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KONE SUPPLYING 103 VT UNITS FOR CHONGQING METRO

KONE will supply 103 vertical-transportation (VT) units for the second phase of Metro Line 6 in Chongqing, China, the company announced on August 18. The OEM will equip the line's stations with 83 of its TransitMaster™ escalators, and 16 MonoSpace® and four MiniSpace™ elevators. Additionally, the contract includes two years of standard maintenance. Line 6 will create a connection through the Liangjiang New Area in the north of Chongqing, a district for international business, exhibitions and conferences, leisure tourism, cultural creativity and ecological living. At a length of more than 14 km, phase two of Line 6 will travel from Yuelai station to Shaheba station through seven stops and connect to three other existing lines of the Chongqing metro system. It is being developed by the Chongqing Rail Transit Co., Ltd. and is expected to be completed by the end of 2020.

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THYSSENKRUPP ELEVATOR PARTNERS WITH GEORGIA TECH BAC

On August 17, thyssenkrupp Elevator announced it has partnered with the Business Analytics Center (BAC) at the Georgia Institute of Technology's Scheller College of Business in Atlanta to "apply business analytics tools and techniques through research, collaboration and innovation to help drive thought leadership. . . and promote analytics research." The partnership Is set to begin this fall with a business analytics practicum providing experiential learning opportunities for MBA students. BAC Managing Director Keith Werle explained the practicum involves students spending an entire semester addressing a "real-world business and data-analytics challenge" faced by thyssenkrupp Elevator. Baha Tevek, director of U.S. Field Technology at thyssenkrupp Elevator and a Scheller College of Business graduate, said partnership will help thyssenkrupp Elevator develop new business-analytics methods and toolsets.

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ARCLINE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INVESTS IN D&D ELEVATOR

Arcline Investment Management, a private-equity firm with offices in San Francisco and NYC, announced on August 14 it has invested in D&D Elevator, headquartered in Yonkers, New York. The announcement comes of the heels of Arcline’s acquisition of Jersey Elevator. Founded in 1981, D&D is a provider of elevator maintenance, repair, modernization and new installation across New York state. Company CEO and President Bobby Schaeffer said, “We have achieved a sustained period of robust growth, which requires substantial resources to ensure we can continue to provide high-quality service. This significant investment provides us with necessary, long-term stability … .” Speaking on behalf of Arcline, which has US$1.5 billion in committed capital in companies that include those in the industrial technology and aerospace sectors, C. Mark Boelhouwer observed, “D&D Elevator is widely recognized for its quality of service and has a legacy of long-term relationships built on the highest levels of customer satisfaction. We are delighted to welcome the company to our expanding elevator services portfolio and look forward to supporting its continued growth through additional investments in technology and complementary acquisitions.”

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THYSSENKRUPP MOBILITY EQUIPMENT FOR BRAZIL AIRPORTS

thyssenkrupp Elevator is providing elevators, escalators, moving walks and passenger boarding bridges (PBBs) — including 131 new units and PBBs — to Brazil's five largest airports. The most recent installations include 11 elevators, nine escalators, eight PBBs and two iWalks at Salvador International Airport in Bahia; 13 elevators, six escalators and three PBBs at Macapá International Airport in Amapá; 15 elevators, eight escalators and 10 PBBs at Florianópolis International Airport in Santa Catarina; and 18 elevators, seven escalators and six PBBs at Porto Alegre Airport in Porto Alegre. Observing that more than 100 million people travel by air in Brazil each year, thyssenkrupp Elevator said it has approximately 500 solutions in place at airports nationwide, including at Latin America's biggest airport, São Paulo/Guarulhos International Airport. The OEM also provides post-delivery maintenance and service.

