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  2. Elevator - Wikipedia

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    Holeless hydraulic elevators were developed in the 1970s, and use a pair of above-ground cylinders, which makes it practical for environmentally or cost-sensitive buildings with two, three, or four floors. Roped hydraulic elevators use both above-ground cylinders and a rope system, allowing the elevator to travel further than the piston has to ...

  3. Kone - Wikipedia

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    The Kone EcoSpace elevator is a machine-room-less traction elevator designed for low-rise buildings from 2 to 4 stories as an energy-efficient alternative to hydraulic elevators, and can fit in an existing hydraulic elevator hoistway. Maximum speed is 150 feet per minute (0.76 m/s). [16]

  4. List of elevator manufacturers - Wikipedia

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    Montgomery Elevator: Acquired by Kone, Canadian division in 1985 and U.S. division in 1994. Marshall Elevator: Sold to Otis; Schweizerische Aufzügefabrik AG; Thyssen AG: Merged with Krupp and became ThyssenKrupp in 1999, with subsidiary ThyssenKrupp Elevator AG; ThyssenKrupp Elevator AG announced in 2021 a name change and rebranding to TK ...

  5. Schindler Elevator Corporation - Wikipedia

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    In 2005, Schindler acquired the Hontz Elevator Company [1] after a brief legal battle with the German authorities over the registration of the company name. [citation needed] The court held that the Hontz Elevator Company had been established in the 19th century by Karl Hontz (then under the title Die Hontz Aufzugfirma) according to a folder of documents that had previously surfaced in the ...

  6. Johnson Lifts - Wikipedia

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    Johnson Lifts established a joint venture with Japanese company Toshiba Elevator and Building Systems Corporation (a subsidiary of Toshiba) called Toshiba Johnson Elevators (India) Pvt. Ltd. on 27 October 2012. [15] [16] [17] Johnson Lifts stated that it entered into the partnership as it lacked the technology to produce high-speed lifts. The ...

  7. Aichi small-elevator manufacturing corporation - Wikipedia

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    The Aichi small-elevator manufacturing corporation is a manufacturer of vertical transportation systems, mainly elevators and Dumbwaiters. Founded in Aichi , Japan in 1969. Aichi small-elevator manufacturing corporation makes a speciality of small elevators, dumbwaiter and passenger lifts beside staircases.

  8. Home lift - Wikipedia

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    These elevators take up most space due to the shaft and the equipment room, so installing a cable system in a new building is much easier than trying to retrofit an existing building. Traction elevators need a pulley system for movement. They are less common for new buildings, as hydraulic technology is used in most cases.

  9. Paternoster lift - Wikipedia

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    A paternoster in Prague Paternoster elevator in The Hague, when it was still in operation. A paternoster (/ ˌ p eɪ t ər ˈ n ɒ s t ər /, / ˌ p ɑː-/, or / ˌ p æ-/) or paternoster lift is a passenger elevator which consists of a chain of open compartments (each usually designed for two people) that move slowly in a loop up and down inside a building without stopping.