TEST TOWER IN ROTTWEIL New horizons. Made by ThyssenKrupp

TEST TOWER IN ROTTWEIL

New horizons. Made by ThyssenKrupp.

ThyssenKrupp Elevator

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THE FUTURE TAKES SHAPE IN ROTTWEIL.More and more people are moving from rural areas to urban

ones – by 2050, over 70 % of the world’s population will be living

in cities. According to a report by the McKinsey Global Institute,

by 2025 this trend will increase the floor area of buildings by

approximately 85 % and confront us with one of the biggest

challenges of our time:

How do we bring people from A to B as efficiently, quickly, safely

and conveniently as possible? Starting from 2016, solutions

to this question will take shape in Rottweil, Germany – in the

ThyssenKrupp test tower.

TOWERING SUPPORT FOR FUTURE TASKS.The 246 metre structure will be used to test and certify elevator

innovations, thus significantly decreasing the development time

of future and current skyscraper construction projects around

the globe. Featuring 12 shafts and travel speeds of up to 18 m/s,

the tower offers unparalleled potential for mastering future

challenges. Three shafts are reserved for the revolutionary

cable-free MULTI elevator.

TOURIST ATTRACTION FOR THE REGION.The southern German region surrounding the research and

develop ment tower will benefit from this truly “outstanding”

structure. Germany’s highest viewing platform open to the public

– at a dizzying 232 metres – will give visitors an impressive 360°

panorama. It is expected to become a popular destination for

tourists throughout Baden-Wuerttemberg.

LANDMARK OF PROGRESS.As a high-tech structure, the tower demonstrates ThyssenKrupp’s

engineering prowess. And as a public symbol, it also stands for

the town of Rottweil, in dialogue with its historic church spires and

medieval defence towers.


HOME OF THE FUTURE.With an investment volume of over 40 million euros, ThyssenKrupp

highlights the region’s exceptional importance: Together with

the elevator factory in Neuhausen/Fildern – currently being

comprehensively expanded to a technology park – the planned test

tower in Rottweil forms a cutting-edge “innovation hub” for elevator

technology, with over 1,500 employees in all.

A HIGH-CLASS PRESENCE.Despite its impressive height, the tower makes a light and airy

visual impression. Architects Helmut Jahn and Werner Sobek

encase the concrete shaft with a textile shell of fibre glass. This

shell starts close-meshed at the base, revealing more and more

of the tower towards the top, and reflecting the light differently

throughout the day and year. This gives the structure a different

look for every weather condition and time of day.

WELCOME TO ROTTWEIL –THE TOWN OF TOWERS.

SCHWARZES TOR (BLACK GATE)

HOCHTURM(HIGH TOWER)

KAPELLENTURM(CHAPEL TOWER)

THYSSENKRUPP TEST TOWER FOR ELEVATOR INNOVATIONS

HEILIG-KREUZ MÜNSTER(HOLY CROSS CATHEDRAL)

WASSERTURM(WATER TOWER)

www.rottweil.de

AUFERSTEHUNG CHRISTI (RESURRECTION CHURCH)


EYE-CATCHER, PIONEER, TOURIST ATTRACTION.To shape the future, you need top-class equipment. The new test

tower offers unparalleled opportunities and boasts sophisticated

technologies and features – it’s a one-of-a-kind research centre

for us and a must-see destination for the region’s tourists and

residents.

ELEVATOR SHAFTS

In the 12 different shafts, we will test and certify the elevator

solutions of the future. Maximum speeds of 64.8 km/h create

testing conditions not available anywhere else. The cable-free,

multiple-car elevator system MULTI will be developed to

market maturity here.

HEAT STORAGE

All heat generated by devices such as motors and computers

is stored in an air cell, then transmitted via heat exchangers

to the rooms requiring heating.

ENERGY RECOVERY

Under specific loading conditions, the installed traction

elevators can generate electricity when in use.

FACADE

Measuring 17,000 square metres, the shell of PTFE-coated

fibre glass is a highly complex material: self-cleaning, durable

and – from a distance – almost transparent. It protects

the building from intense sunlight as well as wind, and lights

the tower’s interior in varying ways.


VIEWING PLATTFORM

Germany’s highest viewing platform

open to the public (232 metres) will

give visitors a 360 degree view all the

way to the Swabian Alb – and even to

the Swiss Alps on very clear days.

DEFLECTION

The natural power of the wind can

cause tower deflection of up to 75 cm.

A vibration absorber will be installed

to reduce these effects. The tower’s

resonant frequency is 0.2 Hz. The

elevator shafts thus offer real-world

conditions for testing.

SLIPFORM CONSTRUCTION

We have selected the first-choice

method for tower construction. The

slipform is raised on rails along with

the work platforms and grows with

the tower, thanks to multiple hydraulic

jacks. As construction “slips” upward,

the usual work steps – pouring,

reinforcing and curing the concrete –

are never interrupted.


A TRULY MAMMOTH PROJECT.Up to 100 engineers are currently planning what is considered

one of Germany’s most exciting building projects. Construction

will begin March 2015, with workers in three daily shifts. Materials

include 15,000 cubic metres of concrete, 200 rock nails and

2,640 tonnes of steel.

BIG IDEAS NEED SPACE.The tower’s property totals

10,000 square metres – the

area of about 50 tennis courts.

HIGH-SPEED CONSTRUCTION.Rising 3.6 metres per day,

the tower triples the speed

of bamboo growing under

ideal conditions.

GETTING THINGS MOVING.By project completion, 30,000

cubic metres of excavation

material will have been moved –

about as much weight as

60 million bottles of water.60 MIO.

3 x

50 x

3 x


HEAD AND SHOULDERS ABOVE THE REST.Germany’s highest viewing

platform open to the public –

at 232 metres – is 80 metres

taller than the Stuttgart TV

tower and offers a spectacular

360° panorama.

A REAL HEAVYWEIGHT.The completed tower will

weigh in at 40,000 tonnes –

that’s as much as 8,000

African elephants.

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BERLIN TV TOWER (368 m)VIEWING PLATTFORM (203 m)

THYSSENKRUPP TEST TOWER (246 m)VIEWING PLATTFORM (232 m)

STUTTGART TV TOWER (216 m)VIEWING PLATTFORM (150 m)


ThyssenKrupp Elevator (CENE) GmbH

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