Liftronic is the largest Australian owned and managed elevator company founded in February 1985. They make different types of passenger, machine room less, home, freight, and vehicle elevators. They are also a distributor of SJEC, as well as Nidec Kinetek elevators.
Previous products[]
U Series[]
U Series was a traction elevator model offered by Liftronic up until Mid-2007. These lifts used Underslung technology and compared to later Liftronics, these featured Daldoss equipment, as opposed to the NewLift equipment used on the later Unitronic.
M-Series[]
The Liftronic 'M Series' Overhead gearless traction lifts were around until Mid-2007 and were most suitable for high rise offices, home units and hotels. It's Speed ranged from 2.5 to 7.0 metres per second depending on the requirements. The advantage of this lift system is that it could be used where high speed applications are required.
T-Series[]
The Liftronic 'T Series' overhead traction lift was most suitable for use in home units, offices and hotels. It travelled at a range of speeds from 0.5 metres per second to 2.5 metres per second, and was available up until Late-2007. This lift model used Daldoss elevator controllers.
Hydrotronic[]
The Liftronic Hydrotronic was suitable for home units and low rise offices and motels. It travels at speeds of up to 1.0 metre per second. Liftronic advertised these lifts to have Fast installation time, Smooth quiet operation, and a variety of different capacities. This lift model was offered up until Late-2008.
Oiltronic[]
The Liftronic 'Oiltronic' direct acting hydraulic lifts were ideal as goods lifts, motor vehicle lifts, hospital lifts, trolley lifts or wherever the need for large loads are required. Working on a hydraulic oil system, it travelled at a nominal speed of 0.4 metres per second and was suitable for carrying small or large loads up to twelve tonnes. This was a very flexible lift system that facilitates the transport of goods, people and motor vehicles. This lift model was offered up until late-2008.
D One[]
The D One was a Gearless Traction lift model offered by Liftronic up until 2014 which was a rebranded Daldoss D One. It was mostly sold for use in residential buildings and low-use applications. This model had a max capacity of 630kg and a max travel of 30m.
Easylife[]
The Liftronic Easylife (rebranded Daldoss Easylife) was a Hydraulic lift model offered by Liftronic up until 2014 mostly designed for residential housing with a rated load ranging from 180kg to 550kg. This lift model was ideal for installation in existing buildings due to it's reduced pit and headroom requirements, as well as it's fast installation time due to the use of pre-installed components,
This lift model had a max speed of 0.5m/s, with 6 stops being the maximum allowed.
inDOMO[]
inDOMO (rebranded VERTICO Group product) was a Hydraulic lift model offered by Liftronic until 2014. It was offered as a low end elevator for places such as houses, schools, and low rise residential buildings. This elevator model only came with manual doors.
DOMINO[]
The Domino (rebranded VERTICO Group product) was a Hydraulic elevator model offered by Liftronic until 2014 for spaces with limited pit and headroom. This elevator is notable because of it's cross structure, which does not require a dedicated concrete lift shaft. This elevator model came with automatic doors.
Level²[]
The Level² (Rebranded Daldoss Level²) was a Hydraulic platform lift offered by Liftronic until 2014 designed for private residences with an affordable purchase and running cost. This elevator model had a restricted speed of 0.25m/s and a max capacity of 350kg. This elevator model only came with manual doors.
Solution Range (OLD)[]
The older variation of Liftronic Solution Range was used as a cheaper option to the Unitronic model, and was rebranded SJEC elevator equipment.
This lift model came in capacities of 630kg - 2000kg, with a max speed of 1.75m/s, making it suitable for a wide range of projects. It is unknown when this lift model stopped being sold.
Current Products[]
Solution 1[]
Solution 1 is a Machine Roomless (MRL) or Machine room operated (MRO) highly customizable lift model offered by Liftronic for low to mid-rise buildings. This lift model has capacity options of 630kg - 5000kg (higher capacity options can be specced as a vehicle elevator).
This lift model has speed options of 1 - 2.5m/s with a max of 25 stops (100m). The supplier for this elevator model is Nidec Kinetek Elevator Technology (NKET).
Solution 3[]
Solution 3 is a new MRL product offered by Liftronic and the first since the Schindler takeover. It is a rebadged Schindler 3000.[1]
Unitronic[]
The Liftronic 'Unitronic' is a machine-roomless elevator system offered by Liftronic since the early 2000's. This lift system uses Ziehl-Abegg equipment paired with Newlift FST-2 controllers. This lift model is offered in MRL (5000kg max capacity) and Hydraulic (10,000kg max capacity) variations.
The Unitronic has a max height of 100m or 25 stops, and a max speed of 2.5m/s.
