PROFILE
“ We can have several cabins operating at once on the route – it is almost like having the Circle Line inside a building ”
– Dr William Nehring , CEO of thyssenkrupp Elevator UK
MULTI-style designs open this up - we may see science fiction cities from the movies in the future . If you look at places like Singapore there are sky bridges popping up in buildings , and that is something MULTI can add to .”
The main advantage is the lack of ropes and horizontal motors – there will still be lift shafts but these can move sideways into buildings like a Willy Wonka-style elevator . Nehring doesn ’ t see it as a complete overhaul and replacement of all conventional lift systems , but a solution that can work alongside existing elevators where there is a necessity to go sideways .
“ The idea behind the MULTI is to increase the people flow in these systems , to speed up the process ,” he adds . “ You can imagine that every 10 or 15 seconds a small cabin would arrive and take you to the next station at the same speed or quicker than a vertical lift . We can have several cabins operating at once on the route – it is almost like having the Circle Line inside a building .
“ Installation-wise there is no
10 November 2016