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HITACHI PROMOTES MAINTENANCE DURING GUANGZHOU EVENT

Hitachi Elevator (China) held an event in Guangzhou, China, in September to promote upgraded service solutions and products using the Internet of Things, the company reported. China’s maintenance market is expected to exceed CNY80 billion (US$11.8 billion) within five years, and government officials are pressing all elevator stakeholders to offer on-demand maintenance. Hitachi Elevator's General Manager of Engineering Xu Junjie told the gathering his company is developing a maintenance portfolio that uses remote inspection and other technology to reduce manpower and hours needed for management of its approximately 380,000-unit service portfolio. Also during the event, Hitachi discussed LGE-E, a modular elevator designed for installation in China's aging housing stock, and noted the formation of a wholly owned subsidiary that has received approval to offer engineering and construction services for adding elevators to older buildings. The company noted a range of upgrade solutions, including pit flood operation, multibeam light curtains, AI cameras, regenerative energy systems and more. Finally, Hitachi used the event to showcase BIVALE, a cloud-based integrated building-management system that uses 5G and AI to provide such services as environmental monitoring and security.

Image credit: courtesy of Hitachi Elevator (China)

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