Toshiba Elevator and Building Systems Corporation (also known as TELC, Japanese: 東芝エレベータ株式会社 Tōshiba erebēta kabushikigaisha) is subsidiary company of Toshiba Corporation (KONE Corporation also being a stakeholder as well[1]) which manufactures elevators and escalators. It is one of the four major Japanese elevator manufacturers alongside Mitsubishi Electric, Hitachi and Fujitec.
History[]
Initially, the elevator and escalator business of Toshiba began in 1966, and its first escalator installed in the same year. In 1967, Toshiba Elevator Service Corporation established, which ran as a company providing maintenance services for Toshiba elevators manufactured by its parent company. In the same year, the company installed its first elevator and established an elevator factory in Fuchu, a city located in the western part of Tokyo Metropolis. In 1977, Toshiba introduced elevators with microcomputer controls, which made itself the first elevator manufacturer in Japan to do so.
Toshiba made a strategic alliance with Kone in 1998, as a mean of developing their own machine room less elevator system with the help of Kone. This relationship resulted the release of SPACEL for Toshiba, a machine room less elevator system based on the Kone MonoSpace system complete with the Kone EcoDisc hoisting motor[2][3][4] for the Japanese market. Additionally, Kone sold a small batch of its own-branded MonoSpace elevators to Japan; Toshiba itself maintains most of existing installations. Since then, the relationship between the two companies continues; it had a capital tied-up in 2002 and by 2020 Kone reportedly became a shareholder of TELC with a 19.90% share[1]. In addition, both companies had developed a double deck high speed elevator at Kone's Test Center in Tytyry, Finland which had both the name Toshiba and KONE[5].
In 2001, Toshiba Elevator Service Corporation merged with Toshiba Corporation's Elevator and Building Systems Company and became Toshiba Elevator and Building Systems Corporation, the present day company that consistently carries out development, design, manufacturing, sales, installation and maintenance of elevators and escalators.
In 2004, Toshiba, which at that time it was still having a partnership with Kone won a contract to install ultra high speed elevators in Taipei 101 in Taipei, Taiwan. When the skyscraper was completed in 2004, the elevators held the award for being the fastest elevators in the world[6] until 2016, when the record was surpassed by Shanghai Tower's Mitsubishi elevators in Shanghai, China.
Notable elevator and escalator products[]
Current[]
Elevators[]
- SPACEL: Toshiba's machine room less traction elevator model based on the Kone MonoSpace elevators. It was introduced in 1998 for the Japanese domestic market as the result of a strategic alliance between Toshiba and Kone.
- SPACEL-GR II: Current passenger elevator model for residential and commercial buildings, only sold in Japan.
- Order SPACEL-GR II: Custom-built type passenger elevator for residential, commercial, hotels and other buildings, only sold in Japan.
- SPACEL-UNI (from 2008) and SPACEL-III (from 2012): Two slightly different passenger elevator models for markets other than Japan (Asia and Middle East). They are manufactured in China.
- ELCOSMO: Traction elevator model with smaller machine room which is only sold in markets other than Japan (Asia and Middle East).
- (Regular) ELCOSMO: Manufactured from 2008, with 8-24 persons capacity and 60-150 m/min speeds.
- ELCOSMO-III: Manufactured from 2012, with 8-26 persons capacity and 60-180 m/min speeds.
- ELCOSMO-III High Speed: High speed version for high rise buildings.
- ELCOSMO-TJ: Only sold in India. Launched in July 2019.
- New ELBRIGHT: Gearless high speed elevator for high-rise buildings with permanent magnet (PM) synchronous motor. This model is firstly laurched in Japan in 2004[7] and no longer available in Japan since 2013, but it is still available for other markets.
- ELCRUISE: Custom-built gearless high speed elevator for high rise buildings, only sold in Japan since 2013. It is a successor of New ELBRIGHT.
- Ultra high speed elevators: Toshiba also make ultra high speed elevators for high-rise buildings, and possibly faster than NEW ELBRIGHT. An example of their ultra high speed elevator installations is at Taipei 101 in Taiwan, which used to be the fastest elevator in the world from 2004 to 2010.
- Double deck elevators
- ELCARGO-VF: Freight elevator model sold for markets other than Japan.
