign elevators to specific
floors. Once assigned, these floors
are fixed, creating a loss of flexi-
Figure 3: Representation of conventional elevator lobby and destination- bility to react to new requests
dispatch allocation
for service.

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It should be noted that extra secu- company. From a user perspective,
[5] Department of Justice. 2010 ADA Standards
rity and usability features can be in- these systems can be found to be un- for Accessible Design. www.ada.gov/2010
tegrated into DDSes. Options include friendly and unintuitive, specifically ADAstandards_index.htm
[6] Schroeder, Joris, Dr. Judging Dispatch Sys-
identification cards allowing users to when deployed in environments open tem Efficiency. ELEVATOR WORLD, July
simply swipe or place their card in to the public. There are undoubted 1985. www.elevatorworld.com/Extras/
proximity to a reader. The card may benefits associated with these systems, Sept07/Schroeder.pdf
[7] Lauener, Jrg. Traffic Performance of Ele-
carry some personal information and but they need to be more intuitive vators with Destination Control. ELEVA-
limit passengers to specific floors in a and easier to use.[20] Manufacturers TOR WORLD, September 2007. www.
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[8] Peters, Richard, Dr. Understanding the
from Schindler is its Personal Occu- ogy could be improved to provide a Benefits and Limitations of Destination
pant Requirement Terminal (PORT)[11] user-friendly interface. One that is Control. Peters Research. 2009. www.
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[9] de Jong, Johannes. Advances in Elevator
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Benefits of Destination-Dispatch Systems

by Pravin Rao
The main lobby at Ruby Mills Tower with two keypads at the entry points
The Ruby Mills Tower is considered conditioning; water supply; lighting;

an iconic high-rise tower in the heart and electronic surveillance, the
of Dadar, Mumbai. Its glass structure building has a distinct feature for
and height add to its prominence. In- management of vertical traffic flow,
side the building is 1 million sq. ft. of the Destination Oriented Allocation
commercial space provided by two System (DOAS). Additionally, the
building wings. The low-rise wing in- lobby has 18 high-speed Mitsubishi
cludes 26 stories, while the high-rise Electric elevators. The building is
wing has 36. In addition, each floor also equipped with eight 3-mps ele-
features 45,000 sq. ft. of space and vators for the low-rise wing and 10
Pravin Rao is general reaches a height of 14 ft. 4-mps elevators for the high-rise
manager - Marketing & As one enters the building, which wing.
Sales for ETA Melco has access from Senapati Bapat Road The DOAS not only helps improve
Mitsubishi Elevators. Prior (Tulsi Pipe), he or she is greeted by a traffic flow and reduce power con-
to joining the company, 30,000-sq.-ft. lobby with a ceiling sumption, it also adds building secu-
Rao served as head of height of 30 ft. In addition to ad- rity. As one accesses the elevators
Country Division vanced building-management sys- through the lobby, he or she passes
Acoustic Movable Walls tems for heating, ventilation and air through security, which can be
for DORMA (India) Door Continued
Systems. Prior to his po-
sition at DORMA, Rao worked for Otis (India) in
Southern India for 16 years. During his tenure at
Otis, Rao held several positions including regional
head of Service Sales, Modernization and Sales &
Marketing. He was responsible for growth across
the southern region, improved market share and
profitability. He has an Electrical Engineering de-
gree from the BMS College of Engineering in
Bangalore and a postgraduate degree in Sales &
Marketing from the University of Bangalore.
Lobby with display of hall lantern and elevator signage

Figure 1
Figure 2: DOAS can enhance performance in the hall queue. Figure 3: An example of how to use Figure 4: DOAS usage for passengers
DOAS if traveling to the 10th floor with special needs

Benefits of Destination-Dispatch Systems Continued
cleared by an identification card, customer-friendly features. The real tomers demand these features for
which includes the information for impact of globalization post 2005 their buildings. A staid and sober el-
ones desired floor. All passengers has dramatically altered these previ- evator industry is now undergoing
need to do is walk to the designated ous ideas. The deregulation of the dynamic change based on market
elevator and wait for its arrival. real-estate industry, flexible govern- demands. The DOAS is one such in-
DOAS ment policies regarding FAR/FSI, ad- novation that can enhance customer
Growth in emerging markets has vent of global consultants and archi- benefits through reduced waiting
changed the aspirations of people tects, and the onslaught of major times and regulated queues during
across all industries, be it technol- elevator MNCs have also altered the wait times.
ogy, communication, automobile, skyline in almost all of Indias metro- DOAS provides passengers with
high-rise construction, etc. One politan areas. Such harbingers of the fastest and least-crowded route
major change we are witnessing change have ushered in state-of-the- to their destinations. When a passen-
today is the urban landscape. High- art technologies, faster elevators, ger enters a destination floor number
rise buildings come to hold symbolic larger capacities, shorter waiting to a hall operating panel, the best car
value for economies, and they can times, user-friendly features, con- is automatically allocated to the pas-
demonstrate a cultures pride in their temporary designs, etc. In India, cus- senger, and the car number is dis-
respective metros. Often, these
structures are considered landmarks
and reference points for cities. His-
tory has repeated itself, through the
Empire State Building in New York
City; Petronas Towers in Kuala Lum-
pur, Malaysia; and Burj Khalifa in
Dubai. These iconic structures have
personified their regions and have
led to customer evolution.
Until around 2000, the elevator in-
dustry was considered by some to be
a somber, run-of-the-mill engineer-
ing industry with respect to technol-
ogy, sophistication, aesthetics and
Machine room in Ruby Tower
Keypad at lobby indicating destination of 17 Controllers in the machine room at Ruby Tower
floors directed to elevator designated A

