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{{Infobox company|title_en = thyssenkrupp AG|logo = RS149068 tk Primary Logo 4c 35mm Kopie-hpr.jpg|logo_caption = The current "#brandblue" logo introduced in November 19, 2015<ref>[https://www.thyssenkrupp.com/documents/presse/bpk2015/151119_Press_Release_Rebranding.pdf Press Release - Rebranding]</ref>|year_established = 1999 (Essen, Germany)|manufactures = |preceded_by = [[Thyssen Elevator|Thyssen AG]]<br />Krupp AG|website = http://www.thyssenkrupp-elevator.com|headquarters = Essen, Germany|service_locations = Worldwide, except Japan}}
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|Box title = thyssenkrupp AG
  
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|caption = The new logo introduced in November 19, 2015<ref>[https://www.thyssenkrupp.com/documents/presse/bpk2015/151119_Press_Release_Rebranding.pdf Press Release - Rebranding]</ref>.
  
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|Row 1 title = Founded
  
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|Row 1 info = 1999 (Essen, Germany)
  
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|Row 2 title = Headquarter
  
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|Row 2 info = Essen, Germany
  
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|Row 3 title = Preceded by
  
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|Row 3 info = [[Thyssen Elevator|Thyssen AG]]<br />Krupp AG
  
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|Row 4 info = [http://www.thyssenkrupp-elevator.com thyssenkrupp Elevator]}}
  
   
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'''thyssenkrupp AG''' (formerly '''ThyssenKrupp AG''') is a company based in Germany, which manufactures kinds of steels and other machineries, including elevators, escalators, and moving walkways. ThyssenKrupp is a combination of the two German companies that merged together, [[Thyssen Elevator|Thyssen AG]] and Krupp AG.
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'''thyssenkrupp AG''' (formerly '''ThyssenKrupp AG''') is a company based in Germany, which manufactures kinds of steels and other machineries, including elevators, escalators, and moving walkways. thyssenkrupp is a combination of the two German companies that merged together, [[Thyssen Elevator|Thyssen AG]] and Krupp AG.
   
 
==History==
  
==History==
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ThyssenKrupp was established in 2001 after the merger between [[Thyssen Elevator|Thyssen AG]] and Krupp AG in 1999. In 2003, ThyssenKrupp bought the Korean-based [[Dong Yang Elevator|Dong Yang]] and the company was known as [[ThyssenKrupp Dongyang]] in South Korea for few years before it was later known as simply ThyssenKrupp.
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ThyssenKrupp was established in 2001 after the merger between [[Thyssen Elevator|Thyssen AG]] and Krupp AG in 1999. In 2003, ThyssenKrupp bought the Korean-based [[Dong Yang Elevator|Dong Yang]] and the company was known as [[ThyssenKrupp Dongyang]] in South Korea for a few years before it changed name to ThyssenKrupp Elevator Korea in 2008.
   
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In November 19, 2015, ThyssenKrupp received the new simplify logo which called as "#brandblue" and all letters in the brand name no longer capitalized (just presented as "thyssenkrupp")<ref>{{SSF topic|6952|ThyssenKrupp Unveils New Brand, Logo}}</ref><ref>https://www.thyssenkrupp.com/brand/en/</ref>.
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In November 19, 2015, ThyssenKrupp announced its new simplified logo dubbed as "#brandblue" and all letters in the brand name are no longer capitalized (it is now shown as "thyssenkrupp")<ref>{{SSF topic|6952|ThyssenKrupp Unveils New Brand, Logo}}</ref><ref>https://www.thyssenkrupp.com/brand/en/</ref>, with the exception of [[ThyssenKrupp Access|ThyssenKrupp Access Solutions]]. Two years later, ThyssenKrupp Access Solutions was renamed to [[thyssenkrupp Home Solutions]].
   
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In March 2016, thyssenkrupp Hissit Oy which is the Finnish subsidiary of thyssenkrupp elevator was acquired by [[Kone]].
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In March 2016, thyssenkrupp Hissit Oy, the Finnish subsidiary of thyssenkrupp elevator, was acquired by [[Kone]].
   
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In September 2018, thyssenkrupp announced that they will separate itself into two independent, listed companies; thyssenkrupp Industrials AG and thyssenkrupp Materials AG. The elevator business will continue to operate under thyssenkrupp Industrials AG, along with the group's components technology and industrial solutions businesses<ref>[https://www.thyssenkrupp.com/en/newsroom/press-releases/press-release-142304.html thyssenkrupp plans to split the group into two independent, listed companies]</ref><ref>[https://bestforboth.thyssenkrupp.com/en #bestforboth - thyssenkrupp]</ref>.
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===ThyssenKrupp history in the United States===
  
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In the United States, ThyssenKrupp (then Thyssen) made a bold entrance into the elevator market by buying out [[Dover Corp.]]'s elevator division. The buyout was completed in 1999, and the name in the US was changed to '''[[Thyssen Dover]]'''. ThyssenDover installed elevators and escalators under the Dover brand (and very rarely under the ThyssenDover name) between 1999 and 2001. In 2001, Thyssen AG offically changed its name and ThyssenDover Elevator became ThyssenKrupp Elevator Americas.
  
