Elevator Technology

How much did the first elevator cost? The world’s first successful safe passenger elevator was designed by Elisha Otis and installed in March 1857 in the five-story 24-meter tall Haughwout Building on Broadway in New York City. It cost $300 and moved at about 20 cm per second. Read more on www.abb-conversations.com Elevators have developed … Read more

What is a Holeless elevator? Holeless hydraulic elevators of pistons mounted inside the hoistway to raise and lower the car. This is especially a solution for buildings built in bedrock, a high water table or unstable soil conditions locations that can make digging the hole required for a conventional hydraulic elevator impractical. Read more on … Read more