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{{Infobox company|title_en = Mitsubishi Electric Corporation|title_local = 三菱電機グループ|logo = Mitsubishi Electric.png|year_established = January 15, 1921 (Tokyo, Japan)|manufactures = Complete elevators, escalators and moving walkways, including those related components. Elevators and escalators modernization solutions|headquarters = Tokyo Building, Marunouchi, Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan|service_locations = Worldwide except certain [[#Overseas sole agents/distributors|distributing areas]]|website = http://www.mitsubishielectric.co.jp/
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http://www.mitsubishielectric.com/|subsidiaries = *[[Shanghai Mitsubishi|Shanghai Mitsubishi Elevator Co. Ltd.]]
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|Box title = Mitsubishi Electric Corporation<br />三菱電機グループ
  
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*Ryoden Elevator and Construction Ltd.
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|image = Image:Mitsubishi Electric.png
  
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*China Ryoden Elevator (also a subsidiary of Ryoden Elevator)
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*[http://www.gdrle.cn/zh-CN/index.html Guangdong Ryoden Lift and Escalator Company Limited] (subsidiary of Mitsubishi Elevator Hong Kong Co. Ltd.)}}'''Mitsubishi Electric Elevator''' is a division of Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (Japanese: 三菱電機グループ''Mitsubishidenki gurūpu'') that manufactures [[Elevator|elevators]], [[Escalator|escalators]], [[Moving Walkway|moving walks]], [[spiral escalator]]s and [[Dumbwaiter|dumbwaiters]] since 1931.
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|Row 1 title = Founded
  
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|Row 1 info = January 15, 1921 (Tokyo, Japan)
  
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|Row 2 title = Headquarter
  
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|Row 2 info = Tokyo Building, Marunouchi, Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan
  
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|Row 3 title = Website
  
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|Row 3 info = http://www.mitsubishielectric.co.jp/<br>http://www.mitsubishielectric.com/
  
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}}'''Mitsubishi Electric Elevator''' is a division of Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (Japanese: 三菱電機グループ''Mitsubishidenki gurūpu'') that manufactures [[Elevator|elevators]], [[Escalator|escalators]], [[Moving Walkway|moving walks]], [[spiral escalator]]s and [[Dumbwaiter|dumbwaiters]] since 1931.
  
   
 
==History==
  
==History==
 
Mitsubishi began manufacturing elevators and escalators in 1931. In the 1980s, Mitsubishi manufactured the world's first inverter VVVF elevator. Mitsubishi started installing elevators in North America in 1985. In 1985, Mitsubishi launched the world's first practical "[[Spiral escalator|spiral escalator]]", and the first unit was installed in Osaka, Japan.
  
Mitsubishi began manufacturing elevators and escalators in 1931. In the 1980s, Mitsubishi manufactured the world's first inverter VVVF elevator. Mitsubishi started installing elevators in North America in 1985. In 1985, Mitsubishi launched the world's first practical "[[Spiral escalator|spiral escalator]]", and the first unit was installed in Osaka, Japan.
   
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In 1993, Mitsubishi supplied elevators to Yokohama Landmark Tower, which is the fastest elevators in the world at that time until 2004 when the record was surpassed by Toshiba in Taipei 101 Tower (later by [[Otis]] in Burj Khalifa). Mitsubishi began manufacturing their own machine room less elevator in the late 1990s. Later in 2011, Mitsubishi received orders to install the world's fastest elevators for Shanghai Tower in Shanghai, the tallest structure in China. These elevators are running at speed of 18 m/s (or 59 feet)<ref>[http://www.mitsubishielectric.com/news/2011/0928.html Mitsubishi Electric to Install World's Fastest Elevators in Shanghai Tower]</ref><ref>[http://www.mitsubishielectric.com/news/2011/pdf/0928.pdf Mitsubishi Electric to Install World's Fastest Elevators in Shanghai Tower (PDF version)]</ref>. The elevators were awarded by Guinness World Record as the fastest elevators in the world from 2016<ref>[https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/fastest-lift-(elevator)/ Guinness World Record - Fastest lift (elevator)] ([https://web.archive.org/web/20180103145746/http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/fastest-lift-(elevator)/ archived version in 2018])</ref>.
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In 1993, Mitsubishi supplied elevators to Yokohama Landmark Tower, which is the fastest elevators in the world at that time until 2004 when the record was surpassed by Toshiba in Taipei 101 Tower (later by [[Otis]] in Burj Khalifa). Mitsubishi began manufacturing their own machine room less elevator in the late 1990s.In 2011, Mitsubishi received orders to install the world's fastest elevators for Shanghai Tower in Shanghai, the tallest structure in China. These elevators are running at speed of 18 m/s (or 59 feet)<ref>[http://www.mitsubishielectric.com/news/2011/0928.html Mitsubishi Electric to Install World's Fastest Elevators in Shanghai Tower]</ref><ref>[http://www.mitsubishielectric.com/news/2011/pdf/0928.pdf Mitsubishi Electric to Install World's Fastest Elevators in Shanghai Tower (PDF version)]</ref>. The elevators were awarded by Guinness World Record as the fastest elevators in the world from 2016 to 2019.<ref>[https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/fastest-lift-(elevator)/ Guinness World Record - Fastest lift (elevator)] ([https://web.archive.org/web/20180103145746/http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/fastest-lift-(elevator)/ archived version in 2018])</ref>
   
