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September 12, 2013
How your elevator can lower your power bill
Machine room-less systems, used in Europe for more than a decade, can cut electricity use by 70 percent and eliminate the need for hydraulic cylinders.
By SAM BENNETT
Special to the Journal
Kone says its UltraRope system uses less energy, stretches less, and eliminates the large moving masses required by traditional steel ropes.
Like a Boeing engineer, Bob Nicholson is always looking to improve the way people move.
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