On Sept. 20, 1853, Elisha Graves Otis sold his first “hoist machine,” or elevator, featuring an automatic safety brake he had patented. His seemingly simple invention was designed to stop a platform ...

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Customers can carefully choose the level, cost and pace of elevator modernisation and plan in phases Otis solutions align with the latest European safety standards, and enhance reliability and ...

The elevator maker is bringing its fleet into the digital era with a connected solution that leverages IoT sensors and AI in the cloud to help keep its customers’ elevators humming. No one likes to ...

ATLANTA - A man working at Grady Memorial Hospital claims he was injured when its Otis freight elevator went into a free fall with him in it, in Fulton County State Court.