Our innovations

KONE operates seven global R&D centers across Asia, the Americas and Europe with over 1,300 people, ​​plus hundreds of contractors and other partners. Each R&D hub is located close to production and testing facilities, staffed by teams of world-class professionals.

• Finland: The Hyvinkää testing laboratory is KONE’s largest R&D site, with over 1,000 experts. The nearby Tytyri limestone mine is home to one of KONE’s high-rise elevator testing laboratories, incorporating one of the world’s longest test shafts, 350 meters below ground.
• USA: KONE’s 16,000 sq m facility in Allen, Texas features a 40-meter tall test tower with six elevator shafts.
• China: Kunshan Park, an area of 240,000 sqm, is KONE’s largest production and R&D base.
• India: KONE Technology & Innovation India has a newly expanded technology center in Chennai, including a state-of-the-art test tower which opened in 2023, and another location in Pune.
• Our R&D sites Pero in Italy and Torreón in Mexico strengthen our abilities to develop and manufacture solutions that meet the needs of our customers in local markets.

Read more about KONE Technology and Innovations unit here.

For us at KONE, innovation means putting the customer and end-user at the center and involving them in the creative work. For example, KONE SiteFlow, is a digital innovation that has been co-created with customers for the daily monitoring and management of the construction site elevators utilizing real-time data. We also co-innovate with our customers and partners in building optimization. Together, we use elevator data to improve end-user comfort while reducing energy use and building emissions. Read more here.