Schindler 3000

Product overview

What the Schindler 3000 elevator is

The Schindler 3000 is a passenger elevator series positioned for residential, hotel and small commercial buildings, and in the brand's own description it is offered in a machine-room-less arrangement. That puts it in the volume passenger category: a standard car and drive package intended to be repeated across a building rather than engineered unit by unit.

The published range is a rated load of 400–1,150 kg, a rated speed of 1.0–1.75 m/s and a travel of ≤75 m / 25 floors.

Those values define the envelope, not a single model. A project selects one load and one speed inside the range, and the exact combination follows from the traffic calculation, the car size the shaft can take and the number of stops served.

The series sits inside a wider Schindler portfolio that also covers high-rise products and escalators, but the 3000 is the entry point of that range and is normally specified where the building is mid-rise and the duty is conventional.

Where it fits in a project

Typical applications are apartment buildings and residential towers, hotels and serviced apartments, and small commercial buildings such as offices, clinics, schools and retail premises. In residential work the series is chosen for a repeating core with a small group of cars; in hotel work, for guest and service traffic where car finish and door width carry as much weight as the drive.

The machine-room-less arrangement is the reason the series appears so often in two situations. In new build it frees roof or basement area that would otherwise be plant space, which matters on tight urban plots. In modernization it allows a replacement where no machine room exists or where the old room is being given up, although the existing shaft, pit and overhead then govern what can be installed.

Buyers usually raise cost per unit, shaft standardization, delivery and installation sequence, and local type approval for the destination market. For a developer repeating a core across several buildings, standardization is often worth more than any technical advantage, because it shortens commissioning and simplifies spare-parts holding.

What to check before you specify it

• Confirm the shaft plan, pit depth and overhead against the manufacturer's layout drawing before the core is set out.
• Choose load and speed from the traffic calculation and record them as project values in the enquiry.
• Check that the travel and stop count you need fall inside the published range rather than at its edge.
• Agree where the controller and drive are located, since a machine-room-less layout puts them in or beside the shaft.
• Confirm maintenance access to the machinery space and the lighting and ventilation provided there.
• Decide door width and car size against the real traffic: luggage in hotels, prams and furniture in residential buildings.
• Set car and landing finishes with durability in mind, because decorative panels in a lift car age faster than in a lobby.
• Confirm the rescue and emergency operation arrangement the local authority expects.
• Agree the fire recall and alarm interfaces with the fire strategy for the building.
• Confirm the documentation route for the destination market before the order, not at shipment.

Compliance and documentation

For CE-marked markets, the lift is designed and tested against EN 81-20 for safety rules and EN 81-50 for tests and examinations, and the manufacturer's type examination supports the declaration of conformity. In China, GB 7588 is the governing safety standard, and units supplied into that market are documented against it.

Neither route is valid everywhere by default. Requirements of the destination country are confirmed by the buyer, because registration, import approval and periodic inspection are national or local matters and can add conditions that the elevator standard does not cover.

Documents normally supplied with a shipment are the type examination certificate for the model, the certificate of conformity for the units in the order, the packing list, and the test reports from factory testing. ElevApex does not issue certificates and does not certify products; we coordinate the document set with the manufacturing partner and check that the certificates, nameplate data and purchase order agree before dispatch. Third-party inspection can be arranged on request where the buyer or the destination authority requires an independent witness.

Supply, inspection and shipping

ElevApex is a multi-brand supplier, not a manufacturer. Equipment is sourced from Chinese manufacturing partners, and our work is to place the right model against a project, hold several brands in one comparison, and keep documentation and shipping on one schedule. There is no ElevApex factory; the unit carries the brand's nameplate.

Factory testing is the last point at which a discrepancy is inexpensive to correct. The buyer may witness the test or nominate a third party, and car dimensions, door configuration, controller settings and nameplate data should be checked against the order at that stage. The inspection record and test report then travel with the shipping documents.

Packing is by section: car panels, landing doors, guide rails, machinery and controller are crated separately, with panels protected against scratching and electrical items against moisture. Shipment is normally by sea freight, with the delivery term and risk split agreed in the contract. The usual nodes are handover at the factory or port, ocean transit, destination clearance and inland delivery to site, and the building should have secure, level storage available before the crates arrive.

Frequently asked questions

Is the Schindler 3000 always machine-room-less?

The brand describes the series as machine-room-less, and that is the usual configuration. The arrangement for a project is confirmed in the technical schedule, since the shaft may allow alternatives.

Can it serve a building taller than the published range?

The published travel and stop values define the envelope of the series. A taller building moves to a high-rise product in the same portfolio, and that is decided during the traffic and core study rather than after order.

Is the series suitable for hotel use?

Yes, hotels are one of the segments the series is positioned for. Guest and service cars are normally separated, and door width and car finish are selected against luggage and housekeeping traffic.

What documentation comes with the units?

The type examination certificate, the certificate of conformity, the packing list and factory test reports are the usual set. Any additional document the destination authority asks for is confirmed before the order is placed.

Can supply be combined with installation?

Supply-only and supply-and-install can both be discussed. Installation normally needs a locally licensed contractor, so the split of scope is agreed per project and fixed in the contract.

Technical parameters

Final specifications — load, speed, number of floors, car dimensions, shaft requirements and machine-room type — are confirmed on the rated datasheet attached to your quotation.

Typical applications

Configured for the building type stated in your enquiry: residential, commercial, hotel, hospital, industrial or public-transport projects.

Delivery & service

Ex-works China with export packing. Licensed installation, commissioning and lifecycle service are available worldwide through our project team.