Elevator Technology

The Elevator Technology Business Area brings together the Group's global activities in the area of passenger transportation systems. Its range includes passenger and freight elevators, escalators, moving walks, passenger boarding bridges as well as stair and platform lifts. In addition to systems for the volume market, the portfolio also includes custom solutions as well as service, maintenance and modernization packages precisely tailored to customer requirements.

ThyssenKrupp Elevator service technician inspecting an escalator.

More than 46,000 employees at over 900 locations around the world provide a tight service network close to customers.

Regardless of whether in office or residential buildings, hotels, shopping malls or at airports and railway stations – the use of intelligent solutions from the Elevator Technology Business Area increases mobility and offers the highest levels of comfort, ensuring that passengers all over the world are transported to their destinations safely, quickly and conveniently. Thanks to innovative and reliable technology and energy-efficient, eco-friendly, high-quality products, Elevator Technology constantly sets new market benchmarks.

Exclusive TWIN elevator system

The TWIN is the first elevator system to have two cabs running independently one above the other in the same shaft. This technology has many advantages over conventional elevator systems, including the fact that waiting and travel times are reduced to a minimum – thanks in part to the use of an intelligent destination selection control system. In addition, the higher capacity allows the number of shafts needed to be reduced by up to a third, freeing up additional useful space in the building across all floors.

Innovations for the benefit of the environment

he environmental performance of products and production processes has been a top priority for many years. With its "sustainable efficiency" program, the Elevator Technology Business Area is now going a key step further. The central aim: To establish topics such as environmental protection and social responsibility as fixed elements of the corporate culture in order to bring human and environmental needs into balance with business interests. Significant energy and CO₂ savings are targeted throughout the sustainability cycle of the entire product range – from material selection to manufacturing to operation, service and recycling.

An outstanding example of eco-friendly innovations in use is provided by the passenger elevators at the new Deutsche Börse headquarters in Eschborn near Frankfurt/Main. In keeping with the ecological design of the building, most of the elevators are fitted with regenerative drives. Energy generated when braking the cabs is converted into electricity and fed back to the power supply system. This lowers energy consumption by more than 30% compared with conventional designs and thus also reduces CO₂ emissions. In addition, some of the elevator cabs are fitted with energy-efficient LED lighting. Compared with conventional light bulbs, these lights use up to 90% less energy and last considerably longer.

These innovative capabilities, along with high service quality and closeness to customers make the Elevator Technology Business Area one of the most popular choices for passenger transportation systems worldwide.

Chairman of the Management Board of the Business Area

Dr. Olaf Berlien: Member of the Executive Board of ThyssenKrupp AG, responsible for the Technologies division and CEO of the Elevator Technology Business Area of ThyssenKrupp AG