 
==Location==
  
==Location==
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Mitsubishi currently has its headquarters in Tokyo and a manufacturing plant in Inazawa called Mitsubishi Electric Inazawa Works. The SOLAÈ testing tower, which is one of the tallest [[elevator test tower|elevator testing towers]] in the world, is also located in the Inazawa Works<ref>However, the longest elevator testing shaft is located in the Kone High-rise Laboratory in Tytyri, Finland.</ref>.
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Mitsubishi is currently based in, Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. A manufacturing plant called "Mitsubishi Electric Inazawa Works" is located in Inazawa, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, which contains the SOLAÈ elevator testing tower, one of the tallest [[elevator test tower|elevator testing towers]] in the world<ref>However, the longest elevator testing shaft is located in the Kone High-rise Laboratory in Tytyri, Finland.</ref>.
   
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In Southeast Asia, Mitsubishi has elevator manufacturing plants located in Indonesia and Thailand. The Indonesian plant, which is operated by PT. Mitsubishi Jaya Elevator and Escalator, is located in Karawang International Industrial City (KIIC) in Karawang, West Java and was opened in 2004. It also has a training tower. A second plant in the same area was completed in June 2015<ref>[http://thejakartaglobe.beritasatu.com/business/mitsubishi-elevator-completes-construction-2nd-indonesian-plant/ Mitsubishi Elevator Completes Construction at 2nd Indonesian Plant - The Jakarta Globe]</ref>. In Thailand, the manufacturing plant is located in Amata Nakorn Industrial Estate, Chonburi.
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In Southeast Asia, Mitsubishi has elevator manufacturing plants located in Indonesia and Thailand. The Indonesian plant, operated by PT. Mitsubishi Jaya Elevator and Escalator, is located in Karawang International Industrial City (KIIC) in Karawang, West Java and was opened in August 1997<ref>[http://www.kompasdata.id/Search/NewsDetail/18528667 Kilasan Ekonomi: Mitsubishi Bikin Lift di Indonesia] (''Indonesian'') - Kompasdata (''account registration or login may be required to access the article'')</ref>. It also has a training tower which was opened in 2004. A second plant in the same area was completed in June 2015<ref>[http://thejakartaglobe.beritasatu.com/business/mitsubishi-elevator-completes-construction-2nd-indonesian-plant/ Mitsubishi Elevator Completes Construction at 2nd Indonesian Plant - The Jakarta Globe]</ref>. In Thailand, the manufacturing plant is located in Amata Nakorn Industrial Estate, Chonburi.
   
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Other Mitsubishi elevator factories are located in China (located in Shanghai and Guangdong), Taiwan, South Korea, Netherlands, Mexico and Colombia.
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Other Mitsubishi elevator factories are located in China (in Shanghai and Guangdong), Taiwan, South Korea, Netherlands, Mexico and Colombia.
   
 
==Products==
  
==Products==
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*'''[https://www.mitsubishielevator.co.kr/front/jsp/products/nexPia_21.jsp NexPia-21]''': Compact machine room less elevator, only sold in South Korea.
  
*'''[https://www.mitsubishielevator.co.kr/front/jsp/products/nexPia_21.jsp NexPia-21]''': Compact machine room less elevator, only sold in South Korea.
 
*'''[[Mitsubishi Diamond Trac|DiamondTrac]]''': Machine room less elevator only sold in the U.S.
  
*'''[[Mitsubishi Diamond Trac|DiamondTrac]]''': Machine room less elevator only sold in the U.S.
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*'''[[Mitsubishi GPM-III|GPM-III]]''': High-rise elevator only sold in the U.S.
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*'''[[Mitsubishi GPM-III|GPM-III]]''': High-rise elevator, discontinued.
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*'''[https://www.mitsubishielevator.com/images/uploads/documents/pdf/elevators/high-speed/Diamond_HS_CatalogFinal.pdf Diamond HS]''': High-rise elevator only sold in the U.S., successor of GPM-III.
 
