List of elevator test towers explained

This is a list of all known elevator test towers in the world.

List

Current as of February, 2024! Rank! Name! Company! Location! Height! Year completed! Remarks
KONE High-Rise Test Tower (Underground)[1] KONE CorporationTytyri, Finland1,148 ft (350 m)1997One of KONE's major achievements in elevator technology was tested at this facility.
1H1 Tower[2] HitachiGuangzhou, China897feet2020Became the tallest elevator test tower when completed in January 2020
2Jauhar Test Tower[3] Otis ElevatorShanghai, China886feet 2018In Shanghai, the world’s oldest elevator manufacturer is set to make the biggest research and development center for really tall elevators — a really tall test tower.
3Canny Test Tower[4] Canny ElevatorJiangsu, China879feet 2018Often referenced as being 288 m, this includes a 20 m underground section.[5] This gives the structure a total testing height of 944feet, height above ground is 879feet
4Zhongshan TK Elevator Laboratory Tower[6] TK ElevatorZhongshan, China813feet 2018
5TK Elevator Test Tower Rottweil[7] TK ElevatorRottweil, Germany807feet 2017Became the tallest elevator test tower upon completion in 2017;[8] tallest elevator test tower in Europe
6Kone Test Tower[9] KoneKunshan, Jiangsu, China774feet2015Became the tallest elevator test tower upon completion in 2015
7G1 Tower[10] HitachiHitachinaka, Ibaraki, Japan699feet2010Became the tallest elevator test tower upon completion in 2010
8Asan TowerHyundai ElevatorIcheon, South Korea673feet2009Became the tallest elevator test tower upon completion in 2009[11]
9Schindler Test Tower[12] Schindler GroupShanghai, China656feet 2017
10Solae Tower[13] Mitsubishi ElectricInazawa, Japan568feet2007Became the tallest elevator test tower upon completion in 2007[14]
11Fujitec Test TowerFujitecHikone, Japan560feet
12Otis Test Tower[15] Otis WorldwideShibayama, Japan518feet1998Became the tallest elevator test tower upon completion in 1998
13TK Test TowerTKE orig; Dong Yang GroupCheonan, South Korea482feet<2003
14TK Innovation Complex[16] TK ElevatorAtlanta, United States420feet2020Under construction as of February 2020, scheduled for completion in 2020
15National Lift TowerExpress Lift CompanyNorthampton, UK418feet1982Became the tallest elevator test tower upon completion in 1982
16Canny Test Tower[17] Canny ElevatorChengdu, China394feet2015
17Research Centre Test Tower[18] Otis WorldwideBristol, CT, United States384feet1987
Basarab Tower(former)Bucharest, Romania374feet1988demolished in 2020
18Otis Test TowerOtis Worldwide orig built by GoldStarChangwon, South Korea374feet1989
19Yukselis Elevator Test Tower[19] Yukselis ElevatorAnkara, Turkey360feet2020The test tower, whose installation was completed by Yukselis Elevator, has been Turkey's highest test tower since 2020
20 tieCanny Test TowerCanny ElevatorZhongshan, China328feet2015
20 tieKleemann Test TowerKleemannKunshan, China328feet2018[20]
20 tieXII Test Tower[21] VGSI ElevatorDong Nai, Vietnam328 ft (100m)2019
21Canny Test TowerCanny ElevatorWujiang, China312feet2003/2009
22Hitachi Test Tower[22] HitachiHitachinaka, Japan295feet1967Became the tallest elevator test tower upon completion in 1967
23Kiang Fah Test Tower[23] Mitsubishi ElectricChonburi, Thailand224feet2017
24Schindler Test Tower[24] Schindler GroupSeville, Spain213feet1992[25]
25Kleemann Test TowerKleemannKilkis, Greece200feet2010
26Kone (Montgomery) Test Tower (former)[26] Kone, Montgomery ElevatorMoline, IL, United States180feet1966It is considered a city landmark by residents and former Montgomery employees.
27Otis Test Tower[27] Otis WorldwideFlorence, SC, United States152feet2013
28Emlak Konut Elevator (EKA) Test Tower[28] Emlak Konut Elevator (EKA)Konya, Turkey141 ft(43 m)2022The tower has 4 elevator shafts that tests different elevator applications.
29ThyssenKrupp Elevator (Dover) Test Tower[29] (former)TK Elevator, Dover CorporationHorn Lake, MS, United States138 ft(42 m)1964The tower has 14 elevator shafts that tests different elevator applications.

