KONE installs EcoStart on escalators at McCarran International Airport
Oct 20, 2009 (AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION via COMTEX) --
KONE Inc (OMX: KNEBV), a lift and escalator company, and Power Efficiency Corporation (OTCBB:PEFF), a clean technology company focused on energy efficiency technologies for electric motors, announced on Tuesday that KONE has installed the EcoStart on escalators at McCarran International Airport, which serves Las Vegas and Clark County.
The KONE EcoStart is a motor efficiency controller which soft starts an electric motor to bring it from rest to full speed. Once at full speed, the EcoStart monitors the motor and improves its efficiency while operating.
The EcoStart incorporates Power Efficiency's E-Save Technology and is manufactured by Power Efficiency for KONE exclusively.
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