*'''GPE-MRL''': Machine room less elevator, only manufactured and sold in the Netherlands.
  
*'''GPE-MRL''': Machine room less elevator, only manufactured and sold in the Netherlands.
 
*'''GPE-T''': Traction elevator, only manufactured and sold in the Netherlands.
  
*'''GPE-T''': Traction elevator, only manufactured and sold in the Netherlands.
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*'''[http://www.mitsubishielectric.com/elevator/products/basic/elevators/lcd/index.html Elevator Information Display]''': LCD displays showing multimedia and other information, can be installed outside or inside the elevators.
  
*'''[http://www.mitsubishielectric.com/elevator/products/basic/elevators/lcd/index.html Elevator Information Display]''': LCD displays showing multimedia and other information, can be installed outside or inside the elevators.
 
*'''[http://www.mitsubishielectric.com/elevator/products/basic/elevators/control_system/index.html MelEye]''': Elevator and escalator monitoring and control system within the premises.
  
*'''[http://www.mitsubishielectric.com/elevator/products/basic/elevators/control_system/index.html MelEye]''': Elevator and escalator monitoring and control system within the premises.
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*'''[http://www.hmecg.com/ELE-First.php ELE-FIRST]''' ('''[https://www.meltec.co.jp/products/ev/elefirst/index.html エレファースト]'''): [[Elevator monitoring system|Elevator and escalator remote monitoring and maintenance system]], currently listed in Japan (introduced in 2012<ref>[http://www.mitsubishielectric.co.jp/elevator/info/ele/pdf/vol08_extr.pdf Elevator Express ele vol.08 DECEMBER 2012] (Japanese only), Mitsubishi Electric Corporation.</ref>) and Hong Kong, China (introduced in 2017<ref name="monitoring_hkelev">[https://www.facebook.com/hkelev/posts/1710773795622037 迅達剛發佈的「Schindler Ahead」，利用設置在升降機各部份的感應器，將運行訊息傳送至迅達維修中心，分析數據並安排針對性保養工作。此前，三菱已發佈名為「'''ELE-First'''」的保養系統並於香港使用；而通力也伙拍IBM，利用雲端技術研發類似保養系統。] (Facebook page: hkelev.com)</ref>) only.
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*'''[http://www.hmecg.com/ELE-First.php ELE-FIRST]''' ('''[https://www.meltec.co.jp/products/ev/elefirst/index.html エレファースト]'''): [[Elevator monitoring system|Elevator and escalator remote monitoring and maintenance system]], currently listed in Japan (introduced in 2012<ref>[http://www.mitsubishielectric.co.jp/elevator/info/ele/pdf/vol08_extr.pdf Elevator Express ele vol.08 DECEMBER 2012] (Japanese only), Mitsubishi Electric Corporation.</ref>) and Hong Kong, China (introduced in 2013<ref name="monitoring_hkelev">[https://www.facebook.com/hkelev/posts/1710773795622037 迅達剛發佈的「Schindler Ahead」，利用設置在升降機各部份的感應器，將運行訊息傳送至迅達維修中心，分析數據並安排針對性保養工作。此前，三菱已發佈名為「'''ELE-First'''」的保養系統並於香港使用；而通力也伙拍IBM，利用雲端技術研發類似保養系統。] (Facebook page: hkelev.com)</ref>) only.
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*'''M's BRIDGE''': [[Elevator monitoring system|Elevator and escalator remote monitoring and maintenance system]], firstly introduced in Hong Kong, China and Singapore in 2019<ref>[http://www.mitsubishielectric.com/elevator/news/images/190926_ms_bridge.pdf Mitsubishi Electric and Mitsubishi Electric Building Techno-Service Jointly to Launch M’s BRIDGE Global Remote-maintenance Service for Elevators] ([http://www.mitsubishielectric.co.jp/news/2019/0926-b.pdf Japanese version]), Mitsubishi Electric Corporation.</ref>
   
 
===Discontinued products===
  
===Discontinued products===
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====Others====
  
====Others====
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*'''MELMOS-II''': Elevator monitoring and control system.
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*'''MELMOS-II''': Elevator monitoring and control system within the premises.
   
