Construction of World’s Tallest Elevator Research Tower by HITACHI
Hitachi made an announcement that it will complete the construction of “G1TOWER”, a research elevator tower that is currently under construction at an elevator R&D and manufacturing base in Hitachinaka, Ibaraki Prefecture. The new tower measuring 213 meters will be the tallest elevator research facility in the world. The tower is designed to be used for verification tests on the world’s fastest elevator, with a speed of 1,080m/min, as well as product development targeting the world’s largest, high speed, high capacity elevator capable of carrying a five tone load with a speed of 600 m/min. Furthermore, the new tower will be used for development of vibration suppression control devices as well as internal air pressure adjustment devices to improve riding comfort during high-speed operations. Read more