   
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===ThyssenKrupp history in the United States===
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==Products==
  
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In the United States, ThyssenKrupp (then known as simply Thyssen) made a bold entrance into the elevator market by buying out [[Dover Corp.]]'s elevator division. The buyout was completed in 1999, and the name in the US was changed to '''[[Thyssen Dover|ThyssenDover]]'''. ThyssenDover installed elevators and escalators under the Dover brand (and very rarely under the ThyssenDover name) between 1999 and 2001. In 2001, Thyssen AG offically changed its name and ThyssenDover Elevator became ThyssenKrupp Elevator Americas.
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In October of 2012, ThyssenKrupp discontinued the original [[Hydraulic elevators|hydraulic system]], [[Oildraulic]], which was pioneered by [[Automobile Rotary Lift Co.|Rotary]] and continued by [[Dover Elevator Corp.|Dover]] in favor of a new system named Endura. The new Endura system uses bio-degradable oil and is based off of the Oildraulic system.  ThyssenKrupp still makes traditional traction elevators along with MRL elevators. Currently, their MRL used kevlar belts instead of conventional steel belts, but they were discontinued after an elevator downfall incident in Seattle's children hospital.
  
   
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===Notable products===
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==Notable products==
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====Elevators====
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===Elevators===
 
*'''[[thyssenkrupp Synergy|Synergy]]''': ThyssenKrupp's first [[Machine Room Less Elevator|MRL]] elevator system since 2001. It was also introduced in late 2007 in the United States as a successor to the ISIS.
  
*'''[[thyssenkrupp Synergy|Synergy]]''': ThyssenKrupp's first [[Machine Room Less Elevator|MRL]] elevator system since 2001. It was also introduced in late 2007 in the United States as a successor to the ISIS.
 
**'''[[Thyssenkrupp synergy BLUE|synergy BLUE]]''': Only sold in Europe.
  
**'''[[Thyssenkrupp synergy BLUE|synergy BLUE]]''': Only sold in Europe.
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*'''[[ThyssenKrupp EVOLUTION|Evolution]]''': Machine room less elevators for Australia, Europe<ref>[http://www.thyssenkrupp-elevadores.pt/pdf/produtos/evolution/2/97000001899_web.pdf Operating/ Indicating Elements]</ref>, South Korea and most parts of Asia.
  
*'''[[ThyssenKrupp EVOLUTION|Evolution]]''': Machine room less elevators for Australia, Europe<ref>[http://www.thyssenkrupp-elevadores.pt/pdf/produtos/evolution/2/97000001899_web.pdf Operating/ Indicating Elements]</ref>, South Korea and most parts of Asia.
 
**'''[[Thyssenkrupp EVOLUTION BLUE|EVOLUTION BLUE]]''': Only sold in Europe.
  
**'''[[Thyssenkrupp EVOLUTION BLUE|EVOLUTION BLUE]]''': Only sold in Europe.
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**'''EVOLUTION 2.0''': Same as [[Thyssenkrupp EVOLUTION BLUE|EVOLUTION BLUE]], only sold in Spain and Portugal.
 
**'''Evolution1''': Manufactured by ThyssenKrupp China.
  
**'''Evolution1''': Manufactured by ThyssenKrupp China.
 
**'''Evolution2''': Manufactured by ThyssenKrupp Israel.
  
**'''Evolution2''': Manufactured by ThyssenKrupp Israel.
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*'''[[Oildraulic]]''': The original [[Hydraulic elevators|hydraulic elevator]] system, pioneered by Rotary, continued by Dover, and discontinued in 2012 in favor of Endura.
  
*'''[[Oildraulic]]''': The original [[Hydraulic elevators|hydraulic elevator]] system, pioneered by Rotary, continued by Dover, and discontinued in 2012 in favor of Endura.
 
*'''[[thyssenkrupp Endura|Endura]]''': ThyssenKrupp's official successor to the Oildraulic system for the U.S. market. The system is based off of the Oildraulic system but uses bio-degradable oil.
  
*'''[[thyssenkrupp Endura|Endura]]''': ThyssenKrupp's official successor to the Oildraulic system for the U.S. market. The system is based off of the Oildraulic system but uses bio-degradable oil.
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**'''[[thyssenkrupp Endura MRL|EnduraMRL]]''': Machine room less version of Endura which competes Otis's HydroFit. Introduced in 2014.
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**'''[[thyssenkrupp Endura MRL|Endura MRL]]''': Machine room less version of Endura which competes Otis's HydroFit. Introduced in 2014.
 
*'''[[ThyssenKrupp Momentum|Momentum]]''': High-rise elevator system for the U.S. market.
  
*'''[[ThyssenKrupp Momentum|Momentum]]''': High-rise elevator system for the U.S. market.
 
*'''[[ThyssenKrupp ISIS|ISIS]]''': Another MRL elevator introduced in 2004 for the U.S. market and early 2000's for the European market. It used kevlar belts as the traction ropes instead of steel ropes. It was discontinued after the Seattle's children hospital elevator incident and replaced by the Synergy in 2007.
  
*'''[[ThyssenKrupp ISIS|ISIS]]''': Another MRL elevator introduced in 2004 for the U.S. market and early 2000's for the European market. It used kevlar belts as the traction ropes instead of steel ropes. It was discontinued after the Seattle's children hospital elevator incident and replaced by the Synergy in 2007.
 
*'''AMEE''': Holeless hydraulic elevator launched in 2005-2006 for the U.S. market. AMEE stands for Advanced Material Elevator Solution. This elevator system features a three-stage hydraulic jack.
  
