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The ThyssenKrupp ISIS was ThyssenKrupp's machine room-less elevator for the North American and European markets, first introduced in 2003. ThyssenKrupp made the ISIS and ISIS II. The ISIS was made from 2004 to 2005. The ISIS II was made from 2005 to 2007.

Overview[]

The ThyssenKrupp ISIS is a machine room less traction elevator designed for low to high-rise buildings for the North American and European markets.

North America[]

In North America, the ThyssenKrupp ISIS used the "K-Core" rope instead of conventional steel rope. The K-Core was a kevlar rope that was made exclusively for the ThyssenKrupp ISIS elevators. ThyssenKrupp claimed that the rope is stronger than steel ropes and last longer. The ISIS elevator features a smaller machine installed in the shaft pit (for regular ISIS only), eliminating the need of a machine room. This saves up to 60 square feet of building space. ThyssenKrupp ISIS was also easy and faster to install because of its lightweight components, which only required 10 days to complete the installation. ThyssenKrupp developed the ISIS elevators as a mean to counter the disadvantages of hydraulic elevators.

ThyssenKrupp ISIS elevators were available only as low rise models, until 2005 when the ISIS II came out. A unique feature of the ISIS/ISIS II is lanterns on the sides of the doors. Low-rise ISIS IIs have the original ISIS lanterns, while High-Rise ISIS IIs have the Aurora lanterns. The ISIS II appears to have been merged to 1 model for low and high rise. The ISIS/ISIS II can usually be told apart from other ThyssenKrupp elevators by the chimes, which are often chimes unique to ISIS/ISIS II. ThyssenKrupp ISIS and ISIS II can usually be told apart by the fixtures. The ISIS had a different indicator than the ISIS II, which had the same indicator as Signa4 fixtures. Sometimes, ThyssenKrupp ISIS II elevators can have other fixtures. Usally on ISIS elevators, you'll often find different types of fixtures in the same elevator. ISIS and ISIS II low-rise had Blue Aurora fixtures, but ISIS II High-rise can have Red Aurora fixtures. You can also have MAD, Signa4, and Newer Signa4 in an ISIS (only if the original fixtures are replaced and only on ISIS/ISIS II low-rise. ISIS II high-rise is unknown). The model of an ISIS is ISIS low/mid-high rise capacity number. Example: "ISIS mid-high rise 4500". The model of an ISIS II is ISIS first two numbers of capacity. Example: "ISIS 40". There is also the ISIS 50H. The difference between ISIS 50 and 50H is unknown.

Europe[]

ThyssenKrupp ISIS was also available for the European markets, which was made in France. It features a centered pulley block drives which enables an installation everywhere. It has a speed of 1 meter per second, maximum capacity of 1000 kilograms and can serves more than 10 floors.

Seattle Children's Hospital accident[]

On October 9, 2007, an accident happened at a children's hospital in Seattle, WA, United States, where the cables broke on an ISIS elevator, sending the elevator into free fall before the safety governors engaged to stop the elevator car on the fourth floor. Many ThyssenKrupp ISIS elevators were inspected during that time. ThyssenKrupp deemed them safe, but city of Seattle elevator inspectors deemed some of them dangerous, and had ThyssenKrupp replace the cables with conventional steel cables. ThyssenKrupp thought about adding an extra safety device for all ISIS elevators nationwide, but then decided to start replacing the cables with conventional steel cables nationwide. Also, ThyssenKrupp ISIS elevators were known to break down a lot.

After the accident, ThyssenKrupp discontinued the ISIS elevators and replaced them with the synergy series. The synergy series was originally introduced in 2005 for markets outside North America.

Specs[]

North America[]

  • Gearless traction
  • VVVF Machine room less
  • TAC50-04 microprocessor control system.
  • Bottom drive traction for ISIS and low-rise ISIS II, overhead traction for ISIS II high-rise.
  • Fixtures exclusive to ISIS/ISIS II (blue Aurora), other fixtures were also available as an option.
  • Up to 8 car groups
  • Serves up to 30 floors for ISIS II.
  • Maximum travel distance
    • 75 ft. for low rise ISIS.
    • 150 ft. for mid rise ISIS.
    • 300 ft. (290 ft. for California) for ISIS II.
  • Can have a rear door.
  • Speeds
    • 100 -150 FPM for 2-3 floors.
    • 200 FPM for 4+ floors for low rise ISIS.
    • 200/350 FPM speed for mid-high rise ISIS/ISIS II.
  • Door types
    • Single slide/center open doors for low rise ISIS.
    • Single slide door for 2100 lb. capacity mid-high rise ISIS.
    • Single slide door for 2100 lb. capacity mid-high rise ISIS.
    • Center open door for [[1]] lb. capacities mid-high rise ISIS.
    • Unknown door type for 4000 lb. capacity mid-high rise ISIS.
    • Two speed side opening door for [[2]] lb. capacities mid-high rise ISIS.
    • The mid-high rise info is the same for ISIS II, except for added option of center open door on [[3]] lb. capacities ISIS II.
    • Center open door on 4000 lb. capacity ISIS II.
    • Two speed side opening door on ISIS II 50H.
  • Capacities
    • [[4]] lb. capacities for low rise ISIS
    • [[5]] lb. capacities for mid-high rise ISIS/ISIS II.

