September 5, 2005—Otis Elevator Company has won a contract to install 46 elevators and escalators, featuring the energy-efficient and environmentally friendly Gen2 and Elevonic elevator systems, for the second phase of Beijing Fortune Plaza in China, the company says. Otis is a unit of United Technologies Corporation.
Previously, Otis was selected to provide 44 elevators and escalators for the first phase of the project. Otis will provide a total of 90 units for phase one and two with a combined contract award of USD 9 million.
Otis is the first elevator company to receive the Green Product Award from the China Environmental Protection Foundation, a non-government group dedicated to environmental protection, according to the company. The foundation recognized Otis for its Gen2 belted, machine-roomless elevator system. The Gen2 elevator system’s flat, polyurethane belts and gearless machine do not require any form of polluting lubrication, eliminating the need for storage, cleanup and disposal of hazardous waste. The Gen2 system is also 50 percent more energy efficient than conventional elevators because its low-inertia, permanent magnet gearless machine with variable frequency control eliminates energy loss that occurs in more traditional geared systems.
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