*'''AMEE''': Holeless hydraulic elevator launched in 2005-2006 for the U.S. market. AMEE stands for Advanced Material Elevator Solution. This elevator system features a three-stage hydraulic jack.
 
*'''MOD Solutions''': [[elevator modernization|Elevator modernization]] solutions for North America.
  
*'''MOD Solutions''': [[elevator modernization|Elevator modernization]] solutions for North America.
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**'''H Power''': Hydraulic elevator modernization.
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**'''H Power''' (formerly '''HYPower'''): Hydraulic elevator modernization.
 
**'''G2 Power''': Geared to gearless traction elevator modernization.
  
**'''G2 Power''': Geared to gearless traction elevator modernization.
 
**'''G Power''' (formerly '''Numbers'''): Geared elevator modernization.
  
**'''G Power''' (formerly '''Numbers'''): Geared elevator modernization.
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*'''Eflex''': An elevator system only sold in Spain.
  
*'''Eflex''': An elevator system only sold in Spain.
 
*'''latitude''': Machine room less elevator manufactured by ThyssenKrupp Spain, and only sold in Spain.
  
*'''latitude''': Machine room less elevator manufactured by ThyssenKrupp Spain, and only sold in Spain.
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*'''SIMPLYCITY''':''' '''An MR elevator for residential buildings, only sold in Russia. Introduced in 2014.
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*'''SIMPLYCITY''':''' '''An MR elevator for residential buildings, only sold in Russia and CIS countries. Introduced in 2014.
 
*'''uniq''':
 
*'''uniq''':
 
*'''sonic''': High-rise elevator system for the European market.
  
*'''sonic''': High-rise elevator system for the European market.
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*'''[[thyssenkrupp MULTI|MULTI]]''': The world's first rope-free elevator system where multiple elevator cabins are equipped with linear motors, which allows several cabins in the same shaft moving vertically and horizontally which permit buildings to adopt different heights, shapes, and purposes. It was introduced in 2014.
  
*'''[[thyssenkrupp MULTI|MULTI]]''': The world's first rope-free elevator system where multiple elevator cabins are equipped with linear motors, which allows several cabins in the same shaft moving vertically and horizontally which permit buildings to adopt different heights, shapes, and purposes. It was introduced in 2014.
   
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====Escalators and moving walks====
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===Escalators and moving walks===
 
*'''[[thyssenkrupp Velino|Velino]]''': Escalator for commercial applications, originally introduced by [[Thyssen Elevator|Thyssen]].
  
*'''[[thyssenkrupp Velino|Velino]]''': Escalator for commercial applications, originally introduced by [[Thyssen Elevator|Thyssen]].
 
*'''[[thyssenkrupp Tugela|Tugela]]''': Escalator for heavy-duty and high-rise applications.
  
*'''[[thyssenkrupp Tugela|Tugela]]''': Escalator for heavy-duty and high-rise applications.
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*'''[[thyssenkrupp iWalk|iWalk]]''': Moving walkways
  
*'''[[thyssenkrupp iWalk|iWalk]]''': Moving walkways
 
*'''TurboTrack''': High speed moving walkways.
  
*'''TurboTrack''': High speed moving walkways.
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*'''Loire''': Heavy duty moving walks for high traffic, only available in certain countries (now discontinued)
 
*'''ACCEL''': A moving walkway which alleviates traffic congestion by improving access to metro stations and attracting up to 30% additional passengers.
  
*'''ACCEL''': A moving walkway which alleviates traffic congestion by improving access to metro stations and attracting up to 30% additional passengers.
 
*'''I.MOD''': [[escalator modernization|Escalator modernization]] solution.
  
*'''I.MOD''': [[escalator modernization|Escalator modernization]] solution.
 
*'''ES Power''': Escalator modernization solution for North America which is part of MOD Solutions.
  
*'''ES Power''': Escalator modernization solution for North America which is part of MOD Solutions.
   
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====Others====
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===Others===
 
*'''E.COR''': An elevator [[Regenerative converter (elevator)|regenerative controller]], similar to [[Otis ReGen|Otis's ReGen]].
  
*'''E.COR''': An elevator [[Regenerative converter (elevator)|regenerative controller]], similar to [[Otis ReGen|Otis's ReGen]].
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===ThyssenKrupp elevator products in the United States===
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In October of 2012, ThyssenKrupp discontinued the original [[Hydraulic elevators|hydraulic system]], [[Oildraulic]], which was pioneered by [[Automobile Rotary Lift Co.|Rotary]] and continued by [[Dover Elevator Corp.|Dover]] in favor of a new system named Endura. The new Endura system uses bio-degradable oil and is based off of the Oildraulic system. ThyssenKrupp still makes traditional traction elevators along with MRL elevators. Currently, their MRL used kevlar belts instead of conventional steel belts, but they were discontinued after an elevator downfall incident in Seattle's children hospital.
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==Elevator fixtures==
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*[[List of thyssenkrupp elevator fixtures]] - for thyssenkrupp elevator fixtures found in all regions except North America
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*[[List of thyssenkrupp elevator fixtures (North America)]] - for thyssenkrupp elevator fixtures found in the United States and Canada
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*[[List of Korean thyssenkrupp elevator fixtures]] - for thyssenkrupp elevator fixtures only found in South Korea and certain Asian countries
   