 
==Subsidiaries==
  
==Subsidiaries==
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==Notable installations==
  
==Notable installations==
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''Main article:'' [[List of notable Mitsubishi elevator installations]]
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: ''Main article:'' [[List of notable Mitsubishi elevator installations]]
   
 
==Incident==
  
==Incident==
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==Overseas sole agents/distributors==
  
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===Current distributors===
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*Agencias Generales S.A. (Costa Rica)
  
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*Ascensores S.A. (Guatemala)
  
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*Ascensores Heavenward S.A. (Argentina and Chile)
  
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*Coheco Cia. Ltda. (Ecuador)
  
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*Cylift & Equipment Ltd. (Cyprus)
  
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*Electronec Technical Associates (Qatar)
  
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*Elmas S.R.L. (Romania)
  
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|Agencias Generales S.A.
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*Emirates Technical Associates (Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates)
  
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|Costa Rica
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*Ennis Lifts Ltd. (Ireland)
  
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*FAIN Ascensores (Spain)
  
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*Inelec S. de R.L. (Honduras)
  
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|Ascensores S.A.
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*Instalaciones Electro-mecanicas S.A. (Panama)
  
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|Guatemala
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*[[Inter-Up]] (Israel)
  
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*International Elevator & Equipment Inc. (Philippines)
  
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*Mits Electrical Company Ltd. (Kenya)
  
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|Ascensores Heavenward S.A.
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*Mitsulift (Lebanon, Jordan, Cyprus, Nigeria, and Ghana)
  
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|Argentina and Chile
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*Ryoden Sdn. Bhd. (Malaysia)
  
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*San Miguel & Cia (Dominican Republic)
  
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*Serge Pun & Associates (Myanmar)
  
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|Coheco Cia. Ltda.
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*Syscon (Bahrain)
  
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|Ecuador
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*Thang Long Elevator (Hanoi, Vietnam)
  
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*Toan Tam Engineering (Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam)
  
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*Trianon Ascensores S.A. (Peru)
  
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|Cylift & Equipment Ltd.
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*Uniheis A/S (Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Belgium and Luxembourg)
  
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|Cyprus
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|Electronec Technical Associates
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|Abu Dhabi, UAE
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|Elmas S.R.L.
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|Romania
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|Emirates Technical Associates
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|Abu Dhabi, UAE
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|FAIN Ascensores
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|Spain
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|Inelec S. de R.L.
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|Honduras
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|Instalaciones Electro-mecanicas S.A.
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|Panama
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|[[Inter-Up|Inter-Up Elevators Ltd.]]
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|Israel
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|International Elevator & Equipment Inc.
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|Philippines
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|Mits Electrical Company Ltd.
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|Kenya
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|Mitsulift
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|Lebanon, Jordan, Cyprus, Nigeria and Ghana
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|San Miguel & Cia
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|Dominican Republic
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|Serge Pun & Associates
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|Myanmar
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|Syscon
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|Bahrain
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|Thang Long Elevator
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|Hanoi, Vietnam
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|Toan Tam Engineering
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|Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
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|Trianon Ascensores S.A.
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|Peru
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|Uniheis A/S
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|China Engineers Ltd.
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|Singapore and Malaysia
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|1962-1972, merged with Ryoden.<ref>[http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19721004-1.2.75.5?ST=1&AT=search&SortBy=Oldest&k=china%20engineers%20mitsubishi&P=2&Display=0&filterS=0&QT=china,engineers,mitsubishi&oref=article - Mitsubishi and China Engineers in joint venture - The Straits Times, 4 October 1972, Page 15] - NewspaperSG</ref>
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|China Ryoden Co., Ltd.
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|Taiwan
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|Ennis Lifts Ltd.
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|Ireland
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|Merged with [[Kone]] in 2017.<ref>[https://www.kone.ie/stories-and-references/press-releases/Ennis-Lift-to-integrate-with-KONE-Ireland-Ltd.aspx Ennis Lifts Ltd to Integrate with KONE Ireland Ltd] - Kone Ireland</ref>
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|PT. Jaya Teknik Indonesia
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|Indonesia
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|1971-1996<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/19971016131303/http://www.yellowpages.co.id/partner/jayatek/divi01.htm PT. JAYA TEKNIK - ELEVATOR AND ESCALATOR DIVISION] - Yellow Pages Indonesia (1997), via Wayback Machine (accessed on January 25, 2019)</ref>
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|Ryoden (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd.
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|Malaysia
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|Ryoden (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
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|Singapore
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|Ryoden Electric Engineering Co., Ltd.
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|Hong Kong, China
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|1966-unknown
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|Worachak International Co., Ltd.
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|Thailand
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==Trivia==
  
==Trivia==
 
*Mitsubishi is the most common elevator brand in Thailand so far, with 30% market share in Thailand's elevator market in 2015.<ref>[http://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Companies/Mitsubishi-Electric-to-train-elevator-technicians-in-Thailand Mitsubishi Electric to train elevator technicians in Thailand]
  
*Mitsubishi is the most common elevator brand in Thailand so far, with 30% market share in Thailand's elevator market in 2015.<ref>[http://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Companies/Mitsubishi-Electric-to-train-elevator-technicians-in-Thailand Mitsubishi Electric to train elevator technicians in Thailand]
 
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*Mitsubishi is the only company provide an option to present the basic operation information rather than the full floor announcement, which known as AAN-B<ref>[http://www.mitsubishielectric.com/elevator/overview/elevators/pdf/s_features_1.pdf Mitsubishi Electric Elevator Features Vocabulary]</ref>.
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*Mitsubishi is the only elevator company to provide an option to present the basic operation information rather than the full floor announcement, which known as AAN-B<ref>[http://www.mitsubishielectric.com/elevator/overview/elevators/pdf/s_features_1.pdf Mitsubishi Electric Elevator Features Vocabulary]</ref>.
 