DOAS hybrid configuration DOAS full configuration
Figure 5: DOAS hall arrangement: the system is designed to complement complex building environments. It can accommodate the needs of building
owners, architects, consultants and elevator passengers.
Figure 6
played on the panel. The passenger ger to the right car. Passengers spend have done so in a shorter amount of
goes to the assigned car, confirming less time in elevator cars, as the time, with fewer stops, making the
the car number on a hall lantern with number of stops per trip is limited. ride comfortable. Although technol-
the car number plate. An indicator in DOAS offers services for passen- ogy and innovation holds the key to
the hall displays the floors at which gers with special needs (Figure 4). future success, it is imperative to
the elevator will stop. When entering When the accessibility button on a translate this into affordable customer
the car, the passenger does not need hall-operating panel is pressed, the benefits. The recent success stories of
to press the floor buttons on a car- doors remain open and close more LCD TVs, laptop computers and
operating panel, as the destination slowly to allow passengers more smartphones corroborate the same.
floor will have already been registered. time to enter and exit the car. Also, India has the potential to accommo-
Advantages of DOAS audio/visual guidance is available date technology with scalability, pro-
One of the advantages of DOAS is for passengers throughout the ride. vided it has economic feasibility.
reduced waiting time. The system Conclusion
uses timely and specific destination With DOAS, as passengers reach
information to allocate each passen- their desired floor, they realize they

Company Spotlight
Toshiba Elevator Middle East

by M.J. Mohamed Iqbal, India Correspondent
Toshiba Elevator and Building Systems Corp. (TELC) of

Japan has strengthened its Middle East operations with
the formation of new company Toshiba Elevator Middle
East LLC (TELME). Previously, TELCs U.A.E. business was
handled by Dubai-based company Dhaher Al Muhairi Co. LLC
(DMCO). TELC agreed with other shareholders on November
28, 2011, to establish a new company and the name was
changed. The other partner is Hydra Commercial Invest-
ments LLC, one of the Royal Group Companies, of which
Sheikh Tahnoon Bin Zayed Al Nahyan serves as group
chairman.
DMCO has been Toshiba Elevators distributor since
1999 for sales, installation and maintenance of elevators
in the U.A.E. The company, now known as TELME, has Toshiba Elevator President Shinichiro Akiba announcing the establishment
carried out several major projects for clients such as of Toshiba Elevator Middle East at Toshiba Elevators headquarters in Tokyo
Nakheel, where it supplied 420 elevators in Dubai. It also President and CEO of TELC Shinichiro Akiba appointed
recently completed a large project involving 14 towers your author as the representative of TELMEs operation
with 60 high-speed gearless elevators at Marina Square in and its board chairman. Other board directors are Kat-
Abu Dhabi. TELME will continue to operate with the ex- suhiko Iwasaka and Kazunari Hirayama.
isting staff and management of DMCO and will be further Regional Projects Completed by Toshiba Elevator
supported by the Japanese technical staff. Some of the major projects executed by the company
TELC has ambitious plans to expand to Gulf Coopera- in Abu Dhabi include high profile developments, such as
tion Council and Middle Eastern countries, keeping its Marina Square and City of Lights, Danet Mall, the Raha
headquarters in Dubai. As a prelude to the expansion Beach development, Saraya Tower project and various
plan, DMCO has already started securing projects in other upcoming projects.
Oman and Saudi Arabia, and is in an advanced stage of The Al Reem Island development near Abu Dhabi is well
project finalization in Qatar and Bahrain. connected to the city by three bridges. Al Reem Island
covers an area of 633 hect-
ares (68 million sq. ft.) and
is being built by three de-
velopers Tamouh Invest-
ments owns 60%, Sorouh
owns 20% and Al Reem In-
vestments owns 20%. The
development is being over-
seen by an independent
third-party facilities man-
agement company known
as Buniya, which ensures
all three Al Reem Island
developers meet construc-
tion standards. The island
Katsuhiko Iwasaka, general manager Your author, board chairman of Kazunari Hirayama, director of is estimated to accom-
of the International Operations Division TELME Engineering for TELME modate 280,000 residents
(Sales & Marketing) Toshiba Elevator
(Japan) and will include important
Continued

