Among Otis Elevator Company’s recent innovations is the environmentally friendly Gen2 elevator system which the company says sets the standard for elevator performance, design flexibility and comfort for a wide range of building applications from low-rise residential to high-rise projects.

Using Otis’ patented polyurethane-coated steel belts, the Gen2 system features a compact, energy-efficient machine that reduces energy consumption by up to 50 per cent compared to conventional systems. In addition, the Gen2 system does not require any additional polluting lubrication, eliminating the need for storage, cleanup and disposal of hazardous waste.

The Gen2 system becomes even more energy efficient when combined with energy-conserving ReGen drives. As the product of choice for green building initiatives, ReGen drives reduce energy consumption by up to 75 per cent compared to conventional systems with non-regenerative drives. ReGen drives feed energy usually lost during elevator braking back into the building’s internal electrical grid, where it can be used by other loads or users connected to the same network such as lighting. They lower overall building operating costs, delivering significant annual savings to building owners and tenants year after year over the life of the elevator.

Remote Elevator Monitoring

Remote Elevator Monitoring (REM) optimises elevator performance and minimises elevator downtime.  It is a sophisticated interconnected system of sensors, monitors, circuits, hardware and software to collect, record, analyse and communicate data about elevator operations 24/7.  If the REM system detects a problem, it analyses and diagnoses the cause and location, then makes the service call and helps an Otis mechanic identify the component causing the problem. 

Otis has featured in some of the major constructions in the Middle East including UAE projects Burj Khalifa, Yas Island, Mall of the Emirates, Mirdiff City Centre and Dalma Mall, Kuwaiti projects Liberation Tower, Kuwait Finance House and Amiri Dewan projects and Bahrain projects such as Bahrain City Centre and Bahrain Trade Centre.

Otis Elevator Company is represented directly in the UAE, Saudi Arabia and Kuwait. In Qatar, Oman, Bahrain and Yemen, Otis operates through agents managed by Otis’ Arabian Gulf Branch in Kuwait.

Otis Elevator Company is the world’s largest manufacturer and maintainer of people-moving products including elevators, escalators and moving walkways. With headquarters in Farmington, Connecticut, US, Otis employs 61,000 people, offers products and services in more than 200 countries and territories and maintains 1.7 million elevators and escalators worldwide. It is part of Hartford, Connecticut-based United Technologies Corp, which is a diversified company providing high technology products and services to the building and aerospace industries.