German engineering giant thyssenkrupp Elevator topped out its 420-foot Innovation and Qualification Center in October, marking the tallest elevator test tower in the Western Hemisphere and one of suburban Atlanta’s highest skyrises. Atlanta, Georgia, United States – Elevator Shaft. The test tower … Slip-form construction of thyssenkrupp Elevator's Innovation and Qualification Center (IQC) and elevator test tower in Atlanta has been completed. Brasfield & Gorrie was hired by ThyssenKrupp Elevator Company to construct a new elevator test tower in Atlanta, GA. At 400 ft / 121m it is the tallest such tower in the Western Hemisphere. Mr. Schierenbeck, thyssenkrupp has announced the construction of a new high-rise elevator test tower and research center in Atlanta.What is this project all about? Strife from the Atlanta Braves in our test tower on August 27. The new test tower will be ready in Atlanta in 2021 - we had the pleasure to welcome Mike Plant and Jeremy J. ATLANTA , May 18, 2020 /CNW/ -- Slip-form construction of thyssenkrupp Elevator's Innovation and Qualification Center (IQC) and elevator test tower has been completed. To speed completion, the team chose the slipform method of construction. (The twin King and Queen towers in Sandy Springs, for context, stand about 130 feet taller.) With 18 shafts, the test tower will be used to trial new concepts and product pilots, including high-speed elevators as well as the two-cabins-per-shaft elevator system, TWIN. thyssenkrupp Elevator Americas, an industry and technology leader that is redefining building transportation, has selected Atlanta for its new headquarters and test tower in the Americas. Became the tallest elevator test tower upon completion in 1982 16 Canny Test Tower: Canny Elevator: Chengdu, China: 394 ft (120 m) 2015 17 Research Centre Test Tower: Otis Worldwide: Bristol, CT, USA: 384 ft (117 m) 1987 18 Otis Test Tower Otis Worldwide orig built by GoldStar Changwon, South Korea: 374 ft (114 m) 1989 19 108 High Test Tower Germany-based Thyssenkrupp Elevator is planning to build a new headquarters building near The Battery Atlanta in Cobb County, Georgia. Part of their visit through the test tower was the breathtaking view from Germany's highest viewing platform and insights into the first ropeless elevator MULTI. Artist's concept of the elevator test tower and office complex. According to thyssenkrupp Elevator CEO, Andreas Schierenbeck: “Our new test tower in Atlanta will be a testimony to thyssenkrupp’s commitment to investing in its global network of innovation centers, which all have forged ever-deepening ties with students and universities nearby,” he says. German industrial conglomerate Thyssenkrupp is spending around $240 million building its new North American headquarters in Cumberland, including a 420-foot elevator test tower …