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Schindler Elevator Systems for High-Rise People Flow

Machine-room-less elevators, heavy-duty escalators, and PORT destination dispatch planned around peak lobby traffic, fire resistance rating of shaft assemblies, and documented service life expectancy for multi-decade building programs.

Schindler elevator bank in a glass commercial lobby

Duty snapshot

Compare mid-rise traction against heavy-duty escalator duty

Specification writers often need side-by-side numbers before drawings freeze. The table below contrasts a typical Schindler 3300-class MRL elevator with a Schindler 9300-class escalator package used in transit and retail atria.

Parameter 3300-class MRL Elevator 9300-class Escalator
Rated load / capacity 630–1,600 kg (8–21 persons) 4,500–9,000 persons/hour
Rated speed 1.0–1.75 m/s 0.5 m/s nominal
Travel / rise Up to ~75 m typical mid-rise Rise 3–13 m typical retail/transit
Door / step clear Center / side opening 800–1,100 mm Step width 600 / 800 / 1,000 mm
Machine room Machine-room-less traction Truss-integrated drive
Code references ASME A17.1 / EN 81-20/50 ASME A17.1 / EN 115 family

Product families

Four Schindler lines facility teams shortlist first

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Schindler 3300 machine room less elevator cabin

3300 MRL Elevator

Mid-rise
Schindler destination dispatch PORT terminal

PORT Destination Dispatch

Traffic control
Schindler 9300 escalator in transit hall

9300 Escalator

Transit & retail
Schindler hydraulic elevator for low-rise

Hydraulic Low-Rise

2–5 stops

Operational advantages

Why specification teams keep Schindler on the shortlist

1874 Founded
67,000+ Employees
100+ Countries
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