An elevator’s condition invariably makes a statement about a building. Basic functionality is expected, but increasingly building professionals are looking for the added benefits that new elevator ...

Mitsubishi Electric Corp has developed new technologies that enable ultra-high-speed elevators to travel faster than 1,000 meters per minute, or 60 kph, with enhanced efficiency, comfort and safety.

Japanese tech company Hitachi has developed the fastest elevator in the world. The ultra high-speed elevator reached a speed of 1,260 meters (4,133 feet) per minute, or 75 kilometers (47 miles) per ...

Developed by Japanese company Hitachi, the elevator will run at the speed of 1,200 metres per minute, when it is in service. (Representative Image: Reuters) The world’s fastest elevator that can ...

Japanese-made elevators are the fastest in the world. They are so smooth that if you were to place a coin on its edge at the start of a ride, it would still be standing when you got to the top. And ...

A group of drinkers screamed in terror after the skyscraper elevator they were in unexpectedly plunged 84 floors at high speed. The six people clung on to one another ...