Applied high-tech materials with 1/6 the weight and twice the life span of conventional metal ropes
Transit time reduced by 20% compared to Dubai Burj Khalifa, the world’s highest building

Hyundai Elevator announced its successful development of the world’s first carbon fiber belt type 1260m/min elevator technology. This is the second big achievement following the development of the world’s fastest elevator with a speed of 1080m/min in December 2009.

A total of 9 domestic companies and institutions including Hyundai Elevator, Woojin Electric, Shinsung Materials, N Plastech, DYETEC Institute, Changan Machinery, Dong Yang Manufacturing, Taekwang Industrial, and Korea Testing Laboratory (KTL) participated in this research, which was conducted over five years from 2014 with the support from the Ministry of Trade, Industry, and Energy.