With the accelerated global urbanization process, the rail transit industry is developing rapidly. As a key urban infrastructure, subways are facing the trends of increasing passenger flow and diversified travel demands of passengers, which bring new challenges to the traction machine—the core component of subway elevators. These challenges include how to balance efficiency and safety in scenarios with large passenger flow, how to meet passengers' growing needs for comfort and convenience, and how to balance costs and design life. This article will briefly discuss how Nidec KDS, as an expert in traction machine design and manufacturing, provides professional solutions for customers.
View MoreThe 16th World Elevator & Escalator Expo(WEE) was successfully concluded at the NECC (Shanghai) from May 8 to 11, 2024. For the first time, KDS shines at this WEE with NIDEC ELEVATOR Components. The new logo of NIDEC ELEVATOR is very eye-catching. The booth is in bright color, simple and unique, showing the international image of NIDEC Group green, attracting many visitors to take photos. NIDEC booth also won the "Excellent Design Award" issued by the organizing committee of WEE.
View MoreProduct quality improvement is inseparable from data, and data comes from measurement. Therefore, without measurement, there can be no improvement. In the production and delivery process, manufacturing enterprises usually face the following two types of quality risks:
View MoreAfter comprehensive lean training for all staff, the operation team of Nidec KDS Elevator Motors adopted VSM (Value Stream Mapping) as the core tool to launch improvements in the manufacturing process. "VSM", or Value Stream Mapping, is designed to identify and reduce waste in production, helping us establish a framework-based mindset and clear action directions for subsequent improvements.
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