Dong Yang

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**Dong Yang** was an elevator manufacturer from South Korea that existed from 1966 until 2003. They were taken over by ThyssenKrupp in 2003.

From the late 1970s to the late 1990s, Dong Yang produced elevators under license from Toshiba as both companies had technical partnership, therefore the elevator design was very similar to Toshiba. In fact, most of their elevator models used Toshiba's "CV" elevator series names.

This company should not be confused with a Malaysian elevator company bearing the same name.

## History of Dong Yang in Indonesia

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Dong Yang elevators and escalators first made into the Indonesian market in 1988. They were distributed and installed by a local distributor **PT. Pura Kencana**. When ThyssenKrupp acquired Dong Yang in October 2003, Pura Kencana ceased installing elevators but continued to maintain the remaining Dong Yang elevators operating in the country at that time. It came to a complete end when ThyssenKrupp acquired PT. Pura Kencana in October 2005 as an attempt to expand their presence further in Indonesia. The take over of Pura Kencana is responsible for the establishment of ThyssenKrupp elevator in Indonesia.

There are still a number of remaining Dong Yang elevators operating in Indonesia, most of them are from the 1990s. The 2000s installations tends to be harder to find as they are rare and not many units were installed at that time.

## 1988-1989

So far the oldest Dong Yang elevator in Indonesia was found in Plaza Simpang Lima, Semarang, which was installed in 1990. It is a 1980's type but unfortunately it has been modernized in the 2010's, leaving its original analogue position indicator intact but no longer work.

The standard design of 1980s Dong Yang elevators is similar to that of Toshiba of the same era, featuring rectangular plastic buttons which lights up entirely when pressed and analogue indicators with either illuminating squares or illuminating numbers on a black background display. This is because Dong Yang made elevators under license from Toshiba.

Dong Yang PS5 Exterior Full View.jpgDong Yang elevator in Plaza Simpang Lima, Semarang, which is a 1980's type and installed in 1990.Dong Yang PS5 Exterior.jpg1980's Dong Yang analogue exterior position indicator in Plaza Simpang Lima, Semarang.Dong Yang PS5 Interior.jpg1980's Dong Yang analogue interior position indicator in Plaza Simpang Lima, Semarang.
## 1990s

As Dong Yang had a partnership with Toshiba from the 1970s until the late 1990s and their elevators were produced under Toshiba's license, the design of elevator that was made by the company look almost identical to Toshiba. These elevators used the same style of fixtures as the ones used by Toshiba in the same period; which consisted of soft pressure black square buttons with green illumination and digital segments floor indicators. Some early installations also used analogue indicators, but this is very rare. There were two variants of car operating panels; a light brown colored surface mounted panel (standard configuration), and a basic flat stainless steel design which were normally found in mid-rise installations, although some low-rise installations also used flat panels.

Dong Yang made both traction and hydraulic elevators in the 1990's. The standard geared traction model for low to mid-rise buildings is called **CV60**. Almost all installations in Indonesia are traction, but a hydraulic installation also exists. An example of a Dong Yang hydraulic elevator can still be found in Mall Pondok Indah 1, Jakarta, which was installed in 1991.

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## 2000s

In 1999, Dong Yang ended its partnership with Toshiba and began making their own elevators, with the DY20 model being the company's first "home made" elevator model.

The standard elevator design that Dong Yang made in the early 2000s comes with silver oval shaped buttons which illuminates red. The floor indicators are mostly found above the inner door. They can be either a 16-segments digital or LED dot matrix display. These late models of Dong Yang elevators are rare in Indonesia.

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### ThyssenKrupp Dongyang

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After ThyssenKrupp took over Dong Yang in October 2003, the company became **ThyssenKrupp Dongyang** until 2008 when it changed its name into ThyssenKrupp Elevator Korea. The design of elevators produced under the ThyssenKrupp Dongyang brand is basically the same as the late model ones from Dong Yang prior to the acquisition. This is because the design was adopted by ThyssenKrupp after the merger. ThyssenKrupp Dongyang elevators in Indonesia were most likely installed by PT. Pura Kencana.

In 2005, after 17 years operating as the sole distributor of Dong Yang elevators in Indonesia, PT. Pura Kencana was acquired by ThyssenKrupp as an attempt to expand its presence in the Indonesian market. Since then, some of the remaining Dong Yang elevators had their maintenance contract changed to ThyssenKrupp. However, some others had changed their maintenance contract to another company.

List of known ThyssenKrupp Dongyang elevators in Indonesia:

* Erha 21 Clinic Kelapa Gading, Jakarta
* Redtop Pecenongan Hotel, Jakarta (slight modernization from 1995 Dong Yang elevators)
* Margo City Depok, Depok
* Legian Beach Hotel, Bali

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## List of notable Dong Yang elevator installations in Indonesia

Below here is a list of some notable Dong Yang elevators that can still be found in Indonesia.

### Jakarta

* Pantai Indah Kapuk Hospital
* Husada Funeral Home, Pluit
* Istana Harmoni Hotel
* Sekolah Tinggi Ilmu Ekonomi, YAI, Senen
* Senen Jaya Market Block 5
* Pondok Indah Mall 1 (1991)
* UHAMKA Limau Campus, Gandaria (2000s, modernized by Louser Lift)
* Jl. Raya Kemang No. 15 (2002)
* Fatmawati Hospital - Paviliun Teratai
* Kompleks Bidakara (1996)
	+ Bidakara Hotel (most have been replaced into Schindler 3300 AP)
	+ Birawa Assembly Hall
	+ Binasentra Building
* Hotel Cipta Mampang (1991)
* Plaza Kalibata (modernized by Louser Lift)
* Siaga Raya Warung Jati Hospital, Pejaten
* Kantor Taman A9 Mega Kuningan
* Taman Pasadenia, Pulomas
* LAPAN Building, Rawamangun

### Bali

* The Laguna Nusa Dua
* The Jayakarta Bali Residences (1994)
* Pan Pacific Nirwana Bali (formerly Le Meridien Nirwana) (1997)

### Other cities

* Bank Permata Bintaro Sektor 7, Tangerang, Banten (low-rise elevators)
* Anna Pekayon Hospital, Bekasi
* As-Syafi'Iyah Islamic University, Bekasi
* Hajj Embarkation Hostel Jakarta, Bekasi
* Salak The Heritage Hotel, Bogor (1998)
* The Jayakarta Suites Bandung, Bandung (1994)
* The Jayakarta Yogyakarta Hotel, Yogyakarta (1992)
* Plaza Simpang Lima (Phase 1), Semarang (1990, modernized by Pillar)

## List of Dong Yang elevator models

### 1980s to 1990s

#### Geared traction

 CV40
 CV60

### 2000 to 2003

#### Traction (low to high-rise)

 - DY20A
 DY30A
 DY30L

## Trivia

* Dong Yang was the oldest South Korean elevator manufacturer followed by GoldStar which started production in 1968.
* It was also the second South Korean elevator manufacturer to enter Indonesia after GoldStar.
* In Indonesia, the brand was considered to be the third most popular Korean elevator brand in the 1990s behind Hyundai and GoldStar (later LG).

## Notes and references

1. ↑ ThyssenKrupp Elevator (Asia Pacific) eNews - December 2005 (archived) (Refer to Page 9)

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