**When the door open button in some Mitsubishi elevators is kept pressed for a long time, there will be a voice guidance says "'''Sorry to keep you waiting'''" when the doors are closing.
  
**When the door open button in some Mitsubishi elevators is kept pressed for a long time, there will be a voice guidance says "'''Sorry to keep you waiting'''" when the doors are closing.
 
**When the door has been [[nudge mode|held open for too long]], there will be a voice guidance says "'''Door closing'''" followed by three continuous beeps.
  
**When the door has been [[nudge mode|held open for too long]], there will be a voice guidance says "'''Door closing'''" followed by three continuous beeps.
 
**When the doors closed and there are no hall or car calls, there will be a voice guidance says "'''Please press the button for the desired floor'''".
  
**When the doors closed and there are no hall or car calls, there will be a voice guidance says "'''Please press the button for the desired floor'''".
 
**If the user pressed the floor buttons which has been lock off, there will be a voice guidance says "'''If there is non-serviced floor, it does not light up'''" or "'''Sorry, the floor selected is a restricted floor'''".
  
**If the user pressed the floor buttons which has been lock off, there will be a voice guidance says "'''If there is non-serviced floor, it does not light up'''" or "'''Sorry, the floor selected is a restricted floor'''".
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*In the old times, Mitsubishi elevators and escalators were manufactured under technical partnership with [[Westinghouse Electric Corp.|Westinghouse U.S.A.]]<ref>[http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19650605-1.2.105.3?ST=1&AT=search&k=mitsubishi%20elevator&SortBy=Oldest&filterS=0&Display=0&QT=mitsubishi,elevator&oref=article Page 16 Advertisements Column 3 - The Straits Times, 5 June 1965, Page 16] - NewspaperSG (''scroll to bottom page'')</ref>, and because of this, some features used in these older Mitsubishi elevators were based on Westinghouse's features. For example, the standard door sills look nearly identical to Westinghouse's door sills, and Mitsubishi's 1970s-1980s white buttons were based on the Westinghouse AE buttons. Some 1960s-1970s Mitsubishi elevators also used Westinghouse's arrival bell chime<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FXPAQaxJ5mQ 尖沙咀星光行三菱高速升降機]</ref><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=djVvjaways8 Riding the Last Lovely Westinghouse Selectomatic Mark IV - Civic Opera Building in Chicago, IL]</ref>.
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*From 1963 to 1972, Mitsubishi elevators and escalators in Malaysia and Singapore were supplied and installed by '''China Engineers'''. In 1972, China Engineers along with Mitsubishi formed a joint venture called Ryoden, and installations during the 1970s and 1980s were carried out by Ryoden.
  
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*From 1971 until 1996, Mitsubishi elevators and escalators in Indonesia were supplied and installed by '''PT. Jaya Teknik - Elevator Division'''.
  
   
 
==Gallery==
  
==Gallery==
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m_indicator.png|Vintage Mitsubishi logo from the 1960s (but missing the last "i").
  
m_indicator.png|Vintage Mitsubishi logo from the 1960s (but missing the last "i").
 
1964 Mitsubishi HK.jpg|Vintage Mitsubishi logo from the 1960s.
  
1964 Mitsubishi HK.jpg|Vintage Mitsubishi logo from the 1960s.
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File:1976_Mitsubishi_HK.jpg|Vintage Mitsubishi logo from the 1976.
 
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===Capacity badges===
  
===Capacity badges===
 
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Argyle Centre HK Mitsubishi buttons.jpg|1970s Mitsubishi elevator capacity badge.
 
Mitsubishi_80s_data_plate_IBR.JPG|1970s-1980s Mitsubishi logo plate.
  
Mitsubishi_80s_data_plate_IBR.JPG|1970s-1980s Mitsubishi logo plate.
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1980s Mitsubishi CarStation Round HK.jpg|1982 Mitsubishi elevator capacity badge.
 