5th European Lift Congress Heilbronn
Safety - Sustainability - Technical Innovations
Conception and Chairman: Dr. Gerhard Schiffner
October 9, 2012 supported by
Check-in from 8.00 am Start at 9.00 am

European Lift Association ELA
Welcome Georg Clauss, TAH eV
Luc Rivet, Europ. Lift Association
Introduction Gerhard Schiffner, ThyssenKrupp Verband deutscher Maschinen-
und Anlagenbau eV VDMA
Ian Jones Otis
Drafts EN 81-20 and EN 81-50
major modifications and further road map Verband fr Aufzugstechnik
Christian de MasLatrie Otis VFA-Interlift eV
Global technical barrier free trade
global harmonisation of lift safety standards
Kerem Kuleli Wittur Group Verband der technischen
New modular door system MDS berwachungsvereine VdTV
from residential to high rise
Lars Gustavsson Orona eic October 10, 2012
Orona IDeO innovation city
Lunch break Start 9.00 am
Jean-Luc Detavernier Fdration des Ascenseurs
Tadeusz Popielas PALM
Improvement of safety of existing lifts in France
Staff education programme for the
impact on accident statistics
lift and escalator industry in Poland
Sefa Targit Asray
Paolo Tattoli INAIL ex ISPESL
Lifts in Turkey
New EN 81-77 resistance and behaviour
yearly inspections and SNEL inspections
of lifts in case of earthquakes
Anselme Cote RATP
Willem Kasteleijn Liftinstituut
Inclined Lifts
Practical experience with UCM protection
market needs, characteristics and examples
in certification and final inspection
Gerhard Thumm ThyssenKrupp Elevator (CENE)
10 years TWIN lifts Karl Weinberger Schindler Elevator
experience and new features New approach to elevator car brake
End approx. 5.00 pm Lunch break
Evening function K. Kgler / S. Melzer TV Sd Industry Services
Energy efficiency of lifts
Whole-time in the Foyer: experience with application of VDI 4707-1
Accompanying Exhibition Holger Knig EMERSON Industrial Automation
VDI 4707-2 a catalyst for energy efficiency
of lifts and lift components
Information and Registration
Marja-Liisa Siikonen KONE
Effect of control system to
Participation fee: 825,- (VAT free) elevator energy consumption
incl. brochure, lunch, snacks and evening function
Gerhard Schiffner
Registration and further Information from now on: Summary and closure of the congress
Technische Akademie Heilbronn e. V.
Max-Planck-Str. 39 74081 Heilbronn Germany End approx. 4.00 pm
TAH@hs-heilbronn.de www.hs-heilbronn.de/TAH
Tel: +497131568063 Fax: +497131568065 Subject to modifications
Technical Academy of Heilbronn e.V.

Institute for further Education and Training at Heilbronn University
Company Spotlight Continued
Marina Square
amenities such as schools, medical clinics, shopping China State Construction Engineering Co. was awarded
malls, restaurants, a golf course, hotels, resorts, spas, a contract to build four of the residential towers and one
gardens and beaches. office tower. The vertical-transportation contract was
The first phase of the project, Marina Square, devel- awarded to Toshiba Elevator and includes 29 elevators.
oped by Tamouh Investments, includes 10 high-rise and The project is scheduled to be completed in 2013.
three mid-rise residential towers, shopping malls, office In addition to Marina Square and the City of Lights,
towers and commercial blocks. This phase is considered TELME was also awarded the Saraya Tower project,
a major milestone of the project due to its size and num- which is located on the corniche of Abu Dhabi and is
ber of installations. Marina Square covers 13.2 million sq. being developed by Aabar Properties. It consists of two
ft. of Pearl of the Emirates. Currently, the residential and residential towers. The vertical transportation includes
commercial buildings are complete and have been handed eight high-speed elevators serving a maximum of 50
over to the client. The shopping and hotel projects were stops and two penthouse MRL elevators. The project is
still under construction as of December 2011. also scheduled to be completed in early 2013. Continued
Marina Square contains 64 high-speed elevators with a
maximum speed of 240 mpm, serving up to 57 stops. In
addition, TELC installed 23 machine-room-less (MRL) el-
evators, eight mid-speed overhead traction elevators, two
escalators and two moving walks. For the shopping com-
plex, TELC installed 18 escalators and 10 low-rise traction
overhead elevators. The shopping complex will also
house 12 movie theatres. Overall, this project includes
127 elevators and escalators.
City of Lights
The second phase of the development is City of Lights.
The 65-story office tower project was awarded to Brook-
field Multiplex, the main contractor. The vertical-trans-
portation package was awarded to Toshiba Elevator and
includes 22 high-speed elevators, two MRL and two esca-
lators. The office tower is considered the iconic project in
the city. It is currently under construction and scheduled
to be completed by the end of this year.
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Company Spotlight Continued
TOSHIBA PLANS GROWTH, EXPANSION

