Multi Elevator system by ThyssenKrupp is the world’s first ropeless elevator - TomoNews

ROTTWEIL, GERMANY — German engineering conglomerate ThyssenKrupp has turned a fictional multi-directional elevator into a reality. ThyssenKrupp’s Multi elevator system is the first ropeless elevator system. It uses the same magnetic levitation technology in bullet trains to drive the elevator cabins. The elevator system features exchangers, which is a section of the track that rotates to change the direction of the cabin, allowing it to travel horizontally or even diagonally. “When we decided to take this type of exchanger, which was one in about 20 different concepts we immediately saw, we found that this would also allow not only the change from vertical to horizontal but also to maybe any other angle in between,” Markus Jetter, Head of product development for systems and components at ThyssenKrupp told Wired UK. Standard rope and pulley elevators can only rise to about 500 meters and thus skyscrapers require building multiple elevators, sometimes on top of each other, in order to run from top of the building to the bottom. Elevator shafts can take up a significant amount of building floor space. The Multi elevator is built within a single, slim shaft that can fit as many cabins as needed. This technology could increase a building’s usable area by up to 25 percent and release the constraints in skyscraper designs. The system is being tested at the 246-m tall test tower in Rottweil, Germany. Three of the elevator shafts of the tower will be used to test the Multi elevator system. ---------------------------------------­-------------------- Go to   / tomonews   and become a Patron now TomoNews is now on Patreon and we've got some cool perks for our hardcore fans. TomoNews is your best source for real news. We cover the funniest, craziest and most talked-about stories on the internet. Our tone is irreverent and unapologetic. If you’re laughing, we’re laughing. If you’re outraged, we’re outraged. We tell it like it is. And because we can animate stories, TomoNews brings you news like you’ve never seen before. Visit our official website for all the latest, uncensored videos: http://us.tomonews.com Check out our Android app: http://bit.ly/1rddhCj Check out our iOS app: http://bit.ly/1gO3z1f Get top stories delivered to your inbox everyday: http://bit.ly/tomo-newsletter See a story that should be animated? Tell us about it! Suggest a story here: http://bit.ly/suggest-tomonews Stay connected with us here: Facebook   / tomonewsus   Twitter @tomonewsus   / tomonewsus   Google+ http://plus.google.com/+TomoNewsUS/ Instagram @tomonewsus   / tomonewsus