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Kone Oyj (Finnish pronunciation:; officially known as KONE and trading as KONE Corporation) is an elevator engineering company employing over 60,000 personnel across 60 countries worldwide. It was founded in 1910 and is now headquartered in Helsinki , Finland, with its corporate offices located in Espoo .
Kone (Montgomery) Test Tower (former) [26] Kone, Montgomery Elevator: Moline, Illinois, United States 180 ft (55 m) 1966 It is considered a city landmark by residents and former Montgomery employees. 27 Otis Test Tower [27] Otis: Florence, South Carolina, United States 152 ft (46 m) 2013 28 Emlak Konut Elevator (EKA) Test Tower [28] Emlak Konut ...
Montgomery Elevator Company was a vertical transportation company founded in 1892, but entered the elevator business in 1910, acquired Roelofson Elevator of Galt, Ontario in the early 1960s and operated it as its Canadian Division. Montgomery manufactured elevators, escalators, and moving walkways until 1994, when it was acquired by KONE. [1] [2]
In 1988 the crane business was combined into the KONE Cranes Division. [7] KONE Cranes Division remained an integral component of Kone until the year 1994. In February of that year, Kone made a strategic decision to refocus its efforts on the elevator business, leading to the divestiture of the crane division into an independent entity.
Montgomery Elevator: Acquired by Kone, Canadian division in 1985 and U.S. division in 1994. Marshall Elevator: Sold to Otis; Schweizerische Aufzügefabrik AG; Thyssen AG: Merged with Krupp and became ThyssenKrupp in 1999, with subsidiary ThyssenKrupp Elevator AG; ThyssenKrupp Elevator AG announced in 2021 a name change and rebranding to TK ...
Download as PDF; Printable version; ... Kone is a Finnish elevator engineering and service company, founded in 1910. Kone, KONE, Kon ...
Kone expanded internationally by acquisition in the 1970s, buying out Swedish elevator manufacturer Asea-Graham, and purchasing other minor French, German and Austrian elevator makers before assuming control of Westinghouse's European elevator business.
Holeless hydraulic elevators were developed in the 1970s, and use a pair of above-ground cylinders, which makes it practical for environmentally or cost-sensitive buildings with two, three, or four floors. Roped hydraulic elevators use both above-ground cylinders and a rope system, allowing the elevator to travel further than the piston has to ...