Huawei and Schindler Sign Global Agreement on IoT Connectivity

 Huawei announced today that it has signed a Global Frame Agreement on Internet of Elevators & Escalators (IoEE) with Schindler Group, a leading global elevator manufacturer. Huawei and Schindler Group will cooperate in the future on the development of smart Internet-of-Things (IoT) components for a seamless connectivity of elevators and escalators.
Huawei and Schindler will establish global partnership to develop a Connected Elevators Solution that is open, flexible, and scalable. The new IoT connectivity solution is an important element of Schindler’s digital platform and will enable Schindler to better monitor, analyze and leverage data generated from its elevators and escalators, and support the unified connection and management of Schindler’s one million elevators around the world.

More than one billion users rely on Schindler’s mobility solutions every day. Timely and efficient management of these assets is critical for safety and customer satisfaction.

“We are proud to extend our digital ecosystem with Huawei as one of the global technology leaders. The cooperation will help us to significantly reduce time-to-market for our new digital offerings”, says Thomas Oetterli, CEO of the Schindler Group.

“Huawei is very pleased to partner with Schindler by providing the innovative technologies and solutions to empower Schindler’s digital transformation to enhance service reliability and customer experience”, says Eric Xu, Rotating CEO of Huawei.

Data analytics firm Lux Research reported that by 2020, the global Industrial IoT (IIoT) will be worth an estimated US$151 billion. The IIoT includes factory machinery and industrial products, with one typical example being the Internet of Elevators & Escalators (IoEE). IoT technology transmits operational data from the elevators in real-time to enable elevator data simulation, achieving preventive maintenance through and cloud-based big data analysis. Elevator safety will be significantly enhanced, while the operational cost of the elevators can be largely reduced.

Schindler Ahead SmartMirror

Schindler has introduced a new intelligent elevator mirror which not only enlarges the space but also connects the passengers with the outside world using various information. This system is part of the Schindler Ahead ecosystem.

What is Schindler Ahead SmartMirror?

This product provides not only basic information but also eye-catching moving content. In restaurants, it can show today’s menu, on malls shopping tips and in residential buildings important announcements, weather forecast.

How does Ahead Smart Mirror work?

Trough easy to use CMS you can control what you passages see and assign content to specific elevators. Promotions and advertisement can be served during specific hours of the day.

Elevator Door Advertising

Schindler Elevator has recently introduced a new advertisement solution for your elevator doors. A short-distance projector capable operating in daylight located above elevator doors in a custom enclosure, connected to our CUBE, animates your messages on the outside of the elevator doors. The customer can then through a content management system operate each projector separately and display a wide range of content.

A short-distance projector capable operating in daylight located above elevator doors in a custom enclosure, connected to our CUBE, animates your messages on the outside of the elevator doors. The customer can then through a content management system operate each projector separately and display a wide range of content.

Invisible Wheelchair Lift

Sesame Invisible Lift is the ideal solution for buildings where you need to have a wheelchair lift but you want it to be hidden, blended with your interior.

For rises below 1000mm, the Sesame patented wheelchair platform lift offers a practical disabled access solution with a modern, stylish exterior that belies its simple, user-friendly operating system. The lift is built with a unique wheel stop which is designed to prevent wheelchair wheels from moving around on the platform once in position.

When a user presses the lift up button whilst on the lifting platform, the wheel stop rises a total of 100mm before the lift itself rises, therefore stabilising the wheelchair and preventing it from rolling off the platform while in motion. Users will feel 100% safe and secure when being elevated on the lift.