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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 ...
In October 2013, Otis won its biggest ever contract to date, to supply 670 elevators and escalators to the Hyderabad Metro. [22] Its second biggest contract had been in 2012, to supply 349 elevators for the Hangzhou metro. [22] In 2015, Otis had to slow its expansion in Asia after orders in the region started to drop. [23]
Wittur Group headquarters in Sulzemoos-Wiedenzhausen near Munich, Germany. The Wittur Group, with the operating entity Wittur Holding GmbH, is a worldwide leading producer and supplier of elevator components. Founded 1968 in Germany, the group is today present with various subsidiaries in Europe, Asia and Latin America.
Hoist atop an elevator. A hoist is a device used for lifting or lowering a load by means of a drum or lift-wheel around which rope or chain wraps. It may be manually operated, electrically or pneumatically driven and may use chain, fiber or wire rope as its lifting medium.
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 ...
Codes of practice and technical specifications apply to stair lift manufacture. In North America these codes may be relevant: ASME A17.1 - 1990, Safety Code for Elevators and Escalators; ASME A18.1 - 2005 Safety Standard for Platform Lifts and Stairway Chairlifts; Produced by American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Dover Corporation is an American conglomerate manufacturer of industrial products. [3] The Downers Grove, Illinois-based company was founded in 1955. [3] [4] As of 2021, Dover's business was divided into five segments: Engineered Products, Clean Energy and Fueling, Imaging & Identification, Pumps & Process Solutions and Climate and Sustainability Technologies. [5]
Johnson Lifts invested ₹ 100 crore (equivalent to ₹ 189 crore or US$22 million in 2023) to open a heavy duty escalator manufacturing facility at Oragadam, near Chennai, in May 2012. It is the first escalator manufacturing facility in India. The factory was established with technology transfer from SJEC. [12]