Tuesday 22 April 2014

"Going up" at 45 mph: Hitachi to deliver world's fastest elevator



Hitachi has announced that it’s installing the world's fastest ultra-high-speed elevators in the Guangzhou CTF Finance Centre skyscraper in Guangzhou, China. Making up two out of a total of 95 elevators in the building, the new lifts use a range of technologies to produce record-breaking speeds of 1,200 m/min (that's 44.7 mph, or 72 km/h) while still meeting the necessary standards of safety and comfort according to Hitachi... Continue Reading "Going up" at 45 mph: Hitachi to deliver world's fastest elevator

Section: Architecture

Tags: China, Elevator, Hitachi, Skyscrapers, World's Fastest

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