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| First Kone UltraRope installed at Marina Bay Sands, in time for the World Architecture Festival  Finnish lift and escalator maker Kone today announced the first customer installation of its new, super-light and durable Kone UltraRope elevator hoisting technology at Marina Bay Sands integrated luxury resort in Singapore. The new elevator hoisting ropes were installed in a passenger elevator that travels from the ground floor to floors 34-57, or 195 meters, in Tower 3 of the hotel.Made up of three impressive hotel towers and a spectacular Sands Sky Park that connects them, Marina Bay Sands was opened in 2010. It houses 146 Kone elevators and 6 Kone escalators, and Kone also maintains the equipment. In upgrading the steel elevator hoisting ropes to Kone UltraRope for one of its elevators, the resort has made a further commitment into energy efficiency and smoother people flow. Comprised of a carbon fiber core and a unique high-friction coating, Kone UltraRope eliminates the disadvantages of conventional steel rope. It is extremely light meaning that the elevator energy consumption in high-rise buildings, such as Marina Bay Sands, can be reduced significantly. It is also extremely strong, highly resistant to wear and abrasion, and has an exceptionally long lifetime - at least twice that of conventional steel rope. The modernized Kone MiniSpace was taken into use in September, and will be made public in connection with the World Architecture Festival (WAF), which is held on the island state in the first week of October. The event will be held at Marina Bay Sands. write your comments about the article :: © 2013 Construction News :: home page |