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  1. Elevator - Wikipedia

    An elevator (North American English, Philippine English) or lift (Commonwealth English except Canada) is a machine that vertically transports people or freight between levels.

  2. Elevator | Regulations, Maintenance & Modernization | Britannica

    Dec 26, 2025 · Elevator, car that moves in a vertical shaft to carry passengers or freight between the levels of a multistory building. Most modern elevators are propelled by electric motors, with …

  3. Elevators, Escalators, Lifts & Moving Walks | Otis

    We are the world’s leading company for elevator and escalator manufacturing, installation and service We move 2.4 billion people a day and we maintain ~2.4 million customer units …

  4. Manufacturer of elevators, escalators, & moving walkways ...

    We manufacture, install, maintain, repair, and modernize elevators, escalators, and moving walkways for almost every type of building/company requirement.

  5. How do elevators and lifts work? - Explain that Stuff

    Feb 8, 2025 · To a scientist, an elevator is simply a device that increases or decreases a person's potential energy without them needing to supply that energy themselves: the elevator gives …

  6. Liberty Elevator - Elevator 101

    Aug 14, 2025 · What is an elevator and what types are there? What is an Elevator? An elevator is a type of vertical transportation equipment that efficiently moves people or goods between …

  7. How Elevators Work - HowStuffWorks

    In action movies, elevators regularly plummet to the basement, landing in a spectacular ball of fire. Is this possible? There are some sophisticated engineering techniques at work behind …