Digital first with people first

HELIX is our new elevator for high-rise buildings that integrates all of TK Elevator's digital solutions to the full advantage of building planners, owners and passengers. It unlocks greater freedom of design for architects, enables data-driven decision making for owners and facility managers, and delivers truly dynamic performance for elevator users with smooth journeys and increased availability.

HELIX is our next step in TKE's digital transformation of the elevator, pushing the limits in high-rise building design, flexible integrated mobility, the passenger experience and how elevators are managed and serviced. HELIX seamlessly complements TWIN, double deck, and shaft climber, making the TK Elevator high-rise portfolio more complete, flexible, and future-ready than ever before.

  • 7.0 m/s

    top speed

  • 250 m

    maximum travel height

  • 1.000 – 2.000 kg

    capacity

  • Integrated AI and cloud connectivity

    native digital capabilities

  • Dynamic traffic flow and infotainment

    passenger experience

  • Smart maintenance and remote diagnostics

    service and monitoring

Build beyond limits: Dynamic High-Rise by TK Elevator

Technology used to the human advantage

AI-powered passenger flow

HELIX is TKE's first high-speed elevator with our next-generation AGILE Destination Controls. Its principle, directing passengers to the elevator that will get them to their destination in the most efficient way, is now augmented with machine-learning AI technology. The new AGILE Dispatcher algorithm recognises traffic patterns and dynamically adjusts parameters to the detail: During rush hour it can boost door dwelling times (e.g. if passengers exit but no new ones board). At off-peak times it will use a minimum of elevators and can lower acceleration speeds to reduce energy consumption and wear and tear. What's more: Because it's so adaptive, the flexibility to shift your building's usage or tenant structure has never been greater. Whatever future plans with your new skyscraper, HELIX is ahead of the curve.

All-new seamless interface

HELIX debuts the large 15.6" in-cabin multimedia display with animated travel and infotainment widgets, and TK Elevator's new Series 70 collection of landing indicators and operating panels. Together with the 2nd generation of our AGILE Destination Controls touchscreen terminals they form the key ingredients for a seamless journey through your building, where passengers always remain accompanied by the same look & feel and control logic. HELIX' harmonised human interface prepares the ground for smooth and efficient traffic flow simply by being easy to understand, even easier to use and requiring no passenger to look twice to follow the path that is set for them.

Big data for your building

HELIX owners and facility managers enjoy all the benefits of natively digital elevators: big data, precise analytics, full control, and smart service.

Monitoring: HELIX is available with our on-premise MAX Monitoring & Control solution, allowing 24/7 access to performance data, scheduling of operations and full transparency on unit health and maintenance status.

API connectivity: HELIX supports open API integration with your building's platform (e.g. BMS, access control, security management)

Smart maintenance: Supported with diagnostics from our MAX IoT cloud where data from thousands of elevators around the world is aggregated and analysed, your TKE service engineer not only can act swiftly and accurately, but also preemptively tackle issues before they can cause interruptions.

Special high-speed enhancements

Our global art of engineering

High-performance regenerative drive

Our dedicated engineering is evident in HELIX' high-performance machine and inverter. The clever mounting setup with additional insulation, damping and balancing measures keeps vibration and noise to a minimum, and ensures reliability and maximum ride quality.

Built-in energy efficiency

HELIX' reduced energy demands will shrink your building’s operational electricity costs. An extremely efficient machine room, the traction machine’s regenerative mode, standard regenerative drive functionality and other energy-saving features such as LED lighting and stand-by mode enable HELIX to achieve the highest energy-rating class A in heavy-duty applications.

Superior high-speed ride

HELIX incorporates state-of-the-art components made to the strictest quality standards to achieve smooth, quiet and precise ride quality at high speeds: A sophisticated car-and-sling system, high-performance doors, an electronically controlled and friction-minimising roller guide system, precisely aligned guide rails in the elevator shaft and the Absolute Positioning System for accurate floor levelding. It can even do express starts!

Flexible configuration

To blend your elevator system with your building’s architectural design, we offer a high degree of configuration flexibility to resolve complex challenges and deliver highly customised solutions. Customisable cabin shapes and dimensions include extra-wide and extra-high doors as well as an optimised shaft efficiency and machine room layout.

