Kone, a global leader in the elevator and escalator industry, is playing a major role at the Expo 2020 as the national partner of the Finnish country pavilion.

 

The Finnish pavilion introduces a peaceful haven full of surprises where visitors can discover the country’s natural beauty and knack for innovation from education and sustainable technologies to health and wellbeing. 

 

At the event, Kone is showcasing its advanced, digitalized products and solutions such as Kone DX Class elevator, which will help ease the flow of people in new and existing buildings, contributing to mitigating the challenges that are introduced by urbanization as cities continue to evolve, said the statement from the company.  

 

Kone DX Class is the first digitally connected elevator series in the world that uses the Kone digital platform and secure APIs to connect elevators with a whole new suite of solutions and services.

 

The elevator is no longer merely a way to travel between floors, but a core platform that offers intuitive, ambient, and connected experiences that extend from the lobby throughout the building, it stated. 

 

Kone DX Class elevator is a sentiment of how people flow solutions can contribute to a more sustainable environment, it added. 

 

For the first time ever, the KONE DX Class Elevator will be present in a public and more accessible setting for visitors to experience and discover its advanced digital solutions. 

 

Digital solutions that range from ordering the elevator through your phone and being able to see how delivery robots connect to the elevator independently to continue their delivery journey.  

 

Other key features that help elevate the overall customer experience include the personalised elevator playlists which can be changed according to the time and mood of the specific day. The music can easily be controlled via dedicated apps that can even import self-curated playlists from Spotify. 

 

This multi-sensory experience is additionally heightened with the full-wall digital displays which can be either filled with infotainment or even teleport individuals into a rainforest for example, it added. 

 

The Finnish elevator giant said it will also be highlighting its latest partner solutions. One of the many partnerships being with iLoQ, a Finnish growth company that has transformed mechanical locking into highly functional and immensely secure digital access management. 

 

This partnership not only helps bring to life new solutions to increase security functions, but also reflects the theme of the exhibition that stands for ‘connecting minds and building the future’, said the company in a statement.

 

The theme also thrives through the Kone Partner Ecosystem, which is a network of innovative solution providers that share the common goal of offering solutions to combat urbanization challenges, it added. 

 

Imtiaz Mahtab, Regional Managing Director (Kone Middle East and Africa) said: "We are very proud to be the national partner of the Finland Pavilion at Expo 2020 and be able to showcase our advanced people flow technologies and solutions. These demonstrate how Kone sustainably and effectively makes navigation accessible for all through digitalization and smart city integration."

 

"As a recognized world leader in our industry, we look forward to continuing our partnership with various key stakeholders in the ecosystem. By joining forces, we will be helping cities transform in a sustainable manner and support them in achieving their net zero target," noted Mahtab.

 

"Since cities produce more than 60 per cent of the green-house gas emissions world-wide, and as the world population continues to move to cities, developing smarter buildings and infrastructures with people flow solutions is essential to the sustainability of our planet. Through our long and strong presence in the MEA, and our local expert talents in the UAE, we look forward to actively participate and contribute towards the UAE’s 2030 agenda of sustainable development goals," he added.-TradeArabia News Service