Carbon-Fiber Hoisting Technology: Pushing High-Rise Buildings Even Higher

SANTERI SUORANTA

HEAD OF TECHNOLOGY, MAJOR PROJECTS, KONE CORPORATION

INCREASING IN NUMBER AND HEIGHT

High-rise building trend

300 m+ buildings200 m+ buildings

Total number of existing tall buildings

Completion of high-rise buildings by yearNr of buildings

Source: CTBUH

Note: Figures for 2016 and 2017 are projections

High Rise TechnologyHAS REACHED ITS LIMITS

Heavy

Moving Masses

High

Energy

Consumption

Challenges

With Component

Durability

Sensitive

To Weather

Tallest 20 in 2020PROJECTED WORLDS 20 TALLEST BUILDINGS IN 2020

© Council Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat

HOW DO WE GO TALLER?

High friction coating

▪ Resistant to wear and

abrasion

▪ Good bonding with Epoxy

and Carbon Fiber

Epoxy matrix

▪ Transfers the tension

between Carbon Fibers

▪ Keeps Fiber Bar in Shape

Carbon fibers

▪ High E-Modulus

▪ High Strength

▪ Inert to high temperatures

Carbon-Fiber Hoisting TechnologyWHAT IS IT?

WHAT DOES IT DO

Carbon-Fiber Hoisting Technology

Total moving masses (kg)

Elevator travel (m)

SMALLER MOVING MASSES

Carbon-Fiber

Hoisting TechnologyWHAT DOES IT DO

New Hoisting Design

▪ Less Sensitive

to Building Sway

▪ Improved Maintenance

Profile

▪ Longer Life Time

Increase

Revenue

Flexible

Design

Reduce

Cost

Environment

Friendly

Carbon-Fiber Hoisting TechnologyWHAT CAN WE DO WITH IT

Carbon FiberKONE UltraRope

ConventionalSteel Rope

Single Core

Up to 1,000 m

Sky Lobbies

Not Required

Direct Access

To Spaces

Carbon-Fiber Hoisting TechnologyGRANTING DESIGN FREEDOM TO ARCHITECTS

Carbon-Fiber Hoisting TechnologyREDUCING CAPITAL EXPENSES FOR DEVELOPERS

Smaller Machine Room Loads

Lower Acceleration Currents

Less Heat in Machine Room

Less Noise

Carbon-Fiber Hoisting TechnologyBETTER PERFORMANCE FOR OPERATORS

BetterPerformance in High Wind

LessEnergy Used

LongerLife of Ropes

EasierMaintenance and Replacement

MoreGreen Credits

Carbon-Fiber Hoisting TechnologyINCREASED REVENUE FOR OWNERS

Faster Movement to Attractions

Ultra VIPDirect Movements

LatestTechnology Integration

Carbon-Fiber Hoisting TechnologyHELPING THE INDUSTRY HELP THE ENVIRONMENTS

LOWEREnergy

Consumption

LESSMaterial and

Waste

NO Oil Usage

Is it real?

YESIt is, in fact, happening

Type Examination Certificate

▪ KONE UltraRopeTM

▪ Lifts Directive 2013/33/EU

▪ Parts of EN81-1:1998+A3:2009 and EN81-20: 2014

ASME – Certificate of Conformance

Acting under ASME A.17.7/CSA B44.7-07

China – SAC/TC196 NETEC reviews

Malaysia – Lifts Directive 95/1 6/EC

Parts of EN81-1:1998+A3:2009

IS IT REAL?

Carbon-Fiber Hoisting Technology

SINGAPORE

Marina Bay Sands

▪ KONE UltraRope installed

in September 2013

▪ Travel 57 floors

▪ Rope weight reduced 2700 kgs.

▪ 13% energy reduction vs.

similar elevators using steel

ropes

Image courtesy of Marina Bay Sands®

AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND

Sky Tower

▪ KONE UltraRope installed

in 2015

▪ Travel 328 m

▪ Speed increased from 3.5 m/s

to 5 m/s

▪ Rope weight reduced over

3,600 kgs.

▪ More than 20% energy

reduction

BEIJING, CHINA

China Zun

▪ Building height 528 meters

▪ Tallest building in Beijing upon

completion in 2018

▪ KONE will provide 142

elevators and escalators,

including 21 KONE DoubleDeck

elevators with speeds of 10 m/s

▪ The first skyscraper to be

installed with KONE

UltraRope® in China

JEDDAH, SAUDI ARABIA

Jeddah Tower

▪ Building height over 1,000

meters

▪ World’s tallest upon completion

in 2018

▪ KONE will provide the fastest

and highest DoubleDeck

elevators powered by KONE

UltraRope

▪ Rope weight is 1/3 of the

traditional steel rope

Carbon-Fiber Hoisting Technology: Pushing High-Rise Buildings Even Higher