President and CEO of Toshiba Elevator and Building
Systems Corp., Japan, Shinichiro Akiba visited Toshiba
Elevator, Indias headquarters in February to celebrate
Japan and Indias 60th anniversary of established diplomatic
relations. While attending the International Elevator and
Escalator Expo held at the Bombay Exhibition Center in
Mumbai, Akiba spoke on Indias growing economy and
Toshiba Elevators commitment to the country through
Toshiba Elevator, India, which was established in April
2011 and began operations in July 2011. Since then, the
company has received orders for the 66-story One Avighna
Park Tower being developed by Nish Developers and two
orders from real-estate developer Hiranandani, with more
undergoing active negotiations. Akiba hopes Toshiba Elevator
will contribute to the countrys economic growth through
its elevator and escalator business, and encourages support
from developers, architects and consultants.
TELC has played an important role in the successful

and timely completion of the Marina Square project.
Hirayama, who was stationed in U.A.E to expedite and
ensure coordination between Toshiba Elevator and local
teams for smooth delivery, execution and commissioning
of the projects, has been appointed as resident manager
(l-r) M.J. Mohamed Iqbal, managing director, Toshiba Elevator, Middle
from TELC. Also, TELC named Eiji Harakuma, who has 40 East; Katsuhiko Iwasaka, general manager Sales and Marketing,
years of service experience in the elevator industry, its in- International Operations, Toshiba Elevator, Japan; Shinichiro Akiba, presi-
dent and CEO, Toshiba Elevator and Building Systems Corp.; T.Bruce
stallation supervisor. TELC has also appointed Isao Shoji MacKinnon, chief operating officer and vice president, Elevator World,
its Testing, Commissioning and Adjustment Engineer, Inc.; and Yutaka Harada, managing director, Toshiba Elevator, India
along with Tamotsu Aoki and Norihiro Saito, for the suc-
cessful completion of the Marina Square project. In March, Akiba announced plans to aggressively expand
Despite the complicated nature of the project and large its business in India, stating, At the moment, our focus is
number of units installed simultaneously, the project was on the Delhi/Mumbai industrial corridor. Probably, by
led by V. Abubacker, general manager; Fazel Ebrahim, se- 2014-15, we will expand nationally. Once complete, the
nior project manager; Chandrasekaran, sales manager; company hopes to generate 8% of its global revenue from
and specialist managers and engineers who were ap- India. This would entail an increase in revenue from the
pointed to make the project align with Toshiba Elevators
market to US$125 million by 2015.
standards.

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Technology
Building Technology: Intelligent Building

Management Systems
by Pieter J. de Groot
A Return to the Past intelligent building-management sys-