 
==Notable acquisitions==
  
==Notable acquisitions==
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*'''1999 '''- [[Dover (elevator)|Dover Elevators]] (United States, later became [[Thyssen Dover]] until 2001)
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*1999 - Elevadores Sûr (Brazil)<ref>[http://www.thyssenkruppelevadores.com.br/en/apresentacao/ ThyssenKrupp Elevadores]</ref>
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*'''1999 '''- [[Elevadores Sûr]] (Brazil, later became Thyssen Sur for a short period)<ref>[http://www.thyssenkruppelevadores.com.br/en/apresentacao/ ThyssenKrupp Elevadores]</ref>
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*2002 - SIAR S.r.l (Italy)
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*'''2002 '''- SIAR S.r.l (Italy)
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*2003 - [[Dong Yang Elevator|Dong Yang Elevator Co. Ltd.]] (South Korea)
  
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*'''2002 '''- [[Kone|Kone South America]] (Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Venezuela)<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20040413063336/http://www.thyssenkruppelevator.com.au:80/news/pdf/thyssenkrupp_volume2_issue2.pdf ThyssenKrupp in Motion - Volume 2, Issue 2, August 2002 - ThyssenKrupp Elevator Australia] (''archived'')</ref>
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*2003 - Tepper Aufzuge (Germany)
  
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*'''2003 '''- [[Dong Yang Elevator|Dong Yang Elevator Co. Ltd.]] (South Korea, later became [[ThyssenKrupp Dongyang]] until 2008)
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*2003 - Ascensores Causi (Spain)
  
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*2003 - Herouth (Israel)
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*'''2003 '''- Tepper Aufzuge (Germany)
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*2003 - Britannic Lift Company (United Kingdom)
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*'''2003 '''- Ascensores Causi (Spain)
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*2004 - PT. Pura Kencana (Indonesia)<ref>Sole agent and distributor of Dong Yang elevators in Indonesia since 1988.</ref>
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*'''2003 '''- Herouth (Israel)<ref>Herouth was a distributor of Thyssen elevators in Israel.</ref>
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*'''2003 '''- Britannic Lift Company (United Kingdom)
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*2004 - Mbf Norinco Sdn. Bhd. (Malaysia)<ref>[http://www.thyssenkrupp-elevator.com/Eintrag-anzeigen.104.0.html?&L=1&cHash=f94d3f08669da208c63ca1e3dcda094c&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=74 ThyssenKrupp Elevator reinforces market position in Malaysia]</ref>
  
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*'''2004 '''- Mbf Norinco Sdn. Bhd. (Malaysia)<ref>[https://elevbrochurearchive.files.wordpress.com/2018/12/MBf_Malaysia.pdf ThyssenKrupp Elevator reinforces market position in Malaysia] (archived)</ref><ref>[https://elevbrochurearchive.files.wordpress.com/2018/12/TK_AP_news_1_0412.pdf ThyssenKrupp Elevator (Asia/Pacific) eNews - December 2004] (archived) (Refer to Page 8)</ref>
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*2004 - Bongear Engineering (Hong Kong)
  
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*'''2004 '''- Bongear Engineering (Hong Kong)<ref>Bongear Engineering was a distributor of Thyssen elevators in Hong Kong from the 1980s to 2004.</ref>
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*2005 - Atlantic Elevator Sales & Service Inc. (United States)
  
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*'''2005 '''- PT. Pura Kencana (Indonesia)<ref>PT. Pura Kencana was the sole agent and distributor of Dong Yang elevators in Indonesia from 1988 to 2004.</ref><ref>[https://elevbrochurearchive.files.wordpress.com/2018/12/TK_AP_news_5_0512.pdf ThyssenKrupp Elevator (Asia/Pacific) eNews - December 2005] (archived) (Refer to Page 9)</ref>
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*2005 - Sun Rhine Enterprises Ltd. (Taiwan)
  
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*2005 - Kare Elevator & Engineering Co. Pvt. Ltd. (India)
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*'''2005 '''- Atlantic Elevator Sales & Service Inc. (United States)
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*'''2005 '''- Elevator Technologies (NZ) Limited (New Zealand)<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20050619152842/http://thyssenkruppelevator.com.au/news/pdf/thyssenkrupp_volume4_issue2.pdf ThyssenKrupp in Motion - Volume 4, Issue 2, August 2004 - ThyssenKrupp Elevator Australia] (''archived'')</ref>
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*2005 - Ascensores Silves Hidrolex S.L. (Spain)
  
