Blog 02

Here are some fun facts about the elevator industry:

• The world's oldest operating elevator is the "Birdcage" elevator at the Flagler-Museum in Palm Beach, Florida, which was installed in 1896 and is still in use today.
• The fastest elevator in the world is located in the Shanghai Tower in China and travels at a speed of 20.5 meters per second, or 74 kilometers per hour.
• The tallest elevator test tower in the world is the 246-meter-tall Rottweil Test Tower in Germany, which is used to test elevators for safety and performance.
• The first safety elevator was invented by Elisha Otis in 1852. The invention of the safety brake made it possible for elevators to be used in taller buildings,revolutionizing urban architecture.
• The term "elevator music" comes from the practice of playing soothing
• background music in elevators to calm nervous passengers and provide a more pleasant riding experience.
• The average elevator in a high-rise building, travels at a speed of about 6 meters per second, or 21.6 kilometers per hour.
• The world's largest elevator manufacturer is Otis Elevator Company, which was founded in 1853 and is now a subsidiary of United Technologies Corporation.
• The Burj Khalifa in Dubai, the tallest building in the world, has the longest elevator travel distance in the world, with some elevators traveling over 500 meters vertically.

Elevators use an enormous amount of energy, with some estimates suggesting that elevators account for up to 10% of a building's total energy consumption.

The first "smart" elevators, which use artificial intelligence and machine learning algorithms to optimize elevator traffic flow, were introduced in the late 1990s and are now becoming more common in modern buildings.