- CV150: VVVF traction elevator with microprocessor control when the requirement not match to the models above.
- FLOORNAVI: Toshiba's destination dispatch elevator system.
Escalators and moving walks[]
- Kindmover: Standard escalator for commercial buildings sold in Japan and other markets.
- Kindmover-II: Second generation of Kindmover.
- TC Series: Moving walkways
Modernization Solutions[]
- ELFRESH: elevator modernization solution for the older Toshiba traction elevators, introduced in July, 2012[8].
- ESFRESH: escalator modernization solution for the older Toshiba escalators, which only leave the existing truss.
Discontinued[]
Elevators[]
- CA11 and CA21: Two-speed AC (relay logic) traction elevator produced from 1967 to 1991.
- CV10 and CV20: AC feedback control traction elevator with relay control.
- CV40: AC feedback control traction elevator with microcomputer control, produced from 1982 to 1987.
- CV60, CV90 and CV100: VVVF traction elevator with microprocessor control.
- CD10: DC geared traction high-rise elevator produced from 1970 to 1985.
- DCGL: DC gearless traction high-rise elevator produced from 1980s to 1990. It consists of: 1st Stage, 2nd Stage, CL10, CL11, CL20, CL30, CL31 and CL40.
- Hydraulic elevators: Known models were Pearl Schmidt, CH10, CH11, CH20 and CH40. They were made from 1975 to 1993.
- ELEXCIA: Custom-built elevator launched in 1999.
- ELBRIGHT: Custom-built gearless high speed elevator for high rise buildings, launched in 2002. It was succeeded by the New ELBRIGHT in 2008.
- New Luminous 2: Standard passenger elevator which was only sold in Japan.
- TOPS-VF3, TOPS-NEW VF and TOPS-VR: Standard passenger elevators manufactured by Toshiba's Chinese subsidiary in China and sold for markets other than Japan.
Escalators[]
- Type A,B,B1,C,D,E,E1,F,F1,G,G1,H,H1,J,K,K1: Standard type escalators produced from 1966 to 1982.
Characteristics of each Toshiba elevator models[]
CA11 & CA21[]
- Analogue indicator with illuminating numbers on a black background. (Early CA11)
- The indicator inside is illuminating circles. (Late CA11)
- Digital Indicator (For CA21)
- Relay control. It makes a big sound when it starts. (For CA11)
- Microcomputer control. (For CA21)
- The time required for leveling is long. (Compared with CV10 & 20)
CV10 & CV20[]
- The indicator inside is illuminating circles. (Sometimes digital indicator for CV20)
- For CV10, the leveling and running quality is usually bad. But not for CV20.
- When leveling, it makes the "wooooo" sound.
- Relay control.
- The time required for leveling is short.
CV40[]
- Digital Indicator or analogue display with multiple dots
- Round button with a green illuminating number and a square halo or a small rectangle button with a green light beside it(Early CV40).
- Black square buttons with a grey halo and a green light (red for down hall call button)(Late CV40).
CV60 and CV90[]
- Digital indicator.
- Black square buttons with a grey halo and a green light (red for down hall call button).
DCGL/CD10[]
- DC Motor.
- The indicator inside is illuminating rectangles. (Sometimes digital indicator, but rare)
CH10/11/20/40[]
- Relay control (CH10, 11 and 20 only)
- Microcomputer control (CH40 only)
- When the car is accelerating and decelerating, you can't feel it is moving.