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*2005 - Trapo Küng AG (Switzerland)
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*'''2005 '''- Kockums AB (Sweden)
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*2005 - Ceteco S.r.l. (Italy)
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*'''2005''' - [[Cenia|Ascensores Cenia SA]] (Spain)
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*2005 - Marco Bonfedi Ascensori Scale Mobili S.r.l. (Italy)
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*'''2005 '''- Sun Rhine Enterprises Ltd. (Taiwan)
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*'''2005 '''- Kare Elevator & Engineering Co. Pvt. Ltd. (India)
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*'''2005 '''- Ascensores Silves Hidrolex S.L. (Spain)
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*'''2005 '''- Trapo Küng AG (Switzerland)
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*'''2005 '''- Ceteco S.r.l. (Italy)
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*'''2005 '''- Marco Bonfedi Ascensori Scale Mobili S.r.l. (Italy)
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*'''2007''' - [[Rade Končar / Končar|Končar]] (former Yugoslavia, later became ThyssenKrupp Končar until 2013)
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==Notable distributors, subsidiaries and joint ventures==
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===Distributors===
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|Abel Building Solutions Ltd.
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|Trinidad and Tobago
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|ALEX EA
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|Bulgaria
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|Androgroup Elevator Ltd.
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|Caymand Islands
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|ARG1 Africa Ltd.
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|Benin, Ghana and Togo
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|Bermuda Elevator Systems Ltd.
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|Bermuda
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|Central Lifts Co. Ltd.
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|Malta
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|Compagnie des Ascenseurs<br />et Elevateurs S.A.M.<br />(CASEL SAM)
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|Monaco
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|East Africa Elevator Company Limited
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|Kenya and Tanzania
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|ELP Suriname N.V.
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|Suriname and Guyana
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|Ets. Jemmali et Cie
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|Tunisia
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|German Tech Elevators Ltd.
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|Macau, China
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|<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1OehDl_E-xo ThyssenKrupp Traction Elevators in Macau - YouTube]</ref>
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|Global Business Bridge Ltd.
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|Pakistan
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|Grupo Thelevador C.A.
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|Venezuela
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|<ref>[https://www.thelevador.com/quienes-somos/ QUIÉNES SOMOS] (''Spanish'')</ref>
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|Hayes Elevator Ltd.
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|Turks and Caicos Islands
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|Hyatt Elevators & Escalators Corp.
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|Philippines
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|Since 2003
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|J.C.Q. Ingenieria en Ascensores S.R.L.
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|Dominican Republic
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|Jamaica Elevators Limited
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|Jamaica
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|JMG Limited
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|Ivory Coast and Nigeria
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|LUNA Engineering Services and Trade Ltd.
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|Uganda
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|P.Y. Elevator Ltd.
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|Cyprus
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|Regional Elevators Ltd.
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|St. Lucia
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|SARL SLK Ascenseurs
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|Algeria
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|SARL Xeletec
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|Algeria
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|TH Lift d.o.o.
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|Serbia
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|Trust For Elevators and<br />General Trading s.a.r.l.
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|Iraq and Lebanon
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|Unit-L (now Kraft Aufzüge)
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|Ukraine
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|Distributor for Ukrainian thyssenkrupp.
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|Universal Construction Pvt. Ltd. Co.
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|Ethiopia
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|Verti KAZLIFT
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|Kazakhstan
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|Verti MMC
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|Azerbaijan, Georgia and Turkmenistan
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===Subsidiaries and joint ventures===
 
*Marohn ThyssenKrupp (Shanghai, China, joint venture)<ref>[https://www.thyssenkrupp-elevator.com/en/press/press-releases-1390.html ThyssenKrupp Elevator raises its stakes in Chinese joint-venture]</ref>
  
*Marohn ThyssenKrupp (Shanghai, China, joint venture)<ref>[https://www.thyssenkrupp-elevator.com/en/press/press-releases-1390.html ThyssenKrupp Elevator raises its stakes in Chinese joint-venture]</ref>
   
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*When ThyssenKrupp bought out the South Korean-based [[Dong Yang Elevator|Dong Yang]] in 2003, their elevators in South Korea and other parts of Asia (for Korean-imported units only) are branded as [[ThyssenKrupp Dongyang]] until 2008.
  
*When ThyssenKrupp bought out the South Korean-based [[Dong Yang Elevator|Dong Yang]] in 2003, their elevators in South Korea and other parts of Asia (for Korean-imported units only) are branded as [[ThyssenKrupp Dongyang]] until 2008.
 
*ThyssenKrupp elevators in Canada are also known as '''ThyssenKrupp Northern Elevator'''.
  
*ThyssenKrupp elevators in Canada are also known as '''ThyssenKrupp Northern Elevator'''.
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*Unit-L is a distributor of Ukrainian subsidiary of thyssenkrupp elevator in Ukraine.
  
   
 
==Gallery==
  
==Gallery==
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[[File:Retake ThyssenKrupp Signa4 Hydraulic Elevator @ St. Therese of Carmel Catholic Church, San Diego, CA|thumb|center|335 px|ThyssenKrupp hydraulic elevator (with Signa4 fixtures) in St. Therese of Carmel Catholic Church, San Diego, CA, United States]]
  
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*[http://www.thyssenkrupp-elevator-ap.com/ Official website] (Asia Pacific)
  
*[http://www.thyssenkrupp-elevator-ap.com/ Official website] (Asia Pacific)
 
*[http://www.thyssenkrupp-elevator-seame.com/ Official website] (Southern Europe, Africa and Middle East)
  
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*[https://play.google.com/store/apps/developer?id=ThyssenKrupp+Elevator ThyssenKrupp Elevator on Google Play]
   

Revision as of 08:49, 5 December 2019


thyssenkrupp AG (formerly ThyssenKrupp AG) is a company based in Germany, which manufactures kinds of steels and other machineries, including elevators, escalators, and moving walkways. thyssenkrupp is a combination of the two German companies that merged together, Thyssen AG and Krupp AG.

History

ThyssenKrupp was established in 2001 after the merger between Thyssen AG and Krupp AG in 1999. In 2003, ThyssenKrupp bought the Korean-based Dong Yang and the company was known as ThyssenKrupp Dongyang in South Korea for a few years before it changed name to ThyssenKrupp Elevator Korea in 2008.

