On Sept. 20, 1853, Elisha Graves Otis sold his first “hoist machine,” or elevator, featuring an automatic safety brake he had patented. His seemingly simple invention was designed to stop a platform ...
SEATTLE, May 23, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- A new, double-deck glass elevator from Otis opened for its first rides to passengers Friday as part of a new experience at the iconic Space Needle. Visitors to ...
Otis Worldwide is the largest elevator and escalator original equipment manufacturer globally with integrated operations that span manufacturing and installation activities, as well as elevator and ...
Farmington-based Otis Worldwide has built a new, floor-to-ceiling glass elevator for Seattle’s iconic Space Needle. The first of three custom Otis SkyRise sightseeing elevators debuted at the 605-foot ...
A Toronto-based firm setting up shop in Bloomington’s former Otis Elevator plant will employ several engineers and 50 to 100 manufacturing workers who will make steel parts for telecommunications ...