Schindler launches next-generation elevator

MANILA, Philippines - Schindler, one of the largest elevator and escalator suppliers in the world, launched recently the next-generation Schindler 5500 elevator that features precision engineering and advanced technologies.

 The Schindler 5500 boasts exceptional performance, a single modular system adaptable to a wide variety of applications, energy efficient features and a lavish range of interior decoration options.

Schindler elevators have been installed in the Philippines since 1957 through the Philippine Industrial Engineering Co.

Designed at Schindler’s global research and development center in Switzerland, the Schindler 5500 sets new industry standards in terms of speed, comfort and efficiency, including a machine room-less version that can travel up to 50 stories in 50 seconds.

“Many of our modern cities have grown extremely rapidly, giving rise to an ever-increasing demand for high-performance, vertical mobility solutions that meet the most sophisticated architectural designs. With the launch of Schindler 5500, we are poised to meet, and exceed what the industry demands today”, Mark Hughes, technical and field support director of the Jardine Schindler Group, said.

The Schindler 5500’s modular system and scalable car sizes allow the elevator to be easily customized to fit into various shaft dimensions and thus adapted to numerous applications from apartments and offices, to hotels, hospitals and shopping centers, as well as stations, airports and stadiums.

The elevator boasts the best shaft space utilization in the industry with a shaft footprint ratio in excess of 60 percent, offering a welcome boost to rentable space. This achievement is due in part to the Suspension Traction Media (STM) technology, which allows the compact drive to be installed directly in the elevator shaft.

Both mini-machine-room (MMR) and machine-room-less (MRL) options are available with the capability to install the controller on different levels, providing architects with further flexibility.

Thanks to a system architecture based on the STM technology, which allows for a smaller traction sheave, less valuable building space is required while passengers are provided with an exceptionally fast and pleasant ride experience. 

The Schindler 5500’s use of advanced control systems makes it an ideal solution for heavy traffic environments.  When powered by Schindler’s revolutionary PORT technology, an intelligent transit management system, the Schindler 5500 elevates a building to a whole new level of traffic performance, security and user experience through a sophisticated touch-screen interface befitting luxury offices, hotels and residential buildings.