One hundred years ago, the super- tems. Alternatively, intelligent eleva-
visors and attendants of elevator tor group controls can adopt building
groups in the first tall buildings were management functions.
well aware of the activities in these When automatic controls replaced
buildings. During periods of heavy signal controls, about 60 years ago,
traffic, they coordinated car operations supervisors and attendants were
to reduce the number of stops, i.e., abolished. Subsequently the efficiency
the round-trip times of cars, to increase and service qualities of groups were
up/down transport capacities. By as- substantially reduced. Since then, tra-
signing up-traveling passengers with ditional groups with up/down but-
the same destination to a specific car, tons at landings and floor buttons in
up trips became shorter. By assign- cars, were controlled by the random
ing down calls to specific cars, down destinations of passengers. This loss
trip times were reduced as well. Human of control implies the efficiency of
intelligence and experience, verbal traditional groups is worst when needed
communication, and signal controls most, i.e., during heaviest traffic.
of the period assured efficient perfor- Destination Controls
mance. Later, intercom systems im- for Groups of Elevators
proved their coordination. The first group with destination
Building managers used elevator control was installed in Sydney in the
attendants to control groups. This was late 1960s. It failed due to inadequate
a practical and sound solution be- relay technology. The reintroduction
cause attendants were aware of traf- of destination group controls with
fic conditions and trends. They knew modern technology, about 25 years
the destinations of passengers, the ago, proved successful. Currently, it
best solutions for momentary traffic is the most popular group control
conditions, and could communicate system. These systems require pas-
these solutions to passengers. sengers to enter their destination on
Although elevator technology is lobby control panels. The control re-
responsible for moving cars and sponds by assigning each passenger
doors, the coordination of car opera- to a specific car. The essential differ-
tions, i.e., the assignment of passen- ence with traditional groups is the
Pieter J. de Groot has many years of elevator gers to specific cars, is a separate absence of floor buttons in cars.
contracting experience in Hong Kong and other problem. The essence of this prob- Unfortunately, until now, the theo-
cities in the Far East and Australia. In 1972, he lem is communication between indi- retical performance potential of groups
was appointed Schindler Asia-Pacific area man- vidual passengers and intelligent was unknown. For this reason, the
ager. In this capacity, he initiated and managed the control systems. Attendants and des- current generation of destination
formation of Jardine Schindler (Far East) Holdings tination entry panels giving instructions group controls uses algorithms and
SA (1974) and Schindler Lifts (Australia) Pty. Ltd. to passengers were good solutions, simulation systems for control pur-
(1980). After his retirement from Schindler, de but mobile phones that enable direct poses. These controls are reactive,
Groot decided to do his own research concern- communication with each passenger but not proactive or intelligent. Con-
ing destination group controls. He is the author of sequently, existing destination group
may be the ultimate solution. The best
the book The Planning and Performance of Groups
solution should be available to all controls cannot deliver or guarantee
of Elevators.
groups and can be achieved by turn- best possible performance under all
ing-over control of car operations to traffic conditions. The insecurity in
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controls; each of which claims to be the best solution. Direct communication implies that the building man-
The discovery of the inherent relativity of up/down agement system can monitor the fluctuating population
transport capacities, time-dependent service qualities, of each floor. These data will also be of interest to tenants
and the space and energy requirements of groups has en- interested in viewing the flow of personnel and visitors.
abled the design of intelligent destination group control Floor population data may also be of interest to the air-
systems. These controls enable the best possible perfor- conditioning system or could reduce lighting in certain
mance of any group under all traffic conditions. An earlier areas when a floor is empty. Population and traffic density
article, The Planning and Performance of Groups of Elevators patterns of individual floors will be of interest when rentals
(ELEVATOR WORLD, October 2011) disclosed that intelligent are reviewed. A reduction of traffic peaks may be achieved
controls can improve the efficiency of four-car groups by if tenant working hours are discussed with relevant floor
25%. For six-car groups, the improvement potential is even population and traffic density data. Although the attendants
higher. This article and a book of the same title can be read of the past must have been an interesting source of infor-
or downloaded at website: www.elevatorgroupcontrols.com. mation for building managers, it is obvious that intelligent
Learning Abilities building management systems are capable of much more.
Intelligent destination group controls generate a wide Improved Group Efficiency
range of data, because they permanently monitor and Direct communication implies that the building man-
analyze car operations, carloads, service calls and other agement system has, at all times, complete data in respect
data. These systems and their learning abilities provide to transportation demands, i.e., momentary traffic condi-
patterns for up and down traffic densities, service calls, tions. The momentary traffic density to and from each
floor populations and further data for the specific building floor, and the number of waiting passengers on each floor
or zone served by a group. This knowhow, or artificial ex- and their destinations are known at all times. The wait-
perience, is utilized to anticipate traffic conditions and to ing- and travel time in the car of each passenger, and the
provide the best possible response to each service call for time to destination (the sum of waiting and travel times)
momentary traffic conditions. will be recorded. These data can be analyzed and evalu-
The data disclosed by learning systems may also be of ated for any traffic period. This implies that traffic density
interest to building managers and tenants. Consequently, patterns and other data of the building that is served by a
it is advantageous to integrate intelligent destination con- specific group will be accurate. It also means that build-
trols and their learning functions in intelligent building ings can be intelligent, i.e., have the knowhow of
management systems. momentary and anticipated traffic conditions, and the
Direct Communication Systems ability to communicate to passengers which car ensures
An essential feature of intelligent building management the earliest possible arrival at their destination.
systems is direct communication between users and man- Down-traveling passengers waiting on a high floor may
agement systems. Although a direct-communication system be assigned an up-traveling car stopping on that floor,
can be integrated in any elevator group control, the logi- because it is scheduled soon for reversal. This will save
cal place for such a system is the building management another car, or the car concerned, from making a stop on
system. This system architecture has many advantages. this floor during the down trip. Likewise, an up-traveling
Direct communication can be realized using mobile passenger on a lower floor may be assigned to a down-
phones that automatically contact the building manage- traveling car making a stop on that floor, because it is
ment system when a user enters the building. The control assigned to serve the passengers destination after reversal
may inform the user, Car E will depart for floor 14 in 11 on floor zero. If a passenger enters an unassigned car by
seconds. The user may cancel this assignment by registering mistake, the assignment of this passenger to another car
another destination. He or she will immediately receive is automatically canceled. The passenger concerned will
updated instructions. Visitors will be required to check in be advised what to do next. Your author expects that direct
at a reception or security desk to state their purpose and communication will contribute an additional efficiency
be equipped with a mobile device that allows access to improvement of approximately 10%.
specific floors. Alternatively, a visitors mobile phone may Building Security
be programmed to permit the use of elevators. If a visitor A problem for tall buildings is security, which may be
leaves a car on a restricted floor, he or she and security improved with direct communication. During an emergency
will be automatically informed. Access to a limited number a building manager may inform the population of a concerned
Continued

