The world’s first ropeless, horizontal-vertical lift has been unveiled.
Designed by lift manufacturer ThyssenKrupp, it has been installed inside a purpose-built 246m innovation test tower in Germany.
Instead of one cabin per shaft moving up and down, the “MULTI” system offers multiple cabins operating in a loop, like a metro system inside a building.
It requires fewer and smaller shafts than conventional elevators and can increase the building’s usable area by up to 25%, representing extra revenues from the additional rentable/leasable space.
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