1988 Mitsubishi call station hydraulic elevators HK Car.jpg|1988 Mitsubishi elevator capacity badge.
  
1988 Mitsubishi call station hydraulic elevators HK Car.jpg|1988 Mitsubishi elevator capacity badge.
 
Mitsubishi_data_plate_IBR.JPG|Early 1990s Mitsubishi elevator capacity badge.
  
Mitsubishi_data_plate_IBR.JPG|Early 1990s Mitsubishi elevator capacity badge.
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Revision as of 00:16, 18 December 2019

Mitsubishi Electric Elevator is a division of Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (Japanese: 三菱電機グループMitsubishidenki gurūpu) that manufactures elevators, escalators, moving walks, spiral escalators and dumbwaiters since 1931.

History

Mitsubishi began manufacturing elevators and escalators in 1931. In the 1980s, Mitsubishi manufactured the world's first inverter VVVF elevator. Mitsubishi started installing elevators in North America in 1985. In 1985, Mitsubishi launched the world's first practical "spiral escalator", and the first unit was installed in Osaka, Japan.

In 1993, Mitsubishi supplied elevators to Yokohama Landmark Tower, which is the fastest elevators in the world at that time until 2004 when the record was surpassed by Toshiba in Taipei 101 Tower (later by Otis in Burj Khalifa). Mitsubishi began manufacturing their own machine room less elevator in the late 1990s.In 2011, Mitsubishi received orders to install the world's fastest elevators for Shanghai Tower in Shanghai, the tallest structure in China. These elevators are running at speed of 18 m/s (or 59 feet)[1][2]. The elevators were awarded by Guinness World Record as the fastest elevators in the world from 2016 to 2019.[3]

Location

Mitsubishi is currently based in, Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. A manufacturing plant called "Mitsubishi Electric Inazawa Works" is located in Inazawa, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, which contains the SOLAÈ elevator testing tower, one of the tallest elevator testing towers in the world[4].

In Southeast Asia, Mitsubishi has elevator manufacturing plants located in Indonesia and Thailand. The Indonesian plant, operated by PT. Mitsubishi Jaya Elevator and Escalator, is located in Karawang International Industrial City (KIIC) in Karawang, West Java and was opened in August 1997[5]. It also has a training tower which was opened in 2004. A second plant in the same area was completed in June 2015[6]. In Thailand, the manufacturing plant is located in Amata Nakorn Industrial Estate, Chonburi.

Other Mitsubishi elevator factories are located in China (in Shanghai and Guangdong), Taiwan, South Korea, Netherlands, Mexico and Colombia.

Products

Current products

Elevators

  • NexWay: Compact machine room passenger elevator model produced since 2002.
  • Elenessa: Machine room less elevator model produced since 2001.
  • NEXIEZ: Series of standard passenger elevator models produced since 2010.
    • NEXIEZ-MR: Machine room type elevator model. Launched in 2010.
    • NEXIEZ-MRL: Machine room less elevator model. Launched in 2011.
    • NEXIEZ-GPX: Launched in 2012 and only sold in Latin America. Comes in MR and MRL type.
    • NEXIEZ-LITE: Machine room type elevator model only sold in India. Launched in 2014.
    • NEXIEZ-S: Small machine room less elevator for small commercial and residential applications. Launched in August 2016.
  • MAXIEZ: Series of passenger elevator models only sold in China.
    • MAXIEZ M/H: High speed custom type elevator.
    • MAXIEZ CZ: Compact machine room elevator.
    • MAXIEZ LZ: Machine room less elevator.
    • MAXIEZ B: Hospital elevators.
  • NexPia-21: Compact machine room less elevator, only sold in South Korea.
  • DiamondTrac: Machine room less elevator only sold in the U.S.
  • GPM-III: High-rise elevator, discontinued.
  • Diamond HS: High-rise elevator only sold in the U.S., successor of GPM-III.
  • GPE-MRL: Machine room less elevator, only manufactured and sold in the Netherlands.
  • GPE-T: Traction elevator, only manufactured and sold in the Netherlands.
  • GPE-H: Hydraulic elevator, only manufactured and sold in the Netherlands.
  • MEECOM: Machine room less elevator, only manufactured and sold in the Netherlands.
  • Freight elevators
  • DOAS-S (Destination Oriented Allocation System): Destination dispatch elevator system. (Also known as ELE-NAVI in Japan.[7]) It work faster than Schindler Miconic 10 and Schindler ID.[8]
  • Home elevators
  • AXIEZ: Machine room less elevator only sold in Japan.
  • AXIEZ smart-R: A version of AXIEZ for residential buildings. Only sold in Japan.
  • NEXCUBE: Custom type elevator only sold in Japan.
  • CPX-3: Residential elevators only sold in Taiwan.
  • Hydraulic elevators: Conventional hydraulic elevators which are only sold in the United States.