floor(s) of a dangerous situation. If a visitor leaves an Intelligent Buildings

assigned car on an unauthorized floor, the passenger and Future buildings will be intelligent and have many new
security will be informed automatically. Security can features, including better elevator service qualities. Their
make contact with the passenger immediately and follow groups of elevators will usually consist of five or six cars
his or her movements. If a visitor has borrowed a mobile with much lower contract loads. The positioning of hoist-
device from the security desk and does not return it, he or ways can be in a single line or opposite each other.
she may be stopped before leaving the building. In comparison with existing groups, these configura-
Evaluation of Group Performance tions will substantially reduce waiting and travel times
It is possible to make exact comparisons of service in the cars.
qualities of different types and/or brands of group con- Passengers will be relaxed because there is no need to
trols. The method for making comparisons is traffic simu- register a destination at a lobby panel and take note of the
lation on the basis of identical traffic lists. This implies assigned car. Passengers walk directly to the assigned car
that better performance of groups with intelligent desti-
and know the time of its departure. In comparison to ex-
nation controls can be proven independently from the
isting groups, service frequencies will be up to 100%
mathematical systems and logic published on the previ-
higher for six-car groups. This means the number of pas-
ously mentioned website.
sengers in cars and waiting for cars will be lower. Most of
Group Planning
the time, elevator service will be comparable to taxi ser-
Intelligent destination groups will make the planning
vice with few passengers in each car going to even fewer
of group configurations and group service qualities
destinations. During traffic peaks, cars will not get too full
an exact exercise. Mutually agreed service qualities can
because control of the permitted number of stops includes
be contractually guaranteed. The continuous monitor-
control of carloads.
ing of all group service qualities enables building
Increasing traffic densities require a reduction of the
managers to check compliance with contractually
permitted numbers of up and down stops to increase
guaranteed data.
transport capacities. This implies that waiting times in-
crease, but travel times in the cars are reduced. It is an
inherent feature of intelligent controls that the reduction
of the average travel time in the car exceeds the average
ARE YOU ON waiting time increase. The average time to destinations
Linked in ?
for passengers is thus reduced. This feature could be con-
tractually guaranteed for the range of traffic densities that
form the basis of the plans and assumptions for a specific
building.
The service qualities of existing groups can be substan-
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Bharat Nayak, Kurt Frei, Rajesh Krishnamurthy and N.N. Srinagesh,
visited Bengaluru Works. Blethon presided over the presentation and
provided a tour of the warehouse. Blethon also addressed Bengaluru
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and Dheeraj Vohra, the new director of Manufacturing and SIT. Blethon
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the southern regions During the afternoon, local media

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monial welcome was shared his vision for Otis India,
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and Blethon inaugurated campaign and the Gen2 Nova launch.
the office by cutting a Josephs closing remarks expressed
ribbon and lighting a his confidence in the company: Our
ceremonial lamp invok- top priority today is people, and only
ing the companys pros- they will make the company perform
perity. better going forward. I have full confi-
During the office tour, dence in [the] Otis India team.
Blethon emphasized the
priority of people and
asked the teams to re- The quality of the
revision is kept at the
expressed confidence in the new main customer focused.
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leadership team and believes they Joseph also discussed his tenure in
Elevator Worlds Editor
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Robert S. Caporale,
sues and regain the companys mar- eral achievements, and thanked joining George R.
ket position. Blethon for the inauguration and his Strakosch as co-editor.
On April 4, Blethon, the PPA team, confidence in the company. Later,
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Engineering
Lift Design Criteria for Institutional Buildings

by Dhimant Unadkat
Modern university campuses re- tion requirements become critical.