Europe[]

  • Gearless or geared traction.
  • VVVF Machine room less, overhead drive.
  • Can serves more than 10 floors (maximum number of stops is unknown)
  • 630-1000 kilograms capacities.
  • 1 meter per second speed.
  • Two speed telescopic side opening doors. It is unknown if center opening door was also available.

Notable installations[]

United States[]

California[]

  • 55 Grant Avenue, San Francisco, CA
  • Chaparral Center North, Temecula, CA
  • John Hopkins Parking Structure UCSD, La Jolla, CA
  • Atlas Condos West Tower, San Diego, CA

Connecticut[]

  • Gaslight Village, Old Saybrook, CT
  • Stony Creek Medical Center, Branford, CT

Missouri[]

  • Tesson Ferry Building, St. Louis, MO
  • Factory Mall, Farmington, MO
  • The Meridian, Osage Beach, MO

New Mexico[]

  • Smith Engineering Company Building, Albuquerque, NM
  • Domenici Center for Health Sciences Education - University of New Mexico, NM
  • Hilton Homewood Suites at Buffalo Thunder Resort, Pojoaque, NM
  • Holiday Inn & Suites Albuquerque-North I-25, Albuquerque, NM
  • Homewood Suites by Hilton Santa Fe-North, Santa Fe, NM

North Carolina[]

  • Carolinas Medical Center Parking Deck, Concord, NC (has since been modernized with Innovation Prestige)
  • Durant Station Hotel, Hatteras, NC
  • The Factory, Wake Forest, NC
  • 108 Gateway Blvd, Mooresville, NC
  • 116 South Main Street, Mooresville, NC

Texas[]

  • Calabria Village Office Building, Austin, TX
  • Holiday Inn SunSpree Resort, Galveston, TX
  • DoubleTree Hotel, Galveston, TX
  • Highland Homes DFW Home Office, Plano, TX
  • BankCorp South, Grand Prairie, TX (modernized by TK Synergy in 2012)

Virginia[]

  • Lane Stadium Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA
  • 140 Virginia St., Richmond, VA
  • The Habitat Store, Roanoke, VA (now closed, elevator since been removed)
  • Sanctuary at False Cape/Sanctuary Realty at Sandbridge, Sandbridge, VA

Other states[]

  • Northcut Landing, Seattle, WA
  • Packard Hall - Colorado College, Colorado Springs, CO
  • Glenstone Museum, Potomac, MD
  • Santa Fe Station North Parking Garage, Las Vegas, NV
  • Northside Riverstone, Canton, GA
  • One Erdman Place, Middleton, WI
  • Fairfield Inn & Suites Mt. Vernon, Mt. Vernon, IL
  • Capitol & Myrtle Parking Garage, Boise, ID
  • Hilton Garden Inn St. George, St. George, UT
  • Bridgeport Village Parking Garage, Tigard, OR

Canada[]

British Columbia[]

  • Children's Hospital Mental Health Building, Vancouver, B.C.
  • Save-on-Foods, King Edward Village, Vancouver, B.C.

Other provinces[]

  • 845 Wilson Avenue, North York, ON
  • Best Western Plus Edmundston Hotel, Edmundston, NB
  • The Powerhouse, Winnipeg, MB (has been modernized with MAD BP buttons)
  • Super 8 by Wyndham St Johns, St. John's, NL

Trivia[]

  • The first ThyssenKrupp ISIS ever to be on YouTube was the one at the Domenici Center for Health Sciences Education on the University of New Mexico north campus.
  • Following the incident in 2007, the ISIS was discontinued and was replaced by the synergy in 2008.
  • Some elevator technicians/enthusiasts call this model "CRISIS" due to it breaking down a lot, and the accident mentioned above.

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