In November 19, 2015, ThyssenKrupp announced its new simplified logo dubbed as "#brandblue" and all letters in the brand name are no longer capitalized (it is now shown as "thyssenkrupp")[2][3], with the exception of ThyssenKrupp Access Solutions. Two years later, ThyssenKrupp Access Solutions was renamed to thyssenkrupp Home Solutions.

In March 2016, thyssenkrupp Hissit Oy, the Finnish subsidiary of thyssenkrupp elevator, was acquired by Kone.

In September 2018, thyssenkrupp announced that they will separate itself into two independent, listed companies; thyssenkrupp Industrials AG and thyssenkrupp Materials AG. The elevator business will continue to operate under thyssenkrupp Industrials AG, along with the group's components technology and industrial solutions businesses[4][5].

ThyssenKrupp history in the United States

In the United States, ThyssenKrupp (then known as simply Thyssen) made a bold entrance into the elevator market by buying out Dover Corp.'s elevator division. The buyout was completed in 1999, and the name in the US was changed to ThyssenDover. ThyssenDover installed elevators and escalators under the Dover brand (and very rarely under the ThyssenDover name) between 1999 and 2001. In 2001, Thyssen AG offically changed its name and ThyssenDover Elevator became ThyssenKrupp Elevator Americas.

Notable products

Elevators

  • Synergy: ThyssenKrupp's first MRL elevator system since 2001. It was also introduced in late 2007 in the United States as a successor to the ISIS.
    • synergy BLUE: Only sold in Europe.
    • synergy BLUE Residential: Cheaper option from regular synergy BLUE, only sold in Europe (for residential buildings).
    • synergy Element: Only sold in Europe (for residential buildings)
    • synergy Essence: Only sold in Europe (for commercial buildings)
    • synergy Excellence: Only sold in Europe (for commercial buildings)
    • synergy500 MR-G: Only sold in India.
    • synergy1000: Only sold in India.
    • synergy 2.0: Only sold in South Korea.
  • Evolution: Machine room less elevators for Australia, Europe[6], South Korea and most parts of Asia.
    • EVOLUTION BLUE: Only sold in Europe.
    • EVOLUTION 2.0: Same as EVOLUTION BLUE, only sold in Spain and Portugal.
    • Evolution1: Manufactured by ThyssenKrupp China.
    • Evolution2: Manufactured by ThyssenKrupp Israel.
  • Univers: Machine room less elevators for France, United Kingdom and most European countries. Introduced sometime in the early 2000's and discontinued in 2012.
  • Oildraulic: The original hydraulic elevator system, pioneered by Rotary, continued by Dover, and discontinued in 2012 in favor of Endura.
  • Endura: ThyssenKrupp's official successor to the Oildraulic system for the U.S. market. The system is based off of the Oildraulic system but uses bio-degradable oil.
    • Endura MRL: Machine room less version of Endura which competes Otis's HydroFit. Introduced in 2014.
  • Momentum: High-rise elevator system for the U.S. market.
  • ISIS: Another MRL elevator introduced in 2004 for the U.S. market and early 2000's for the European market. It used kevlar belts as the traction ropes instead of steel ropes. It was discontinued after the Seattle's children hospital elevator incident and replaced by the Synergy in 2007.
  • AMEE: Holeless hydraulic elevator launched in 2005-2006 for the U.S. market. AMEE stands for Advanced Material Elevator Solution. This elevator system features a three-stage hydraulic jack.
  • MOD Solutions: Elevator modernization solutions for North America.
    • H Power (formerly HYPower): Hydraulic elevator modernization.
    • G2 Power: Geared to gearless traction elevator modernization.
    • G Power (formerly Numbers): Geared elevator modernization.
    • GL Power: Gearless elevator modernization.
    • AT Power: Modernization to destination dispatch.
  • TE-GL and TE-GL1: Passenger elevator manufactured by ThyssenKrupp China.
  • TE-Hospital: An elevator designed for hospitals and medical centers, manufactured by ThyssenKrupp China.
  • High Performance: A high-rise elevator system manufactured by ThyssenKrupp China.
  • Elejet: A high-rise elevator system manufactured by ThyssenKrupp Korea.
  • Spirit: Machine room less elevator introduced in 2004-2005 for low to mid-rise residential and commercial buildings with a moderate amount of traffic.
  • Eflex: An elevator system only sold in Spain.
  • latitude: Machine room less elevator manufactured by ThyssenKrupp Spain, and only sold in Spain.
  • SIMPLYCITY: An MR elevator for residential buildings, only sold in Russia and CIS countries. Introduced in 2014.
  • uniq:
  • sonic: High-rise elevator system for the European market.
  • coupl: High-rise elevator system for the European market.
  • expansion: Freight elevators for Europe.
  • TWIN: An elevator comprising of two elevator cabins installed in a single shaft.
  • Destination Selection Control: A destination dispatching elevator product, similar to Schindler Miconic 10. In the United States, it is known as ThyssenKrupp Destination Dispatch.
  • MULTI: The world's first rope-free elevator system where multiple elevator cabins are equipped with linear motors, which allows several cabins in the same shaft moving vertically and horizontally which permit buildings to adopt different heights, shapes, and purposes. It was introduced in 2014.

Escalators and moving walks

  • Velino: Escalator for commercial applications, originally introduced by Thyssen.
  • Tugela: Escalator for heavy-duty and high-rise applications.
  • Victoria: Heavy-duty escalators for public transportations.
  • Orinoco: Moving walkways
  • iWalk: Moving walkways
  • TurboTrack: High speed moving walkways.
  • Loire: Heavy duty moving walks for high traffic, only available in certain countries (now discontinued)
  • ACCEL: A moving walkway which alleviates traffic congestion by improving access to metro stations and attracting up to 30% additional passengers.
  • I.MOD: Escalator modernization solution.
  • ES Power: Escalator modernization solution for North America which is part of MOD Solutions.

Others

ThyssenKrupp elevator products in the United States

In October of 2012, ThyssenKrupp discontinued the original hydraulic system, Oildraulic, which was pioneered by Rotary and continued by Dover in favor of a new system named Endura. The new Endura system uses bio-degradable oil and is based off of the Oildraulic system. ThyssenKrupp still makes traditional traction elevators along with MRL elevators. Currently, their MRL used kevlar belts instead of conventional steel belts, but they were discontinued after an elevator downfall incident in Seattle's children hospital.

Elevator fixtures

Notable acquisitions

  • 1999 - Dover Elevators (United States, later became Thyssen Dover until 2001)
  • 1999 - Elevadores Sûr (Brazil, later became Thyssen Sur for a short period)[7]
  • 2002 - SIAR S.r.l (Italy)
  • 2002 - Kone South America (Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Venezuela)[8]
  • 2003 - Dong Yang Elevator Co. Ltd. (South Korea, later became ThyssenKrupp Dongyang until 2008)
  • 2003 - Tepper Aufzuge (Germany)
  • 2003 - Ascensores Causi (Spain)
  • 2003 - Herouth (Israel)[9]
  • 2003 - Britannic Lift Company (United Kingdom)
  • 2004 - Mbf Norinco Sdn. Bhd. (Malaysia)[10][11]
  • 2004 - Bongear Engineering (Hong Kong)[12]
  • 2005 - PT. Pura Kencana (Indonesia)[13][14]
  • 2005 - Atlantic Elevator Sales & Service Inc. (United States)
  • 2005 - Elevator Technologies (NZ) Limited (New Zealand)[15]
  • 2005 - Kockums AB (Sweden)
  • 2005 - Ascensores Cenia SA (Spain)
  • 2005 - Sun Rhine Enterprises Ltd. (Taiwan)
  • 2005 - Kare Elevator & Engineering Co. Pvt. Ltd. (India)
  • 2005 - Ascensores Silves Hidrolex S.L. (Spain)
  • 2005 - Trapo Küng AG (Switzerland)
  • 2005 - Ceteco S.r.l. (Italy)
  • 2005 - Marco Bonfedi Ascensori Scale Mobili S.r.l. (Italy)
  • 2007 - Končar (former Yugoslavia, later became ThyssenKrupp Končar until 2013)

Notable distributors, subsidiaries and joint ventures

Distributors

Company name Country Remark
Abel Building Solutions Ltd. Trinidad and Tobago
ALEX EA Bulgaria
Androgroup Elevator Ltd. Caymand Islands
ARG1 Africa Ltd. Benin, Ghana and Togo
Bermuda Elevator Systems Ltd. Bermuda
Central Lifts Co. Ltd. Malta
Compagnie des Ascenseurs
et Elevateurs S.A.M.
(CASEL SAM) 		Monaco
East Africa Elevator Company Limited Kenya and Tanzania
ELP Suriname N.V. Suriname and Guyana
Ets. Jemmali et Cie Tunisia
German Tech Elevators Ltd. Macau, China [16]
Global Business Bridge Ltd. Pakistan
Grupo Thelevador C.A. Venezuela [17]
Hayes Elevator Ltd. Turks and Caicos Islands
Hyatt Elevators & Escalators Corp. Philippines Since 2003
J.C.Q. Ingenieria en Ascensores S.R.L. Dominican Republic
Jamaica Elevators Limited Jamaica
JMG Limited Ivory Coast and Nigeria
LUNA Engineering Services and Trade Ltd. Uganda
P.Y. Elevator Ltd. Cyprus
Regional Elevators Ltd. St. Lucia
SARL SLK Ascenseurs Algeria
SARL Xeletec Algeria
TH Lift d.o.o. Serbia
Trust For Elevators and
General Trading s.a.r.l. 		Iraq and Lebanon
Unit-L (now Kraft Aufzüge) Ukraine Distributor for Ukrainian thyssenkrupp.
Universal Construction Pvt. Ltd. Co. Ethiopia
Verti KAZLIFT Kazakhstan
Verti MMC Azerbaijan, Georgia and Turkmenistan

Subsidiaries and joint ventures

  • Marohn ThyssenKrupp (Shanghai, China, joint venture)[18]

Notable installations

Main article: List of notable thyssenkrupp elevator installations

Incidents and accidents

ISIS Elevator incident

On October 9, 2007, one of the ThyssenKrupp ISIS elevators in a children's hospital in Seattle had its suspention ropes broke and the car slipped between the 6th and 4th floors after the emergency brake was engaged. Four passengers were not injured and was rescued by firefighters.