quire careful considerations for lift Any leverage taken will result in an
design when such equipment is inefficient building.
needed. Due to their multi-floor de- Design Criteria for Lifts
sign, providing for campus buildings It is essential that the functions
lifts is a challenge that should not be and space of a building are planned
taken lightly. To plan a high-rise advantageously to decrease the
campus with lifts, it is essential to amount of mechanized vertical infra-
understand the areas that will see structure required for a high-rise
heavy traffic. The biggest challenge is campus building. To lower elevator
moving students and faculty verti- demand, office suites should be
cally throughout a building. placed on the higher floors, and most
Modern societys urban fabric has classroom space should be limited
been adorned with high-rise offices between the ground and fourth level.
and tall residences for a long time; This will allow circulation in the
however, their purpose is different building, moving the large number of
from that of a high-rise campus. Rule people by stairs. The ground floor
of thumb suggests that an office- should be considered for facilities
building environment should ideally needing street access, as well as those
support one person per 100-125 us- with high occupancy (retail, food ser-
able sq. ft. or 10 m2, while classrooms vices or an auditorium facilities
are designed for one student per usually reserved for the general pub-
15-25 usable sq. ft., which means ca- lic). Apart from this, other spaces
tering to a very large number of stu- may also need ground-floor access.
dents. In an office building, up-peak For example, some engineering lab-
rush is extended over an hour; how- oratories may need truck access for
ever, such time does not exist be- moving equipment and material.
tween classes. Thus, in an institu- Due in part to these reasons, it is
tional building, the quantity, capacity often not possible to restrict high-
and speed of elevators or escalators occupancy spaces to the lower floors,
will require careful consideration of which can be served by stairs. There-
design criteria. fore, lifts and escalators need to be
Dhimant Unadkat is head of operations When a campus building exceeds deployed to move large populations/
India for Soberman Engineering Co., a vertical- three stories, its vertical-transporta- students through the building at the
transportation consulting firm. In the past six same time.
years, he has been involved in designing, planning It is recommended that a vertical-
and executing vertical transportation for various transportation consultant be involved
information/technology parks, office buildings, to calculate the capacity and speed
shopping malls and tall residential buildings across in order to determine the size and
India. Unadkat has held key management positions
number of lifts and escalators required
with Bharat Bijlee Ltd. (Olympus-Schindler), Otis
in an academic building. Escalators
(India), Mumbai and Ojaco Engg. LLC, (Schindler
are much faster at moving people
Lifts) Abu Dhabi. He is an electrical engineer
through a few floors of a building
with more than 20 years of experience in the Bihar, Indias Nalanda University Buddhist Center
of Education has been called one of the first great
without waiting time. However, they
lift industry. Unadkat can be contacted at e-mail:
soberman@mtnl.net.in.
universities in recorded history. Modern vertical can be costly and require consider-
transportation would certainly have eliminated
able maintenance. Continued
some of its unavoidable sprawl.

Engineering Continued
With a modern computer control

Minimum Criteria for Elevatoring New Campus Structures system, the number of stops the lifts
make during one travel can be re-
Building Type Peak Period Traffic Flow Average Minimum
duced, which can increase the han-
Interval (s) Handling
dling capacity. As a result of the
Capacity (%)
fewer stops, it would be possible to
Administrative AM up-peak One way 25-30 12-13 increase the number of floors served
Offices by a single zone. According to one
study, the number of floors is theo-
Professional Offices AM up-peak Two way 30-35 10-12 retically increased up to 25%.
Table 1 provides minimum accept-
Classroom Building Hourly Two way 35-40 15-25 able elevatoring criteria to be used
as a basis for design in various types
Housing PM (dinner) Two way 35-40 6-8 of campus structures. Note the fol-
lowing in this table:
Table 1
Average Interval is the average
To reduce the number of lifts in an the zoning of several buildings with time increment between elevator
academic building, we have to intro- a common footprint on top of each departures from the terminal floor
duce the concept of zoning. Zoning other. Each zone shall be treated dif- during a heavy traffic period.
is a way of dividing a building so that ferently with regard to shared/sepa- Handling Capacity is the number
a lift or group of lifts is constrained to rate and lobby arrangements. Where of persons or percentage of build-
serve a designated set of floors. it is required that each zone receives ing population that can be trans-
There are two forms of zoning: inter- the same grade of service, either the ported by vertical systems during
leaved and stacked. number of floors or the number of lifts this same period of heavy traffic.
An interleaved zone is one in in each zone is to be adjusted. Zoning The simulation of elevator traffic
which the whole building is served in a high-rise academic building re- in buildings using proprietary soft-
by lifts, which will serve either odd or quires more space at the main termi- ware can be one way to verify the
even floors. By reducing the number nal level. The group positioning is outcome of different lift arrangements.
of stops, the average waiting interval important. Adequate signs should be It is extremely important that the basis
at the main lobby is reduced. In this provided to quickly and simply direct of any elevatoring calculations be in-
scenario, the buildings users get on users/students to the correct group. cluded in all traffic analysis. Thus, the
and off the lift at every other floor; Efficiency in providing lifts could design of lifts requires experience and
then, if required (unless they are phys- be gained by establishing various- expertise. The institution and design
ically challenged), walk up or down. sized groups of elevators in a given teams need to carefully evaluate how
Variations where the number of floors building. The performance of each a campus works to avoid any mistakes
between stops is increased (requir- should be measured by adjusting the that may lead to poor elevatoring service.
ing more stairs) are also possible. number of lifts and floors served, as References
[1] George R. Strakosch and Robert S. Capo-
In the stacked zone, a high-rise the average waiting interval and rale, The Vertical Transportation Handbook
academic building is divided into handling capacities are essentially Fourth Edition.
[2] CIBSE Guide D Transportation Systems in
horizontal layers. This will result in equal among all groups. Buildings.