Reassuring technology

Whatever the technical challenge – building sway, piston or stack effect, seismic forces or fire-fighting acc. to EN 81-72 – HELIX always ensures passenger safety and long-term functionality.

An eco-friendly elevator system

HELIX contributes to a more sustainable building to enable certification to green rating systems such as LEED, BREEAM, DGNB, HQE, etc. HELIX will also come with environmental product declaration sheets, RoHS compliance as a CE-marked product and numerous energy-efficient or eco-friendly features.

A global solution ...

HELIX is a global TK Elevator development. It's the culmination of best practices and technology assets from our around-the-world R&D networks to reflect the high-rise segment's needs. Our most experienced engineers join their forces and know-how to deliver a product that is truly global – in exactly the same way architects, investors and property developers as well as skyscrapers themselves are operating and evolving on an international scale.

... delivered locally

While we leverage the global design of HELIX, it stays a remarkably local product when it comes to its industrialisation and manufacturing for the European high-rise market. Production of key components is done on the continent in our state-of-the-art Product Competence Center in Esslingen, Germany, and combined with our consulting experts and experienced local organisations, we assure standardised processes, predefined product configurations, and delivery packages. The result? Reduced complexity, quick delivery, operational excellence, and product consistency at high quality levels.

Une vitesse encore accrue

Your elevators, your style

To be tailored to your building

From the lobby to the top floor, the design of modern high-rise buildings is a composition of ambiances. Elevators can connect these different atmospheres fluidly, not just by facilitating the actual travel, but also by their own design. Modern material technology imposes very few limits on achieving the desired look & feel every architect and interior design expert strives for. That's why HELIX allows for design customisations, and is especially suited for heavyweight cabin decorations. Whether it's marble floors or complex ceilings, we are ready to support in realising your team's design concept.

Take a look at some taylor-made elevator cabin designs our customers have realised

Trinity Tower | Paris, France
Amorepacifc HQ | Seoul, Korea
50 Hudson Yards | New York City, USA
Hekla Tower | Paris, France
NBK Tower | Kuwait

HELIX at a glance

Technical specifications and selected options
Product purpose New installation
Applications High-rise buildings of all types incl. mixed-use
ISO 25745 category 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6
TECHNICAL DATA
Elevator type Single-deck high-rise elevator with machine room
Layout Cabin with sling
Load 1000 / 1150 / 1250 / 1350 / 1600 / 1800 / 2000 kg
Speed 3.0 / 3.5 / 4.0 / 5.0 / 6.0 / 7.0 m/s
Travel height up to 250 m
Number of stops up to 80 (up to 160 in double entrance configurations)
Door types Side-opening with 2 panels, central-opening with 2 panels
Door opening width 800 – 1300 mm
Door height 2000 – 2800 mm
Cabin height 2400 – 3400 mm
ENERGY EFFICIENCY & SUSTAINABILITY
Smart standby-mode and smart eco-mode #2713
Regenerative drive #2713
DIGITAL COMPONENTS
IoT-enabled and AI-embedded computing hardware (decentralised) #2713
Cybersecurity certification (IEC 62443 / ISO 8102-20) #2713
MAX Monitoring (on premise) #25cf
AGILE Access with 3rd party interface #25cf
PASSENGER EXPERIENCE
In-cabin multimedia display with AGILE infotainment #2713
Elevator calls with AGILE Mobile app #2713
AGILE Destination Controls with new AI algorithm #25cf
Custom display in COP with up to 32" #25cf
SELECTED OPTIONS
Firefighter elevator EN 81-72:2020 #25cf
EN 81-77 Seismic categories 1 / 2 / 3 #25cf
Groups with up to 16 elevators #25cf
Air conditioning and air purification #25cf
#2713 = standard
#25cf = option

Curious about HELIX? Contact us!

We provide private, commercial and government customers alike with comprehensive planning services. Decades of experience in elevator technology means that you can rely on our expertise.

Get in touch with the TKE High-Rise Competence Center