Police suspected that the kevlar ropes breaks due to overheating and the ropes were later replaced with a different material. All four ISIS elevators were shutdown after the incident.[19]

Health club elevator accident in the United Kingdom

On March 12, 2003, a banker was crushed to death by a ThyssenKrupp elevator which was not properly maintained in a health club in London, England. The health club owner and ThyssenKrupp was fined £466,000 after the accident.[20]

Price fixing cartel incident

In November 2006,  ThyssenKrupp was fined 479 million Euros by the European Union after found out that ThyssenKrupp was doing price fixing over 9 years. Other manufacturers that were fined including OTIS, Schindler, KONE and Mitsubishi Electric Elevator Europe.[21]

Elevator downfall incidents

There have been very few cases related to elevator downfall incident caused by a broken traction ropes or a broken core of the pulley, either occured on a ThyssenKrupp or other elevator brands that were maintained by ThyssenKrupp in the past few years. Some notable incident happened like in Shin Nga House, Fu Shin Estate, Hong Kong, when an elevator downfall incident happened in a Kone Marryat Scott elevator which was maintained by ThyssenKrupp in 2008.[22][23]

Escalator incident in Hong Kong

On February 24, 2011, some of the escalator landing steps on one of the two ThyssenKrupp escalators at Hong Kong Design Institute (HKDI) that gives access from level 1 to 7 are falling down on the steps which returning to the seventh floor. The escalator safety device was activated when the steps are falling down. No one was injuried in this accident.[24]

Elevator accident in Chile

On June 8, 2014, a ThyssenKrupp elevator in Tower B of Bustamante Community Park in Providencia, Chile, suddenly malfunctioned, then rises 30 floors in 15 seconds with the doors still open before crashed into the shaft's roof. A man was seriously injured, and was reportedly that he suffered head and leg injuries.[25] [26] It was suspected that the brake was picked (opened up) and there was a loss of motor control which cause the elevator into free rolling into the opposite direction. In addition, the elevator didn't have rope grippers or a counterweight safety system, which means that the elevator "fell" upward since the the counterweight weighs more than the elevator cab.

Trivia

  • When ThyssenKrupp bought out the South Korean-based Dong Yang in 2003, their elevators in South Korea and other parts of Asia (for Korean-imported units only) are branded as ThyssenKrupp Dongyang until 2008.
  • ThyssenKrupp elevators in Canada are also known as ThyssenKrupp Northern Elevator.

Gallery

Logos and nameplates

Maintenance/service barriers

Others

Video

Retake_ThyssenKrupp_Signa4_Hydraulic_Elevator_@_St._Therese_of_Carmel_Catholic_Church,_San_Diego,_CA

Retake ThyssenKrupp Signa4 Hydraulic Elevator @ St. Therese of Carmel Catholic Church, San Diego, CA

ThyssenKrupp hydraulic elevator (with Signa4 fixtures) in St. Therese of Carmel Catholic Church, San Diego, CA, United States

See also

Notes and references

  1. ↑ Press Release - Rebranding
  2. ↑ The Skyscraper Simulator Forum topic: ThyssenKrupp Unveils New Brand, Logo
  3. ↑ https://www.thyssenkrupp.com/brand/en/
  4. ↑ thyssenkrupp plans to split the group into two independent, listed companies
  5. ↑ #bestforboth - thyssenkrupp
  6. ↑ Operating/ Indicating Elements
  7. ↑ ThyssenKrupp Elevadores
  8. ↑ ThyssenKrupp in Motion - Volume 2, Issue 2, August 2002 - ThyssenKrupp Elevator Australia (archived)
  9. ↑ Herouth was a distributor of Thyssen elevators in Israel.
  10. ↑ ThyssenKrupp Elevator reinforces market position in Malaysia (archived)
  11. ↑ ThyssenKrupp Elevator (Asia/Pacific) eNews - December 2004 (archived) (Refer to Page 8)
  12. ↑ Bongear Engineering was a distributor of Thyssen elevators in Hong Kong from the 1980s to 2004.
  13. ↑ PT. Pura Kencana was the sole agent and distributor of Dong Yang elevators in Indonesia from 1988 to 2004.
  14. ↑ ThyssenKrupp Elevator (Asia/Pacific) eNews - December 2005 (archived) (Refer to Page 9)
  15. ↑ ThyssenKrupp in Motion - Volume 4, Issue 2, August 2004 - ThyssenKrupp Elevator Australia (archived)
  16. ↑ ThyssenKrupp Traction Elevators in Macau - YouTube
  17. ↑ QUIÉNES SOMOS (Spanish)
  18. ↑ ThyssenKrupp Elevator raises its stakes in Chinese joint-venture
  19. ↑ ISIS elevator incident
  20. ↑ Health club elevator accident
  21. ↑ Price fixing cartel incident
  22. ↑ Electrical and Mechanical Services Department: Technical Report on the Lift Incident on 25 October 2008 at Shin Nga House, Fu Shin Estate, Tai Po (Chinese version), 5 December 2008.
  23. ↑ Later on, all the elevators in residential buildings in this housing estate are been replaced by Otis.
  24. ↑ Electrical and Mechanical Services Department: Technical Investigation Report on Escalator Incident at the Hong Kong Design Institute, Tseung Kwan O (Chinese version), 9 June 2011.
  25. ↑ Man injured when out of control elevator rises 30 floors in 15 seconds, crashes into roof - FOX8 News
  26. ↑ [FULL VIDEO] Malfunction Elevator Goes Up Crashing Through The Roof In Chile

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