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HI-TECH SYSTEMS & SERVICES LTD.
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LARSEN & TOUbRO
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Web Site: www.liftsystems.co.in PVT LTD AFAG Messen und Ausstellungen 31
Web Site: www.sematic.com www.revathienterprises.com Bharat Bijlee Ltd 33
LIFTINSTITUUT Blain Hydraulics Gmbh 51
Web Site: www.liftinstituut.com SHANGHAI BST ELECTRIC CO., LTD Canny Group Co , Ltd 35
Web Site: www.shbst.com
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Web Site: www.verticogroup.it; www.liftingitalia.it SHANGHAI STEP ELECTRIC, CO., LTD. EEST - Elevator & Escalator
Web Site: www.stepelevator.com/en Safety Trust 93
LM LIFTMATERIAL GMBH Elevator World 4, 26, 84, 92, 95, Cover 3
Web Site: www.lm-liftmaterial.de SHARP ENGINEERS Esquire Engineering Co 10
Web Site: www.sharpengineers.com
ETA Melco Mitsubishi 53
M.A.N INDUSTRIES
Web Site: www.drivesautomation.com Formula Systems Ltd 65
SHREE RAMDEV STEELS PVT. LTD.
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MARK ELEKTRIKS Hitachi Lift India Pvt Ltd 89
Web Site: www.markelektriks.com SKYLINE INDIARECRUIT.COM PVT. LTD. Hydro-Pneumatic Teckniks 7
Web Site: www.elevator-jobs.com Inova Automation Pvt Ltd 15
MATRIX ENGINEERING
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SMITSHREE ENTERPRISES
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MATTEX Kinetek 87
Web Site: www.mattexpower.com TAK CONSULTING PVT. LTD. Larsen & Toubro Limited 85
Web Site: www.takconsulting.net Lenzi Elevators India Pvt Ltd 1
MAYR ANTRIEBTECHNIK
Web Site: www.mayr.de
Lift Systems (India) Pvt Ltd 19
TECHNSCHE AKADEME HELBRONN E.V LIFTINSTITUUT 11
Web Site: www.hs-heilbronn.de/TAH/EnglishTAH
MONTANARI LIFTS COMPONENTS M A N Industries 13
PVT. LTD. TECNO DOORS PVT. LTD. Matrix Engineering 10
Web Site: www.montanari-giulio.com Web Site: www.fermator.com Montanari Giulio & C Srl 79
Monteferro SPA 21
MONTEFERRO S.P.A. UT LIMITED MORIS Italia S r l 77
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Otis Elevator Co (I) Ltd 23
MORIS ITALIA S.R.L. VIRGO COMMUNICATIONS & EXHIBITIONS The Peelle Company Ltd 16
Web Site: www.moris.it PVT. LTD. Physical Measurement Technologies 29
Web Site: www.virgo-comm.com Prolift Asansor San
OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANY [INDIA] LIMITED Tic Ltd Sti Cover 2
Web Site: www.otis.com VIRGO PUBLICATIONS Raman Engineering Co Pvt Ltd 20
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PEELLE Schmersal India Pvt Ltd 24
Web Site: www.peelledoor.com WITTUR Sematic S p a Cover 4
Web Site: www.wittur.com Shanghai BST Electric Co , Ltd 25
PHYSICAL MEASUREMENT TECHNOLOGIES Shanghai STEP Electric Co , Ltd 9
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Shree Ramdev Steels Pvt Ltd 17
Smitshree Enterprises 27
PREMIUM ENERGY TRANSMISSION LTD.
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Technische Akademie Heilbronn eV 75
PRISMA DSA INDUSTRIES Tecnolama 49
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