Construction Magazine June 2018 | Page 20

CONSTRUCTION STRATEGIES

of machine learning and IoT , as well as providing real-time alerts to engineers , it can predict some issues before they occur .
So far , downtime has been reduced for more than 41,500 customers , with major markets being Germany , the US , South Korea and Spain . “ This is around 120-130,000 elevators ,” Schierenbeck says . “ They are generating 150mn data transactions a day , which translates into around 100 gigabytes of data to process on a daily basis .”
Thyssenkrupp Elevator engineers are also taking advantage of the smartest equipment when on-site , including the likes of Microsoft HoloLens , a partnership which saw Business Chief visit New York for a demonstration .
While maintenance technology is being deployed with full force , Schierenbeck foresees a future