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'''Hitachi Elevator''' is a division belongs to the Japanese company Hitachi, which manufactures elevators and escalators since in the 1920s. |
'''Hitachi Elevator''' is a division belongs to the Japanese company Hitachi, which manufactures elevators and escalators since in the 1920s. |
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Revision as of 13:36, 31 October 2013
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Hitachi Elevator is a division belongs to the Japanese company Hitachi, which manufactures elevators and escalators since in the 1920s.
History
Hitachi was established in 1910, but its elevator and escalator division was established ten years later. The first elevator produced by Hitachi was in 1932, the first escalator in 1937 and moving walks in 1961. In 1966, Hitachi opens its elevator and escalator businesses in Hong Kong, the first ever opened outside Japan. Later in 1972, Hitachi opens its business in Singapore, named Hitachi Elevator Asia Pte. Ltd. Hitachi launched it's first machine room less elevator product line in 1999.
In 2009, an elevator test tower G1 Tower was completed in Ibaraki Prefecture, which currently the tallest elevator tower in the world at height of 213 meter.
G1 Tower
Hitachi G1 testing tower
The G1 Tower is an elevator test tower built by Hitachi and was completed in 2010, as part of Hitachi's 100th years anniversary. It is located in the site of Mito Works in Ibaraki. It has 10 floors in total; 9 floors above ground and a basement floor. It is currently the tallest elevator testing tower in the world with a height of 213 meter.
Notable installation references
Main article: List of Notable Elevator Installations of Hitachi Elevator
Accident and controversy in Indonesia
Ratu Plaza elevator downfall accident
On November 16th, 2007, a 1980s service elevator located in Ratu Plaza office Tower in Jakarta had its suspension ropes broke, causing the elevator car falling down from the lower ground to the basement floor (it was reported that the car falling down from six meters high). Four people were injuried.
The building management was told to be responsible for this accident. Police were inspecting the physical look of the elevator and all of the building's equipment.[1]
National Monument elevator breakdown controversy
From 2002 to 2004, a Hitachi elevator in the National Monument (Monas), Jakarta, has gained a controversy among local tourists and has been reported several times by local news due to frequent breakdowns and entrapment. On July 8th, 2002, the elevator malfunctioned and trapping passengers inside. Another incident also happened on March 23rd and May 2nd, 2004, causing people from the observation deck to evacuate using a narrow and dark emergency stairwell.[2] The elevator which has been in operation since 2004, has been fully modernized and repaired and it is now no longer having malfunction problem.
On May 5th, 2004, the regional parliaments of Jakarta has a debate over a deviation of tender licensing products of the Hitachi elevator. Some of them said that they use the licensing products from China, while some said that they use licensing from Japan, causing controversy.[3]
Trivia
- Hitachi has a subsidiary company called Guangri Guangzhou Elevator Industries Co. Ltd. based in Guangzhou, China (so it has another name called Guangzhou Hitachi). It was established in 1996. (Latest products will branded as Hitachi)
- Another Chinese elevator manufacturer Shanghai Yungtay Engineering was established from a joint-venture investment between Hitachi and Taiwan Yungtay Engineering.
- Their escalator products are also sold in the United States and Australia.
Gallery
Reference
See also
External links
| Major elevator and escalator companies | |
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| Full list of companies | List of elevator and escalator companies |
| Operating | Fujitec • Hitachi • Hyundai • Kone • Mitsubishi Electric (Shanghai Mitsubishi) • Otis (Otis Electric • Sigma) • Schindler • TK Elevator • Toshiba |
| Defunct | Dover Elevators • Express Lift • Orenstein & Koppel • Thyssen • thyssenkrupp • Westinghouse |
| Other companies | Third-party elevator maintenance companies |