People laughed when ThyssenKrupp, a company synonymous with elevators, announced it was developing one that goes every which way. Who'd ever heard of such a thing? Everyone knows elevators go just two ...

Elevator design hasn't progressed very much during the past 160 years, and still comprises cabins which move vertically in a shaft supported by cables. This is inefficient and limiting, taking up a ...

We first heard about Thyssenkrupp’s revolutionary horizontal/vertical elevator system a couple of years ago when it was proposed as a solution for moving people around skyscrapers in a more efficient ...

Stairs are great for a workout and a necessity during emergencies. But when you need to get up several floors fast, nothing beats an elevator. As more people flock to cities with ever-higher ...

In their latest press release, elevator manufacturer ThyssenKrupp announced new information about their cable-free system that rethinks the movement of the 1853 invention. Allowing for both horizontal ...

As cities across the world ease Coronavirus lockdown restrictions, it is important to ensure that the elevators used by millions of people every day remain a comfortable, efficient and secure way of ...

FRANKFURT/DUESSELDORF (Reuters) - Finland's Kone is assessing the viability of a bid for Thyssenkrupp's 14 billion euro ($15.7 billion) elevators division even as the German conglomerate pursues plans ...