On Sept. 20, 1853, Elisha Graves Otis sold his first “hoist machine,” or elevator, featuring an automatic safety brake he had patented. His seemingly simple invention was designed to stop a platform ...

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- SkyRise® and Gen2® Premier elevators with the CompassPlus® destination management system move people throughout the Collins House, Melbourne, residential tower. - The ultra-slim building, also known ...

Otis Elevator Co. has come a long way from being an elevator pioneer in the 1850s. Today, the company’s elevators and escalators carry two billion people daily, and technology is driving sales and ...

A large infusion in R&D and IT will be used to network field technicians and develop advanced capabilities for newly connected elevator cars Marcus Galafassi was named VP of Information Technology and ...

SEATTLE, May 23, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- A new, double-deck glass elevator from Otis opened for its first rides to passengers Friday as part of a new experience at the iconic Space Needle. Visitors to ...

TORONTO, Oct. 1, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Otis Canada is supplying 23 elevators to One Bloor West, also known as "The ONE." This project marks Otis' first installation of its SkyBuild construction ...

The room where Thomas Vining greeted Business Focus reporters looked like an ordinary corporate meeting facility, except that there were dark windows on one side. When he pushed a button on the wall, ...

Award-winning engineer Pedro Baranda has capped his meteoric ascent at Otis Elevator Co. as its newest president, succeeding Didier Michaud-Daniel. Baranda, 48, most recently was president of Otis' ...

A first for Otis in New Zealand, Otis is integrating service robots with its elevators – the Otis Integrated Dispatch™ technology allows the autonomous robot to call an elevator, select destinations, ...

Credence Research announces the publication of its latest global study on the Elevator and Escalator Market, highlighting steady growth driven by rapid urbanization, infrastructure upgrades, and the ...