# Predicting and preventing breakdowns

Go to [[Watson AI is changing how business is done]] or [[Ideas for Newsrooms (LIST)]]. 

Also see the [[Master of Philosophy - Main Page]]

## Company: Kone

Industry: Construction

Watson's IoT cognitive technology helps Kone stay on top of lift maintenance across millions of lifts in some of the largest buildings in the world every day. 

From IBM:

## How KONE is working with Watson

- KONE services over a million elevators and escalators that move a billion people a day.
- Watson is able to analyze IoT sensors in each elevator.
- If Watson identifies a possible problem, technicians are notified.
- Symptoms are addressed before they become problems.