KONE, a global leader in the elevator and escalator industry, has launched UltraRope, a new hoisting technology that eliminates the disadvantages of conventional steel rope by using carbon fibre.
A press statement from the company said this innovation could benefit about 3,000 buildings in the world. The company also plans to drive further innovation and develop new solutions and services.
Developer ecosystemUsing IBM’s open standards-based Watson IoT Cloud platform, KONE plans to allow a vast developer ecosystem via Application Programming Interfaces (API’s) to build new applications to make a smoother, safer and more personalised people flow experience for building users.
“Innovation has been at the core of KONE's business. At KONE, we have mapped our innovation focus areas by carefully understanding universal needs for sustainable and smart urban development,”said Amit Gossain, Managing Director, KONE India.
In 2015, KONE had annual net sales of €8.6 billion, and at the end of the year close to 50,000 employees.