A reliable, high-performing and well-chosen elevator system is a necessity, writes Manish Mehan, MD & CEO, TK Elevator India. Vertical development in the cities, both residential and commercial, presents vast opportunities for smart and sustainable elevating systems. However, despite its rapid development, the high-rise segment has been facing certain challenges. Make the right choices High-rise elevator systems demand meticulous and impartial capacity analysis and detailed simulation. Not only should the building, its population and peak demands be correctly modelled, but elevator configuration and physical and/or dynamic zoning should also be determined. The correct choice of group control system plays a vital role, as does the correct choice of group sizing and elevator capacity. For instance, TK Elevator‘s destination selection control (DSC) technology, AGILE transforms the elevator systems into a seamless mobility ecosystem, enhanced to make elevators more intelligent and efficient. It helps in making transportation intuitive and efficient. With AGILE, a destination is chosen at the terminal on the landing, the intelligent dispatching software then analyses the request, gauges traffic demand and groups passengers based on similarity of destinations. Not to mention, elevator system logistics and technologies are frequently underestimated in high-rise buildings. Given that the elevator core forms the building’s load-bearing structure and such factors are determined early in the design process, the right choices have to be made right at the start. There are few, if any opportunities to correct mistakes later. This demands for logistical and elevator planning insight, extensive expertise and experience, and the application of correct safety margins. Safety comes first A variety of additional technical measures are required to ensure safety and comfort within the elevator car at high speeds. High operating demands are placed on the suspension, track and guidance systems. Therefore, transmission and control systems must also be heavy-duty, reliable and accurate. The group control system’s quality and effectiveness of its artificial intelligence algorithms ultimately determine transportation efficiency of the elevator system. These issues cause high-rise elevator system costs to increase proportionally. Growing digitally With the advent of cloud-based and digital maintenance technologies, real estate and maintenance managers are constantly informed about the status of their equipment, thereby saving their hassle, time and money. In anticipation of growing needs, TK Elevator has launched the industry’s first IoT-based preventive maintenance solution to maintain high-level availability of vertical mobility systems in high-rises. MAX is a game-changing service solution that extends remote monitoring capabilities to dramatically increase current availability levels of existing and new elevators. Utilising the power of IoT technology, MAX makes it possible for an elevator to “tell” service technicians its real needs, including real-time operation statuses, component replacements, and proactive system maintenance. High-rise buildings are our present and future requisite, changing times and needs have made high-rise buildings the preferred and highly viable solutions for India. A reliable, high-performing and well-chosen elevator system is necessary for the development of vertical cities in India.