Dallas, TX – When I say the name Otis, what do you think of? There's Redding and Rush if you're music fans, but for the majority of us who live or work above a second floor, most likely Otis is a name ...

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 ...

A federal appeals court panel ruled 3-0 that OSHA's lockout/tagout standard does apply to a June 2009 incident in which an Otis service technician suffered a hand injury while repairing a freight ...

This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American 2013 marks 160 years since Elisha Graves Otis ...

The primary focus of Otis Worldwide Corporation OTIS has been seeking innovation opportunities and making strategic investments in them to foster its growth. Keeping up with this focal aspect, the ...

Customers can carefully choose the level, cost and pace of elevator modernisation and plan in phases Otis solutions align with the latest European safety standards, and enhance reliability and ...

Otis Canada Inc., the elevator manufacturer whose parent is Farmington-based United Technologies Corp., will provide 44 customized cab elevators to Ottawa, Ontario’s electric light rail transit system ...