10月21日蒂森克虜伯電梯公司宣布，其已在科威特國(guó)家銀行（NBK）的新總部安裝了25臺(tái)垂直運(yùn)輸設(shè)備，其中包括10套TWIN電梯系統(tǒng)?？仆貒?guó)家銀行總部建筑高300米，有63層，位于科威特市中心，其設(shè)計(jì)讓人聯(lián)想到珍珠和貝殼。它是該國(guó)的第二高建筑，也是該國(guó)第一座使用蒂森克虜伯電梯TWIN系統(tǒng)的摩天大樓。通過(guò)兩個(gè)在單個(gè)豎井內(nèi)獨(dú)立移動(dòng)的轎廂，TWIN系統(tǒng)能在減少能源消耗的同時(shí)，最有效地利用可用空間。科威特國(guó)家銀行獲得了“能源和環(huán)境設(shè)計(jì)領(lǐng)導(dǎo)力金獎(jiǎng)”的認(rèn)證，是科威特首家達(dá)到該標(biāo)準(zhǔn)的人。除TWIN系統(tǒng)外，蒂森克虜伯還提供了12臺(tái)常規(guī)電梯，其中一些以6 m / s的速度運(yùn)行，1臺(tái)全景電梯和2臺(tái)自動(dòng)扶梯。其提供的電梯設(shè)備均配備了AGILE目的層控制系統(tǒng)。另外，蒂森克虜伯還與之簽訂了為期五年的維護(hù)合同，讓建筑物所有者隨時(shí)隨地獲得技術(shù)人員的支持。

THYSSENKRUPP ELEVATOR'S TWIN USED FOR FIRST TIME IN KUWAIT

thyssenkrupp Elevator has installed 25 vertical-transportation (VT) units in the new headquarters of the National Bank of Kuwait (NBK), including 10 of its TWIN elevator systems, the company announced on October 21. The 300-m-tall, 63-story NBK building, with a design reminiscent of a pearl and shell, stands in the heart of Kuwait City. It is the second-tallest in the country and the country's first skyscraper to use thyssenkrupp Elevator's TWIN system, which uses two cabins that move independently within a single shaft. TWIN allowed the building's designers to make the most efficient use of available space while using less energy. NBK is certified to the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Gold rating, among the first in Kuwait to achieve that standard. In addition to the TWIN systems, thyssenkrupp supplied 12 conventional elevators — some traveling up to 6 m/s — one panoramic elevator and two escalators. The VT system uses the company's AGILE destination-control system. thyssenkrupp Elevator has a five-year maintenance contract that gives the building owners access to a standby technician.