Elevator research and development inside the substantially complete 246-meter-tall thyssenkrupp Elevator AG test and observation tower in Rottweil, Germany, will begin next year, though the lift company says it is delaying installation of the tower’s 17,000-sq-m polytetrafluoroethylene fiberglass skin to conduct more durability tests on the material.
The opening of the viewing platform to the public is also expected next year, after the PTFE skin is completed.