six schn otc pink shlaf industry vertical transportation genre corporate histories founded lucerne switzerland 1874 founder robert schindler and eduard villiger headquarters ebikon switzerland key people alfred n. schindler chairman thomas oetterli ceo products elevators escalators revenue chf 9 979 million 2014 5.5 % from 2013 number of employees 54 668 march 2015 parent schindler holding divisions schindler elevator corporation website www.schindler.com schindler test tower at the head office in ebikon canton of lucerne switzerland schindler test tower in ebikon with old logo canton of lucerne switzerland schindler miconic 10 keypad . this is the version in hong kong . the schindler group is a manufacturer of escalators elevators and moving walkways worldwide founded in switzerland in 1874 . schindler produces installs maintains and modernizes elevators and escalators in many types of buildings including residential commercial and high rise buildings . the company is present in more than 140 countries and employs more than 56 000 persons worldwide . 1 the production facilities are located in brazil china slovakia spain switzerland india and the united states . 2 contents 1 company history 2 acquisitions and joint ventures 3 destination control systems 3.1 schindler s miconic 10 3.2 schindler id 3.3 schindler port technology 4 accidents 5 schindler award 6 see also 7 references 8 external links company history edit the company was founded in switzerland in 1874 by robert schindler and eduard villiger who established the collective joint partnership schindler & villiger . 3 shortly thereafter a mechanical engineering workshop was built on an island in the river reuss in lucerne switzerland for the production of lifting equipment and machines of all types . schindler founded the first foreign subsidiary in berlin germany in 1906 . thereafter the company expanded continuously and mainly throughout europe . in 1980 schindler founded the first western industrial joint venture in the people s republic of china . with the takeover of atlas in brazil in 1999 schindler became a major market player in south america . schindler entered the north american elevator market with the purchase of toledo based haughton elevator company in 1979 briefly branding their products as schindler haughton . in 1989 the company dramatically increased its presence in the united states after acquiring the elevator escalator division of westinghouse one of the largest producers of elevators and escalators at the time . currently schindler elevator corporation the united states operations of schindler group is based in morristown new jersey . 4 in february 2007 schindler along with competitors otis elevator co. thyssenkrupp kone and mitsubishi elevator europe were fined by the european union for a price fixing cartel . schindler was fined 144 million euros or about 189.3 million us dollars . 5 since 2011 schindler have sponsored solar impulse a solar powered aircraft . 6 acquisitions and joint ventures edit roux combaluzier elevator co. france 1969 joint venture with jardine matheson & co. ltd hong kong in 1974 . haughton elevator usa 1979 . armor elevator canada 1982 . western elevator limited canada 1986 . nippon elevator industry co. ltd. japan 1985 . joint venture with suzhou elevator company china 1988 . westinghouse elevator division usa 1989 . t rkeli ticaret s.a. turkey 1992 . joint venture with saigon engineering co. ltd. vietnam 1996 . nehushtan israel 1996 . c. haushahn gmbh & co. germany 1998 . elevadores atlas s.a. brazil 1999 . liftremont russia 2002 . joong ang elevator co. ltd. south korea 2003 . doppelmayr aufz ge ag austria 2003 saudi elevator corp. saudi arabia 2009 . joint venture with xuchang xiji elevator china 2011 andino colombia 2011 . 7 destination control systems edit see also destination dispatch this section contains content that is written like an advertisement . please help improve it by removing promotional content and inappropriate external links and by adding encyclopedic content written from a neutral point of view . july 2014 learn how and when to remove this template message schindler s miconic 10 edit the company s name for their proprietary control system was introduced in 1995 . it was the industry s first example of control system now known as hall call destination system . the system features keypads and led screens instead of hall button stations whereby riders enter their desired floor before entering an elevator car . the system then directs the rider to a specific elevator car while grouping riders traveling to nearby floors together . schindler claims this minimizes the number of stops and decreases congestion and travel time especially during peak traffic periods . 8 the system was continuously further developed and new functions were amended eventually evolving in systems which guarantee highly efficient and energy saving traffic management . especially in high rise buildings traffic management systems like miconic 10 allow building designers to maximize rentable space and transportation efficiency . moreover access control becomes feasible . schindler id edit schindler id is an evolution of the miconic 10 system . it is a security system that provides customized elevator services suitable for both new and existing installations . it can divide a building into different zones with controlled access authority . it is an elevator access control system for mid and high rise buildings that customizes service for each passenger using electronic identification badges . 