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SOME OF LONDON TUBE’S OLDEST ESCALATORS BEING REPLACED

A trio of new escalators to replace some of the oldest serving the London Tube are coming to the Marylebone Station in West London, MyLondon reports. Transport for London has already started on the three-year project, which includes a new escalator to replace a staircase and replacement of two existing escalators. Two escalators — one up and one down — will remain open throughout the work, set to start in earnest in September. The source shared interesting facts about escalators that serve stations like Marylebone along the Bakerloo Line, such as:

• Marylebone units date as far back as 1943.

• Each unit weighs approximately 40 mT and carries millions of passengers each year.

• Tube escalators operate in both directions for up to 20 h per day.

• A typical 15-m-rise escalator has roughly 15,000 moving parts.

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70-PLUS KONE ELEVATORS FOR GRAND PARIS EXPRESS METRO

KONE has been selected by Société du Grand Paris (SGP) to provide more than 70 elevators to Line 15 of the Grand Paris Express metro. The 33-km line will pass through 22 municipalities and serve more than 1 million residents as it makes 300,000 trips per day. Working with SGP, KONE will deliver and install a mix of opaque and transparent panoramic MonoSpace® units with energy-efficient EcoDisc® traction technology. The order was booked in the second quarter of 2020, and the line is expected be operational in 2025. "We're very proud to be involved in this impressive project. . . along this new high-capacity line in one of the busiest metros in the world," Pierre Liautaud, executive vice president for KONE South Europe, Middle East and Africa, said

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OSHA RESCHEDULES SAFETY STAND-DOWN

OSHA has announced that its seventh-annual National Stand-Down to Prevent Falls in Construction has been rescheduled for September 14-18, following postponement earlier this year due to the coronavirus pandemic. The administration is partnering with other safety organizations to encourage employers to provide safety demonstrations on fall-protection equipment; conduct talks regarding fall-related hazards, safety policies, goals and expectations; and promote the event by using “#StandDown4Safety” on social media. Observing that falls continue to be the leading cause of fatalities in construction, the agency encourages employers to promote fall safety virtually or while employing social distancing among small groups. Employers are also encouraged to provide feedback after their events and obtain a personalized certificate of participation.

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THYSSENKRUPP'S POWERS WINS WOMEN IN TECHNOLOGY AWARD

Alison Powers, head of thyssenkrupp Elevator's Innovation and Qualification Center and Test & Qualification, NA, was awarded the Connected World Women of Technology Award during a virtual ceremony on August 6, the company announced. In recognizing Powers, a panel of past winners noted her involvement with technology; her role in helping thyssenkrupp Elevator prosper and progress; her contributions to the growth of technology; her mentoring of other women; and her efforts to support other women in business, technology, transformation and the local community. Powers, a native of Atlanta, began her career with thyssenkrupp Elevator in 2013, working at the Product Development Center in Memphis. She returned to Atlanta in 2018, taking over as head of Research of Innovation, working on such technologies as the MAX predictive maintenance system. She holds bachelor's and master's degrees in Mechanical Engineering from Georgia Tech and Stanford, respectively.

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WITTUR OPENING GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY CENTRE IN ITALY

Wittur will soon open its Global Technology Centre (GTC) in Bergamo, Italy, the company announced on August 6. Focusing on the Sematic brand, the center will house global teams from application engineering, product development, R&D and special projects. Incorporating university partnerships, the GTC will be a place where customers and global experts can interact within specially designed product-creation spaces. Majority owned by Bain Capital, Wittur has approximately 4,700 employees and does business in more than 50 countries.

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FUNDS OK'D FOR ESCALATOR WORK AT CLEVELAND STADIUM

Cuyahoga County, Ohio, has agreed to repay the Cleveland Indians for millions of dollars' worth of improvements to Progressive Field, the home stadium for the Major League Baseball team, Ideastream reported on August 4. The US$3.5 million in upgrades included several projects, but the lion's share — more than US$2.2 million — was devoted to the stadium's escalators, including US$1.5 million for repairs and nearly US$800,000 for preventive maintenance and other work. The money came from a reserve fund originally set up in 2017 to pay for renovations to Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, home of the National Basketball Association's Cleveland Cavaliers.

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