ThyssenKrupp has secured the contract to supply The Hanoi Landmark Tower in Vietnam with 41 high-speed elevators with a further 23 installations to follow. The high speed elevators will be equipped with regenerative drives and a destination selection control system to take passengers to any of the 70 floors at speeds of seven meters per second.  As well as being used for offices the building will also contain a 5-star hotel with 383 rooms and suites, bars, restaurants and retail outlets.

The regenerative drives allow the elevators to convert energy produced when the cab brakes into electricity which is then feed back to the power supply.  The system is extremely friendly to the environment and lowers energy use by approximately 30% when compared with standard elevator designs.

The elevators will also include ThyssenKrupp Elevator’s intelligent destination selection control system, the first time this feature has been used in Vietnam.  Passengers will input the floor they wish to be taken to on an LCD screen outside the elevator and the system tells them which is the most appropriate elevator to take.  ThyssenKrupp say the system will lower waiting times for passengers allowing them to get to their destination quicker.

Finally on Febuary 14th the wait to see the longest cable car to cross the sea in the world will be over when the 3.310.06 meter long Nhat Trang to Vinpearl cable car starts it first run.  There will be 100 hours of testing time made to the attraction to assure the safety before its starts to carry passengers.

During the tests all 47 cabins will carry 1 ton of sand (the equivalent of 8 passengers) and after the cars have been tested and deemed a success passengers will be able to ride the attraction.  

Locals are excited by the prospect of the cable car as it will allow people from Vinpearl to reach Nhat Trang in as little as 9 minutes travel.