DESTINO[]
DESTINO, formally DESTINO Hall Call Destination Control System is Liftronic's destination dispatch system.
Notable installations[]
New South Wales[]
Sydney[]
- Cahill Expressway, Circular Quay
- Sydney Convention Centre
- Sydney Harbour Bridge
- Novotel Sydney Darling Harbour (modernizations)
- Meriton Apartments Sydney (vehicle elevators)
- Maestri Towers (Kent St and Sussex St)
- Marque Hotel (modernized from Otis elevators)
- Westfield Liverpool
- Taronga Zoo, Taronga (maintained by Schindler)
- 245-250 George St, Liverpool
- Chatswood Library, Chatswood
- Alexandria Homemaker Centre, Alexandria
- Railway stations in Sydney:
- Hornsby Station
- Macarthur Station
- Warwick Farm Station
- Town Hall Station (concourse to street access, replaced from Schindler twinpost hydraulic elevator)
- Casula Station
- Cabramatta Station
- Minto Station
- St. James Station
- Martin Place Station
- Leumeah Station
- Chatswood Station
- Glenfield Station Parking Deck
- Revesby Station Parking Deck
- Holsworthy Station Parking Deck, Holsworthy
- NSW Art Gallery
- Sydney Living Museum (Nidec Kinetek MRL)
- 68 - 70 Dixon Street, Chinatown (Nidec Kinetek MRL)
- Sydney Airport Express Pickup (CP3), Mascot (Nidec Kinetek MRL)
- Downey Lane Carpark, Fairfield (Nidec Kinetek MRL)
- Saké Restaurant, Manly (SJEC MRL)
Others[]
- Gosford Central Parking Deck, Gosford
- Dutton Centre, Cabramatta (Nidec Kinetek MRL)
Australian Capital Territory[]
Canberra[]
- Questacon (modernized from Kone elevator)
Queensland[]
Brisbane[]
- Westfield Garden City, Brisbane
- PA Hospital Busway Station, Brisbane
- Queensland Museum, Brisbane (2011, one modded from Johns Perry Lifts)
- GOMA Gallery Of Modern Art, Brisbane (2006)
- Milton Station, Brisbane
- Indooroopilly Station, Brisbane (c. 2008)
- Strathpine Station, Brisbane (2020)
- Milton Station, Brisbane
- Central Station, Brisbane (replaces two 1982 EPL hydros)
- Roma Street Busway Station (Nidec Kinetek MRL)
- 2 Benson Street, Toowong (Nidec Kinetek MRL)
- QUT Gardens Point U Block (Nidec Kinetek MRL - Replaced a DEVE-Schindler)
- QUT Gardens Point A Block (Nidec Kinetek MRL)
- Butterfield Street Car Park (replaced in 2023 after being destroyed in the 2022 Queensland floods)
Moreton Bay[]
- Mango Hill East Station, Moreton Bay (2016)
- Kallangur Station, Moreton Bay (2016)
- Murramba Downs Station, Moreton Bay (2016)
- Rothwell Station, Moreton Bay (2016)
- Petrie Station, Moreton Bay (2016)
- Morayfield Station, Moreton Bay (2020)
- Lakes Hyundai (Liftronic-SJEC) (2013)
Gold Coast[]
- Helensvale Station, Gold Coast (2017)
- Robina Station, Gold Coast (2016)
- Robina Town Centre, Gold Coast[2] (some modded from Boral Elevators, one modernized into a Schindler 5500)
- Smith Collective Shopping Centre, Southport (Nidec Kinetek MRL)
- Oaks Gold Coast Hotel, Surfers Paradise (2023, modernized from Schindler Miconic V)
Others[]
- Logan Hyperdome, Logan
- Springfield Central Station (2013)
- Springfield Central Park n' Ride (2021)
- 121 Bulcock Street, Sunshine Coast
- Nambour Station, Sunshine Coast (2017)
Victoria[]
- Carnegie Central, Melbourne
History[]
Liftronic Pty Ltd was acquired by Schindler in March 2022.
Trivia[]
- Liftronic installs SJEC elevators and escalators in Australia under the name "Liftronic-SJEC".
- Liftronic installs Nidec Kinetek Elevator Technology (NKET) lifts under the Solution 1 model.
Gallery[]
Notes and references[]
- ↑ [1]
- ↑ Elevator 16 was modernized into a Schindler 5500.
External links[]
- Official website
- D One brochure
- DOMINO brochure
- Easylife brochure
- inDOMO brochure
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20130427141727/http://www.liftronic.com.au/images/brochures/Level-brochure.pdf Level² brochure)
- Solution Range (OLD)
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