Elevators enhance upper floors In 1860, Stigler founded an engineering company. In 1898, this company will become Sigler Elevator Electric. From 1860 to 1864, Grosvenor Hotel in London is the only hotel equipped with an hydraulic lift for 5 floors. In 1865, the “Grand Hôtel” of Paris was... Read more

15 - 18 October 2019 I Exhibition Centre Augsburg I Germany   interlift 2017: World’s leading trade fair with new top scores Augsburg – The interlift 2017 was the most successful one since its premiere in 1991. Three new top scores were achieved to start with: 574 exhibitors, 21,260... Read more

Since a few years, we talk about artificial intelligence for our lifts. Today, we would like to clarify the situation.   Let’s try to explain what is the Artificial intelligence. To be simple, Artificial intelligence is a new type of computer program. The idea was born in the 50’ but... Read more

It was nearly invisible but in 2017, 2 years after Mitsubishi, Hitachi made the fastest elevator in the world. We will use this opportunity to look at this speed race again. - In 1931: Otis. The elevators of the Empire State Building reach 7,1 m/s. They keep the title of the fastest for a... Read more

Invention In 1849, the counterweight appears. The goal is to build higher buildings and to move elevators faster.The idea of using a pulley to counterbalance the weight of the cabin seems to be inevitable. That was real breaking through in the elevator business, but the number of accident was huge,... Read more

Accessibility in public area, a priority for 96% of the french people It is a real awareness for people because they suffer from difficulties in a daily basis. 96 % of the people questioned believe that accessibility in public area must be a top priority and a sign of equality for everybody. For... Read more

Simplify floor access has two benefits, facilitate the life of the people and value the property but the cost of the elevator can be expensive. In this article, we will see the different criteria to make the right choice. High floor, terrace, view, calm… “If there is an elevator in the... Read more

Since 2017, SBS counts a representative of the lift sector within ETSI Smart M2M. The European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) is an independent, not-for-profit, world-leading standards developing organisation for Information and Communication Technologies (ICT).   IoT in a... Read more

Before Industrial Era The 17th and the 18th centuries went through a new apparition of ideas and needs, and one above all, the transportation of people. In 1743, the “flying chair”, ordered by Louis XV make its apparition in the Castle of Versailles. It was installed by the french, DE VALAYER... Read more

It is only a prototype but it could be the future of the elevator. A lead that only OTIS, one of the big 4 is exploring. They worked on this project with GREMI, a mixed laboratory of the CNRS and an university in Orléans. It is an hybrid elevator that works with solar panels located on the top... Read more