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Schindler Holding Ltd. [2] is a Swiss multinational company which manufactures escalators, moving walkways, and elevators worldwide, founded in Switzerland in 1874. Schindler produces, installs, maintains and modernizes lifts and escalators in many types of buildings including residential, commercial and high-rise buildings.
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 ...
The Mitsubishi Electric-owned Solae Test Tower (173 m) in Inazawa City, Japan, is the world's 4th tallest elevator testing tower after Hyundai elevator test tower at Icheon plant (205 m) South Korea, the Kone Tytyri test tower (235 m) and the Rottweil Test Tower (246 m).
Hyundai Elevator was established as a joint venture between Hyundai Electrical Engineering and Westinghouse Electric in 1984. [2] Schindler Group, a Swiss-based company, succeeded Westinghouse's stake in Hyundai Elevator when Westinghouse disposed of its escalator business in 1989. [3]
Schindler Test Tower [12] Schindler Group: Shanghai, China: 656 ft (200 m) 2017 10 Solae Tower [13] Mitsubishi Electric: Inazawa, Japan: 568 ft (173 m) 2007 Became the tallest elevator test tower upon completion in 2007 [14] 11 Fujitec Test Tower: Fujitec: Hikone, Japan: 560 ft (170 m) 12 Otis Test Tower [15] Otis: Shibayama, Japan: 518 ft (158 ...
The Consumer Product Safety Commission, probably my favorite government agency, sent an email today, warning people about the dangers of escalators.Granted, this news may not at first glance seem like
Pages in category "Escalator manufacturers" ... Schindler Group; Schweizerische Wagons- und Aufzügefabrik AG Schlieren-Zürich; Stannah Lifts; T. Toshiba
Westinghouse expanded into the elevator business, establishing the Westinghouse Elevator Company in 1928; it sold its elevator business to Schindler Group (forming the Schindler Elevator Corporation) in 1989. Throughout the decade, diversification engendered considerable growth; sales went from $43 million in 1914 to $216 million in 1929.