Elevator fixtures[]
- Main article: List of Toshiba elevator fixtures
Notable installations[]
- Main article: List of notable Toshiba elevator installations
Notable distributors, subsidiaries and joint ventures[]
Distributors[]
Current[]
Company | Country(s) | Notes |
---|---|---|
Chevalier |
Hong Kong, China Macau, China Singapore |
Since 1972 until 2009 |
Dhaher Al Muhairi Company | United Arab Emirates | Since 1999 |
GFC Ltd. | Taiwan | Since 1973 |
Khazar Lift Service LLC | Azerbaijan | |
Shiba Tech Corporation Limited | Bangladesh | |
Siam Elevators & Escalators Co. Ltd. | Thailand | Since 1983 |
Technical Trading Co. L.L.C | Oman | |
PT. Toshindo Elevator Utama | Indonesia | Since 1998 |
Former[]
Company | Country(s) | Notes |
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PT. Capitol Mutual Corporation | Indonesia | 1980s to 1998 |
New City Technology Trading Services Co. Ltd. | Vietnam | 2014 to 2019 |
MS Elevators Engineering Sdn. Bhd. • MS Elevators Sdn. Bhd. |
Malaysia | 2010's-2022 |
[]
- Chevalier Ltd. (Hong Kong, China and Singapore since 2009)
- Chevalier (HK) Limited (Hong Kong, TELC has 51% share holding[9])
- GFC Elevator Co. Ltd. (Taiwan)
- Toshiba Elevator (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd. (Malaysia, joint venture between MS Group and TELC since 1982, formerly known as MS Elevators Engineering Sdn. Bhd.)[10]
- Toshiba Elevator Manufacturing Asia Sdn. Bhd. (formerly known as MS Elevator Sdn. Bhd.)
- Toshiba Johnson Elevators India Pvt Ltd. (India, since October 2012[8])
Trivia[]
- The double deck elevators at the Kone High-rise Laboratory in Tytyri, Finland, which were installed under collaboration between Kone and Toshiba were the only known Toshiba elevators installed outside Asia, in this case, Europe. These elevators were so unique that they had a mix of Toshiba and Kone parts and equipment; for example, the fixtures and chimes are from Toshiba, while the door equipment and machine are from Kone. They also had the Toshiba logo shown on the bottom part of the car station in each elevator car[5]. These elevators have since been modernized by Kone with KSS fixtures and newly refurbished cars, so the Toshiba brand and its related elements are no longer shown in the elevators[11].
- Dong Yang, a defunct South Korean elevator manufacturer, had a technical partnership with Toshiba from the late 1960s until 1999. Under this partnership, Dong Yang produced elevators and escalators under Toshiba's license and the design was very similar. In fact, Toshiba's CV and CL model names were also used in Dong Yang's models.
- A television program in Taiwan revealed the machine room of some Toshiba elevators installed in the Taipei 101, and they appear to be Kone Ecodisc mx40, the video also revealed later the machines of the 2 record breaking ultra fast elevators, they are very massive and have Toshiba name plate on it.
Gallery[]
Logos and nameplates[]
Others[]
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Toshiba and KONE Corporation to Take Stake in One Another, Toshiba Corporation (20 December, 2001)
- ↑ KONE Corporation Annual Report 1998 (archived)
- ↑ Kone - Toshiba alliance
- ↑ Kone - 2002-2004
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 AMAZING KONE/Toshiba Doubledeck elevator @ KONE Test Center, Tytyri, Finland. - YouTube
- ↑ Guinness World Record - Fastest lift (elevator) (archived version in 2015)
- ↑ Toshiba Review 2004. VOL.59 NO.10
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Annual Report 2013, Toshiba Corporation
- ↑ Toshiba Elevator to Take Equity Interest in Chevalier International
- ↑ Toshiba Announces Name Changes of Two Elevator Subsidiaries in Malaysia
- ↑ Amazing KONE double deck test elevator at KONE test tower Tytyri Finland - YouTube
External links[]
Official websites[]
- Official website - Japan (Japanese)
- Official website (China)
- Official website (India)
- MS Elevators Engineering Sdn. Bhd.
- Siam Elevators & Escalators Co. Ltd.
- GFC (official website)
- Shiba Tech Corporation Limited
Other links[]
- Guidance of end of parts supply (December 1, 2010) (Japanese)
- Guidance of end of parts supply (June 28, 2013) (Japanese)
Major elevator and escalator companies | |
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Full list of companies | List of elevator and escalator companies |
Operating | Fujitec • Hitachi • Hyundai • Kone • Mitsubishi Electric (Shanghai Mitsubishi) • Otis (Otis Electric • Sigma) • Schindler • TK Elevator • Toshiba |
Defunct | Dover Elevators • Express Lift • Orenstein & Koppel • Thyssen • thyssenkrupp • Westinghouse |
Other companies | Third-party elevator maintenance companies |