Hyundai Elevator said on the 19th that it succeeded, for the first time in the world, in installing and commercializing elevators in high-rise buildings using a modular method.
Hyundai Elevator on the 17th successfully completed a 27-story application demonstration and quality inspection of the modular method "ENOBLOC" at the Hillstate Center Park site in Songdo, Incheon. ENOBLOC is a next-generation solution that premanufactures elevators in module form and then assembles and installs them on site.
In particular, Hyundai Elevator is the first in the world to commercialize modular systems for apartment buildings of 20 stories or higher. Hyundai Elevator chose a method of transporting large modules by plane units and assembling them in a "mobile assembly yard." This maximized logistics efficiency and space utilization.
Also, while conventional elevator installation methods cannot avoid high-risk processes such as working at height inside the shaft, ENOBLOC eliminates high-risk work by preassembling more than 90% of key components at the factory and performing only joining and fastening on site. It is evaluated as a method well suited to the trend of emphasizing worker safety.
ENOBLOC was partially applied at the Hillstate Center Park site in Songdo, cutting the construction period by about 40 days. If applied in full, it is expected to reduce the schedule by more than two months. Because the elevator installation period can be reduced by up to 80% compared with conventional methods, schedules across the entire process can be shortened. Effects such as lower construction costs, earlier move-ins, and improved construction quality are anticipated.
Hyundai Elevator has filed or applied for about 50 patents in Korea, the United States, and the Middle East, focusing on ▲modular structures ▲high-rise applications ▲shaft improvements ▲mass-production technologies. It also plans to file about 20 additional patents based on its mobile assembly yard system, module replacement, and on-site assembly technologies.
Cho Jae-cheon, CEO of Hyundai Elevator, said, "ENOBLOC is a groundbreaking solution that can reduce high-risk work, inefficiency, and environmental burdens and change the construction and development paradigm," adding, "We will take the lead in elevating the status of Korean elevators."