LG-OTIS

For the elevators that were manufactured by LG-OTIS or Otis Elevator Korea and sold in overseas markets, please refer to Sigma (company).

LG-OTIS Elevator Company (later OTIS-LG Elevator Company then Otis Elevator Korea) was an elevator company from South Korea that was formed after Otis Elevator Company acquired LG Industrial Systems in 1999, a division of LG Group that manufactured elevators, escalators and moving walks.

The company was established in 2000 as LG-OTIS before it changed mame to OTIS-LG Elevator Company in 2003. In 2006, it became Otis Elevator Korea (OEK) until now^[1].

List of elevator models

LG-OTIS carried on the production of the Distributed Inverter (Di) series elevators after the acquisition. Di was originally a product of LG Industrial Systems which was launched in 1997 as a successor of LG's L, M and H series.

Di1: For low to mid rise buildings, the most common model.
Di2: A slightly extended version of Di1 with higher capacity and speed range.
Ds4: High speed model for mid to high rise buildings. Until 2003, it was known as Di4.
Di5: High speed model for high rise buildings.

LG-OTIS also produced Si1, a high end/premium version of Di1 which was launched in 1999 just before LG was acquired by Otis. It was mostly sold in South Korea.

Notable installations

Indonesia

Jakarta

GMI Imanuel
Atmajaya Funeral House
Mall Kelapa Gading 3 (service elevators)
Gambir Station (replaced by Sigma ACRA in 2022)
Siloam Hospital Kebon Jeruk (Building B)
Graha Matapel
Cengkareng Hospital
Plaza Slipi Jaya
Glodok Plaza
Tamani Kafe Melawai
Maharadja Hotel
Kemang Square
Kemang Point
Plaza Adorama Kemang (2000)
Aquarius Building, Pondok Indah

Other cities

Istana Plaza, Bandung
Java Mall, Semarang (1999, modernized by LGS in 2019)
Horison Hotel, Semarang
RTC Diponegoro, Denpasar, Bali (escalators only, no elevators in the building)
Mercure Kuta Beach Hotel, Badung, Bali (2001)

Malaysia

Pahang

First World Hotel - Genting Highlands (2001 & 2005 respectively)

Selangor

IOI Mall Puchong (AEON) (2000)
Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport, Subang (Control Tower)

Penang

Penang Malay Chamber of Commerce Building, Georgetown
Desa Sri Swarna, Air Itam
Penang International Airport , Bayan Lepas (1999)(replacement from unknown 1979 elevator)(Lift 5 only, the rest of the elevators use Mitsubishi)
Tanjung Park Condominium, Tanjung Tokong (2003)

Singapore

Block 119 Aljunied HDB (HDB office)
Alexandra Hospital
URA Building (East Wing) (modernized by Sigma)
ITE College West (Balestier Campus)
~~Changi Simei CC~~ (replaced by Sigma in 2014)

South Korea

Seoul Square, Seoul
Gold Rose II Building, Seoul

Other countries

Drug Elimination Museum, Yangon, Myanmar
Marriott Hotel, Santiago, Chile

Trivia

Outside South Korea, the "LG-OTIS" name is not shown on the car operating panels. Instead, it is shown on elevator parts that are not generally visible to the public such as overspeed governor, traction motor, etc.

Gallery

External links

Otis Korea History (Korean) (Archived)

Notes and references

↑ TKDE e-Newsletter The 11th issue (September 30, 2005) - ThyssenKrupp Dongyang Elevator (archived, refer to last page)

Merged elevator companies
Full list of companies	List of elevator and escalator companies
Merged companies	LG-OTIS • Kone Marryat Scott • Kone Westinghouse • Montgomery Kone • Otis Fensom • Schindler Haughton • Thyssen Dover • ThyssenKrupp Dongyang • ThyssenKrupp Northern • XJ Schindler
Other companies	Third-party elevator maintenance companies

[1] TKDE e-Newsletter The 11th issue (September 30, 2005) - ThyssenKrupp Dongyang Elevator (archived, refer to last page)

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