Singapore's Elevator Company (SLC) on Wednesday announced a new type of passenger elevator named "8", using lightweight composite materials to replace the traditional steel, but also to become the world's first by the composite materials Into the passenger elevator.
It is reported that the "8" used composite materials, including carbon fiber reinforced polymers, glass fiber reinforced polymers and bio-derived polymers. In addition to their light weight advantages, these materials have high strength and better corrosion resistance characteristics in the aerospace, deep-sea exploration and Formula F1 racing are applied.
Alister Bennett, general manager of the Singapore Elevator Company (SLC), said the material was used for the first time in building elevators. To ensure its safety, the company has also conducted related experiments, the elevator filled with nearly 1600kg items after he was allowed to fall, the results show that the elevator has not been too much damage.
In its own weight, the "8" composite material passenger elevator than the traditional steel structure of the passenger light on a lot of light. Alleged "8" weighs only 150kg, and has the same load of traditional steel material made of passenger ladder weight has reached 1500kg.
As to why the name "8", is also pay attention to. First, the company will provide an eight-year warranty on elevator parts. Second, it is installed eight times faster than traditional elevators. Third, its maximum carrying capacity is 8 passengers.
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