ESCALATORS

OVERVIEW

An escalator is a moving staircase for transporting people between floors of a building. It is generally agreed that an escalator is the most efficient means to move large numbers of people between floors.

Commercial escalators and inclined autowalks

Small retail shops Hypermarkets Large shopping malls
35° escalator 12° inclined autowalk 30° escalator
800 mm step width 1000 mm pallet width 1000 mm step width
0.5 m/s 0.5 m/s 0.5 m/s
Stand-by speed or Stop & Go operation1 Continuous Continuous
Glass balustrade Glass balustrade Glass balustrade
Primed sheet Primed sheet Customized or stainless
sheet side cladding sheet side cladding sheet side cladding

Infrastructure escalators and horizontal autowalks

Railway station Metro station Airport Airport
35° escalator 27.3°/ 30° escalator 30° escalator 0° horizontal autowalk
1000 mm step width 1000 mm step width 1000 mm step width 1000 mm pallet width
0.65 m/s 0.65 m/s 0.65 m/s 0.65 m/s
Continuous, stand-by and Stop & Go operation1 Continuous, stand-by and Stop & Go operation1 Stop & Go operation Stop & Go operation
Glass or solid inclined balustrade Glass or solid inclined balustrade Glass balustrade Glass balustrade
Stainless steel side cladding Stainless steel side cladding Customized or stainless steel side cladding No cladding