Escalators and moving walks

  • Seriez Z: Standard escalator model produced since 2006.
  • Series S: Standard escalator model launched in 2016.
  • J-Type: Standard escalator, nowadays only sold in South Korea[9].
  • Spiral Escalator: The only spiral escalator made by Mitsubishi in the world, introduced in 1985.
  • A-Type: Moving walks

Elevator modernizations

  • ELEMOTION: Elevator modernization solution for low to mid-rise buildings, introduced in 2001.
    • ELEMOTION + and ELEMOTION + R: Only sold in Japan.
    • ELEMOTION + for COMPACT 4: Modernization for COMPACT 4 elevators in Japan.
    • ELEMOTION-T: Taiwanese version of ELEMOTION which is only available in Taiwan.
  • EleFine: Modernization solution for hydraulic elevators into machine room less, introduced in 2011 and only sold in Japan.

Others

Discontinued products

Elevators

  • Elepet: Standard passenger elevator made from 1960 until the late 1980s.
    • Elepet Advance: Computerized passenger elevator, introduced in 1979.
    • Elepet Advance V: Computerized elevators which were made from the late 1980s until the 1990s.
  • GRANDEE: Standard VVVF passenger elevator introduced in 1990 which uses LED floor indicators.
  • ACCEL: Fully computerized custom made elevator introduced in 1982.
  • ACCEL-AI: Custom made elevator, introduced in 1992.
  • COMPACT 4: An elevator for low-rise apartments, introduced in 1983.
  • MEL WIDE: Elevator for low to mid-rise apartments, introduced in 1997.
  • MEL CITY: Elevator for low to mid-rise buildings, introduced in 2000.
  • WELL: Mitsubishi's first home elevator designed for private homes, introduced in 1988.
  • GPQ: Bottom-drive machine room less elevator, introduced in 1998. It is known as ELEPAQ in Japan. Succeeded by Elenessa.
  • ELEPAQ-i: Machine room less elevator only sold in Japan, introduced in 2001. Outside Japan, it is known as Elenessa.
  • GPS-III: Standard passenger elevator, introduced in 1997. Succeeded by NexWay.
  • GPX: Compact passenger elevator for low-rise buildings with a maximum capacity of 10 persons and serves up to 16 floors.
  • GPS-IIIMZ: Elevator modernization solution for low to mid-rise buildings, based on GPS-III.
  • GPM-IIIMZ: Elevator modernization solution for high-rise buildings, based on GPM-III.

Escalators and moving walks

  • J-Type: Standard escalator for commercial applications. Discontinued, except in South Korea.
  • Series A Modular: Heavy-duty escalator designed for public transport facilities.

Others

  • MELMOS-II: Elevator monitoring and control system within the premises.

Subsidiaries

Notable installations

Main article: List of notable Mitsubishi elevator installations

Incident

In November 2006, the European branch of Mitsubishi elevator and escalator division was fined 479 million Euros by the European Union after found out that Mitsubishi was doing price fixing over 9 years. Other manufacturers that were fined including Otis, Schindler, Kone and ThyssenKrupp.[13]

Overseas sole agents/distributors

Current distributors

Company name Country Remark
Agencias Generales S.A. Costa Rica
Ascensores S.A. Guatemala
Ascensores Heavenward S.A. Argentina and Chile
Coheco Cia. Ltda. Ecuador
Cylift & Equipment Ltd. Cyprus
Electronec Technical Associates Abu Dhabi, UAE
Elmas S.R.L. Romania
Emirates Technical Associates Abu Dhabi, UAE
FAIN Ascensores Spain
Inelec S. de R.L. Honduras
Instalaciones Electro-mecanicas S.A. Panama
Inter-Up Elevators Ltd. Israel
International Elevator & Equipment Inc. Philippines
Mits Electrical Company Ltd. Kenya
Mitsulift Lebanon, Jordan, Cyprus, Nigeria and Ghana
San Miguel & Cia Dominican Republic
Serge Pun & Associates Myanmar
Syscon Bahrain
Thang Long Elevator Hanoi, Vietnam
Toan Tam Engineering Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Trianon Ascensores S.A. Peru
Uniheis A/S Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Belgium and Luxembourg

Former distributors

Company name Country Remark
China Engineers Ltd. Singapore and Malaysia 1962-1972, merged with Ryoden.[14]
China Ryoden Co., Ltd. Taiwan
Ennis Lifts Ltd. Ireland Merged with Kone in 2017.[15]
PT. Jaya Teknik Indonesia Indonesia 1971-1996[16]
Ryoden (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd. Malaysia
Ryoden (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. Singapore
Ryoden Electric Engineering Co., Ltd. Hong Kong, China 1966-unknown
Worachak International Co., Ltd. Thailand

Trivia

  • Mitsubishi is the most common elevator brand in Thailand so far, with 30% market share in Thailand's elevator market in 2015.[17]
  • Mitsubishi is the only elevator company to provide an option to present the basic operation information rather than the full floor announcement, which known as AAN-B[18].
    • When the door open button in some Mitsubishi elevators is kept pressed for a long time, there will be a voice guidance says "Sorry to keep you waiting" when the doors are closing.
    • When the door has been held open for too long, there will be a voice guidance says "Door closing" followed by three continuous beeps.
    • When the doors closed and there are no hall or car calls, there will be a voice guidance says "Please press the button for the desired floor".
    • If the user pressed the floor buttons which has been lock off, there will be a voice guidance says "If there is non-serviced floor, it does not light up" or "Sorry, the floor selected is a restricted floor".
  • In the old times, Mitsubishi elevators and escalators were manufactured under technical partnership with Westinghouse U.S.A.[19], and because of this, some features used in these older Mitsubishi elevators were based on Westinghouse's features. For example, the standard door sills look nearly identical to Westinghouse's door sills, and Mitsubishi's 1970s-1980s white buttons were based on the Westinghouse AE buttons. Some 1960s-1970s Mitsubishi elevators also used Westinghouse's arrival bell chime[20][21].

Gallery

Logos

Landing door sills

Capacity badges

Others

Note

  1. ↑ Mitsubishi Electric to Install World's Fastest Elevators in Shanghai Tower
  2. ↑ Mitsubishi Electric to Install World's Fastest Elevators in Shanghai Tower (PDF version)
  3. ↑ Guinness World Record - Fastest lift (elevator) (archived version in 2018)
  4. ↑ However, the longest elevator testing shaft is located in the Kone High-rise Laboratory in Tytyri, Finland.
  5. ↑ Kilasan Ekonomi: Mitsubishi Bikin Lift di Indonesia (Indonesian) - Kompasdata (account registration or login may be required to access the article)
  6. ↑ Mitsubishi Elevator Completes Construction at 2nd Indonesian Plant - The Jakarta Globe
  7. ↑ 三菱エレベーター行先予報システム｢ELE-NAVI（エレ・ナビ）｣新製品発売
  8. ↑ hkelev - Destination Dispatch system
  9. ↑ J-Type (South Korea)
  10. ↑ Elevator Express ele vol.08 DECEMBER 2012 (Japanese only), Mitsubishi Electric Corporation.
  11. ↑ 迅達剛發佈的「Schindler Ahead」，利用設置在升降機各部份的感應器，將運行訊息傳送至迅達維修中心，分析數據並安排針對性保養工作。此前，三菱已發佈名為「ELE-First」的保養系統並於香港使用；而通力也伙拍IBM，利用雲端技術研發類似保養系統。 (Facebook page: hkelev.com)
  12. ↑ Mitsubishi Electric and Mitsubishi Electric Building Techno-Service Jointly to Launch M’s BRIDGE Global Remote-maintenance Service for Elevators (Japanese version), Mitsubishi Electric Corporation.
  13. ↑ Price fixing cartel incident
  14. ↑ - Mitsubishi and China Engineers in joint venture - The Straits Times, 4 October 1972, Page 15 - NewspaperSG
  15. ↑ Ennis Lifts Ltd to Integrate with KONE Ireland Ltd - Kone Ireland
  16. ↑ PT. JAYA TEKNIK - ELEVATOR AND ESCALATOR DIVISION - Yellow Pages Indonesia (1997), via Wayback Machine (accessed on January 25, 2019)
  17. ↑ Mitsubishi Electric to train elevator technicians in Thailand
  18. ↑ Mitsubishi Electric Elevator Features Vocabulary
  19. ↑ Page 16 Advertisements Column 3 - The Straits Times, 5 June 1965, Page 16 - NewspaperSG (scroll to bottom page)
  20. ↑ 尖沙咀星光行三菱高速升降機
  21. ↑ Riding the Last Lovely Westinghouse Selectomatic Mark IV - Civic Opera Building in Chicago, IL

See also

External links

Major elevator and escalator companies
Full list of companies List of elevator and escalator companies
Operating Fujitec • Hitachi • Hyundai • Kone • Mitsubishi Electric (Shanghai Mitsubishi) • Otis (Otis Electric • Sigma) • Schindler • TK Elevator • Toshiba
Defunct Dover Elevators • Express Lift • Orenstein & Koppel • Thyssen • thyssenkrupp • Westinghouse
Other companies Third-party elevator maintenance companies
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