9 schindler port technology edit in 2009 the port technology was launched . it centers on a personal occupant requirement terminal port a universal communication system that is interconnected throughout the building . this communication platform makes it possible to calculate the optimal route to any destination in the building . the port technology is an advanced transit and destination dispaching system for buildings with special requirements regarding access security and passenger management . 10 accidents edit see also 2006 minato ward elevator accident on november 29 2004 a schindler elevator in nagoya descended while the door was still open . nobody was injured in this incident . investigation found that elevator s firmware tv60 v1 .1 had a bug that opens the door when elevator starts moving . 11 on april 22 2006 three passengers were trapped in the elevator in hachioji tokyo after the elevator s door opened while it was ascending . elevator had faulty firmware tv60 v1 .0 . 11 on june 3 2006 a schindler elevator in minato tokyo started ascending while the door was open . a 16 year old boy was crushed to death while getting off the elevator with his bicycle . an investigation determined a faulty brake was to blame . 11 when the government investigation team requested schindler to disclose the information about elevators installed schindler declined to comply with the request and investigation claiming that documents contained personal information . 12 on june 10 2006 a schindler elevator in urayasu started ascending while the door was open passed the top floor and finally stopped in the mechanical shaft . two people were trapped in the car . the elevator had firmware 80th v1 .4 with faulty codes . 11 on october 16 2007 a 9 year old boy hit his head against the wall after getting his head stuck between the handrail of a schindler escalator and an acrylic board in a seiyu store a subsidiary of wal mart stores inc. in hiratsuka kanagawa prefecture . he remained unconscious for three days before regaining consciousness . later investigation found that escalators were not installed in accordance with the japanese building code despite the previous claim from schindler which was the maintenance contractor . 13 on november 16 2010 18 students at the kashiwa campus of university of tokyo fell from ground floor to the basement floor in a schindler elevator with the doors still open . one student incurred a minor injury while trying to escape . schindler determined the cause to be loose brake wires . 14 on october 31 2012 a 63 year old woman at a hotel in kanazawa ishikawa prefecture was crushed to death between the ceiling and the floor when the schindler elevator started moving while the door was still open . schindler award edit since 2003 schindler has sponsored the schindler award a biannual prize for the design of inclusive and accessible urban areas . the competition is open to all students in their final year of study on a bachelor s course or those enrolled on a master s course at a european university or college of architecture . if 12 or more students from the same school apply to enter the competition that school qualifies to participate in the schools competition . the schindler award 2010 attracted almost 1 400 participants and is therefore one of the most recognized and popular architectural competitions for students in europe . the schindler award 2012 was held in berne switzerland . the next competition will take place in 2014 in the city of shenzhen china . for the first time in history the schindler award will be open for students worldwide . 15 see also edit companies portal list of elevator manufacturers stadler rail purchased schindler waggon altenrhein references edit group fact sheet pdf . schindler.com . 2014 02 14 . retrieved 2014 02 20 . about schindler company facts pdf . schindler.com . 2014 01 13 . retrieved 2014 01 16 . 1 archived july 12 2006 at the wayback machine . 2 archived september 23 2006 at the wayback machine . brand constant 2007 02 21 . europeans slap 1.3 billion price fixing fine on 5 elevator makers . usa today . retrieved 13 june 2012 . main partner in forbes . solarimpulse.com . retrieved 2014 02 16 . schindler history . schindler.com . retrieved 2014 01 21 . 3 archived september 2 2007 at the wayback machine . schindler id individualization & access control system pdf . schindler.com . retrieved 2014 04 04 . the port technology . port . retrieved 2014 04 04 . a b c d ministry of land infrastructure transport and tourism . report on elevator accident at city heights takeshiba tokyo 8 september 2009 . retrieved on 1 november 2012 . livedoor news retrieved 6 november 2012 . retrieved on 1 november 2012 . publicity and information release university of tokyo schindler award 2014 . schindler.com . 2014 01 13 . retrieved 2014 01 16 . external links edit official website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title schindler group & oldid 733208068 categories companies listed on the pink sheetsmanufacturing companies of switzerlandcompanies established in 18741874 establishments in switzerlandmultinational companies headquartered in switzerlandelevator manufacturersescalator manufacturersswiss brandshidden categories articles with wayback machine linkspages using infobox company with unsupported parametersarticles with a promotional tone from july 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