KONE India has inaugurated a new technology and innovation centre in Pune, Maharashtra on 4 October 2019. It will serve as an extension of the India Technology and Engineering Centre in Chennai, Tamil Nadu.
The operations in Pune will focus around enterprise monitoring, service management for IT solutions and digital development competencies for smart people flow Solutions. Co-creation with start-ups and technology partners will be a big part of the way of working.
KONE India has recently launched the 24x7 IoT connected elevators and escalators service technology in India. The service, which is done in collaboration with IBM Watson, will result in fewer faults and faster repairs.
ITEC, Pune will remotely monitor the 24x7 connected elevator and escalator equipment to ensure less equipment downtime, fewer faults and detailed information on maintenance task. At the Pune centre, the company plans to hire 120 employees. KONE India’s unit in Chennai produces elevators for India, Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka.