Westinghouse Selectomatic

Westinghouse Selectomatic was an automatic programmed elevator system introduced by Westinghouse in the early 1950s.

Overview[]

Westinghouse Selectomatic elevator is similar to Otis Autotronic and other similar systems from other elevator manufacturers like Dover Computamatic. It could consider traffic patterns and peak times. These elevators are typically large, fast, and could adjust their schedules to suit traffic demands. They were also capable of launching themselves to wherever they were needed, based on time of day and anticipated traffic patterns.

The original Selectomatic system lasted from 1950-1956. The Selectomatic system went through most likely redesigns, the first being Westinghouse Selectomatic Mark II?, the second being Westinghouse Selectomatic Mark III, The third being Selectomatic Mark IV, in which elevators parked on a middle floor, lasting from 1963-1973, and then the Selectomatic Mark V, which existed in 1979.

Fixtures[]

Further information: List of Westinghouse elevator fixtures

Early Selectomatic elevators used pop-out black buttons. Then, they used the version with a number next to the button that light up. Later installations have the version with the white button that lights up. Finally, they used the AE fixtures. It often says "Westinghouse Selectomatic" on the panel.

Notable installations[]

Traction elevators - Canada[]

Quebec[]

Hilton Quebec, Quebec City
- Main Lobby (1974, modernized by ThyssenKrupp)
- Service (1974, modernized by ThyssenKrupp)

Traction elevators - United States[]

California[]

South Park Center/ USC Tower/ AT&T Center, Los Angeles, CA
Macy's, San Francisco CA (Installed by Spencer, now EPCO)
Flood Building, San Francisco, CA

Ohio[]

~~Bulkley Building, Cleveland, OH~~ (Modernized by KONE, 2024)
Rockefeller Building, Cleveland, OH (Abandoned, 2024)
Halle Building, Cleveland, OH
Holiday Inn, Cleveland, OH
Eaton Center, Cleveland, OH
55 Public Square, Cleveland, OH
Standard Building, Cleveland, OH

Pennsylvania[]

~~Cathedral of Learning, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh~~ (modernized into Otis SkyRise MOD with CompassPlus in 2014.)
~~Macy's (Formerly Kaufmann's), Pittsburgh~~ (completely modernized by Hadfield Elevator)
Gulf Tower, Pittsburgh (Mark IV, controllers replaced by Marshall with thyssenkrupp TAC50 in 2004)
Chatham Center, Pittsburgh (Mark IV)
Benedum-Trees Building, Pittsburgh

Texas[]

~~Metro Tower, Lubbock~~ (1954, modernized by Otis since 2022)

Other states[]

Kanawha Valley Building, Charleston, WV
The Sheraton Hotel, Clayton, MO
~~Wells Fargo Building, Duluth, MN~~ (modernized by Schindler in 2014)
Lyric Opera Building, Chicago, IL
Hilton Hotel Atlanta, Atlanta, GA (Fixtures changed to PTL in the late 1990s)
Doubletree by Hilton Metropolitan Hotel, New York, NY
Omni CNN Center, Atlanta, GA (South Tower elevators modernized by Otis in the circa 1990s-2000s with PTL fixtures.)
~~Hilton Milwaukee City Center, Milwaukee, WI~~ (Modernized into Otis Elevonic 401 in 2016.)
~~The Brown Palace Hotel, Denver, CO~~ (Modernized by a generic elevator company with Innovation Universal fixtures in the circa 2000s.)
~~1051 Perimeter Drive, Schaumburg, IL~~ (all cars are modernized)
Sheraton Inner Harbor, Baltimore, MD (Mark V)
6110 Executive Blvd, North Bethesda, MD (Mark IV, Slap-On Modded)

Trivia[]

Westinghouse had shared its patent to General Electric Company's subsidiary Express Lift in the United Kingdom which resulted the Express Lift DMR Control.
The Mitsubishi DMSL was also believed to be based on Westinghouse's Selectomatic, arising out of the technical agreement Mitsubishi had with Westinghouse back in the 60s and 70s.