Elevator test towers of unknown height

Current as of August, 2020! Rank! Name! Company! Location! Height! Year completed! Image
Schindler Test TowerSchindler GroupLucerne, Switzerland
Schindler Test Tower[30] Schindler GroupRandolph, NJ, United States
Aya Tower(former)[31] Dover CorporationMississauga, Ontario, Canada1968
Maspero Elevatori Test Tower[32] Appian Gentile, Como, Italy1993

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2017-03-29 KONE opens its renewed high-rise elevator test laboratory in Tytyri, Finland - reaching a depth of 350 meters, it is the deepest in the world (3) . 2024-01-29 . www.kone.com . en.
  2. Web site: 2020-01-17. Hitachi Completes Construction of the H1 TOWER, One of the World's Tallest Elevator Test Towers, at its R&D and Manufacturing Facility in Guangzhou, China. 2020-10-29. Bloomberg.com.
  3. Web site: Otis Test Tower - the Skyscraper Center .
  4. Web site: WORLD ELEVATOR & ESCALATOR EXPO 2018 (CHINA) HOSTED 130.000 PROFESSIONALVISITORS. Haber. Servisi. www.liftvision.net.
  5. Web site: ThyssenKrupp's Ropeless Elevator on the Horizon. www.enr.com.
  6. Web site: New Elevator Test Tower Opens in Zhongshan, China. www.ctbuh.org.
  7. Web site: Testturm. 2022-01-24. TK Elevator. de.
  8. Web site: World's tallest elevator tower rises in Rottweil, Germany | DW | 26.06.2015. DW.COM.
  9. Web site: KONE Kunshan Test Tower, Kunshan - SkyscraperPage.com. skyscraperpage.com.
  10. Web site: G1 Tower - The Skyscraper Center. www.skyscrapercenter.com.
  11. Web site: Hyundai Asan Tower - The Skyscraper Center. www.skyscrapercenter.com.
  12. Web site: SCHINDLER ESCALATOR, SHANGHAI – Virtuarch.
  13. Web site: Solae Elevator Testing Facility - The Skyscraper Center. www.skyscrapercenter.com.
  14. News: Japan opens 'tallest lift tower'. January 3, 2008. news.bbc.co.uk.
  15. Web site: Nippon Otis Test Tower, Shibayama | 147301 | EMPORIS. https://web.archive.org/web/20200809031113/https://www.emporis.com/buildings/147301/nippon-otis-test-tower-shibayama-japan. dead. August 9, 2020. Emporis.
  16. Web site: Officials: Cobb County's tallest tower, now under construction, will top out in no time. Josh. Green. February 3, 2020. Curbed Atlanta.
  17. Web site: CANNY ELEVATOR. www.canny-elevator.com.
  18. Web site: Otis Test Tower, Bristol | 129757 | EMPORIS. https://web.archive.org/web/20210620044751/https://www.emporis.com/buildings/129757/otis-test-tower-bristol-ct-usa. dead. June 20, 2021. Emporis.
  19. Web site: 2020-03-30. It is Turkey's highest elevator test tower. . 2020-03-30. yukselis asansor.
  20. Web site: KLEEMANN China | KLEEMANN. kleemannlifts.com.
  21. Web site: Về Chúng Tôi. 2021-08-23. Zeit Elevator. vi-VN.
  22. Web site: Hitachi to build tower to demonstrate fastest-ever elevator - 40.26mph. February 2, 2010. New Atlas.
  23. Web site: Mitsubishi Electric Completes New Elevator Test Tower at Mitsubishi Elevator Asia (Thailand) | 2017 | Global News. Mitsubishi Electric. Corporation. MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CANADA.
  24. Web site: Torre Schindler, Sevilla | 198857 | EMPORIS. https://web.archive.org/web/20210119085104/https://www.emporis.com/buildings/198857/torre-schindler-sevilla-spain. dead. January 19, 2021. Emporis.
  25. Web site: Torre Schlinder, Seville - SkyscraperPage.com. skyscraperpage.com.
  26. Web site: Kone Elevator Testing Building, Moline | 287202 | EMPORIS. https://web.archive.org/web/20160202040443/http://www.emporis.com/buildings/287202/kone-elevator-testing-building-moline-il-usa. dead. February 2, 2016. Emporis.
  27. Web site: OTIS Elevators Test Tower – PES Engineers.
  28. Web site: 2022 . 2022 EKA Web Site . July 26, 2024.
  29. Web site: 2016 . 2016 ThyssenKrupp Fact Sheet . January 30, 2024.
  30. Web site: Schindler Elevator Corporation. www.facebook.com.
  31. Web site: AyA Tower, Mississauga | 196764 | EMPORIS. https://web.archive.org/web/20200219102800/https://www.emporis.com/buildings/196764/aya-tower-mississauga-canada. dead. February 19, 2020. Emporis.
  32. Web site: Maspero Elevatori: Elevators Capable of Anything. www.cisenet.com.

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