KONE, a global player in the elevator and escalator industry, has introduced its digital elevator series to the Middle East and Africa – KONE DX Class elevators.
The series is available across markets in the region, beginning with the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Egypt as focus markets for regional growth.
KONE DX Class elevators feature built-in connectivity, enabling users to benefit from a new and enhanced experience that combines the best in design, technology, new materials, apps and services, said the company.
Ruban Bilen, regional interim managing director of KONE Middle East and Africa, said, “The KONE DX Class cleverly caters to the modern demands of our customers in the region, providing added convenience, safety, security and ease of use; particularly in the wake of COVID-19.
“As we further expand our pioneering smart building solutions, we’re bringing our customers in the Middle East and Africa the ability to mass-customise services for their tenants.”
He added that the latest introduction of the DX Class gives building developers and managers the ability to upgrade the value of their building, for prospective buyers and tenants respectively, by creating an integrated and easily adaptable building experience.
The KONE DX Class — the DX standing for “digital experience” — recasts the role of elevators in buildings, true to KONE’s 110-year history of innovation and industry leadership.
The cmpany’s customers, such as developers and building owners, have a key advantage, which is the ability to adapt and upgrade the elevator experience according to needs now and in the future.
The company’s flexibility can support any building, no matter its age, in levelling up its infrastructure at any time to become a smart building, regardless of whether the existing equipment is manufactured by KONE.
Beyond aesthetics, there are many invisible ways in which the smart materials and finishes in the new KONE DX Class elevators improve hygiene and add to peace of mind. Importantly, digital services can be activated remotely as customers need, without having to visit the site to install anything.
With KONE DX class elevators, customers can also take advantage of planning tools, including virtual car designer, tools for energy modeling as well as People Flow and consulting services.
These features are joined by a modern suite of functionalities perfectly in tune with such a future-focused region.
The new KONE DX Class enables customers to tailor and plug in additional software and services for elevators throughout the entire lifetime of a building.
By using open application programming interfaces (APIs), KONE’s approach makes it easy to manage and integrate different devices, apps and services with new and existing systems. For elevator passengers this brings a host of new, multisensory experiences inside the elevator, combining physical hardware and digital services.
KONE DX Class is also designed to contribute to buildings’ sustainability initiatives and energy efficiency, combining materials that meet internationally recognised green building standards including BREEAM and LEED.
