Otis India expands the Bengaluru facility to boost mobility and digitalisation

By Staff Report August 30, 2024 12:09 pm

The expansion will double the current escalator production capacity, supporting India’s mobility infrastructure needs. Otis India is also leveraging digitalisation to improve productivity in transportation, logistics, and other manufacturing areas.

Otis India, a subsidiary of Otis Worldwide Corporation, manufactures, installs and services elevators and escalators. They have expanded capacity and capabilities in their Bengaluru manufacturing facility. The expansion will provide additional capacity to meet growing residential, commercial, land, and infrastructure demand for elevators and escalators in India and expand coverage into more cities in the country.

“Otis has been a longstanding partner in India’s growth since 1892, and this investment will further strengthen our commitment and growth momentum in this critical market,” said Judy Marks, Otis Chair, CEO, and President, speaking at the ground-breaking ceremony for the expansion of the manufacturing facility in Bengaluru. “The expansion will help us better serve our customers in India and export markets with innovative mobility solutions that support the rapid pace of urbanisation.”

 Otis India’s Bengaluru facility, established in 1996, has an Indian Green Building Council Gold certification. With over 25 products launched for India and exported, the facility’s Lead Design Centre has expanded its capacity by 20 percent, following a 2012 expansion.

Sebi Joseph, Otis India President, said, “We’ll be able to double our current escalator production capacity at Bengaluru with this expansion, supporting the growing needs of India’s vital mobility infrastructure. Bengaluru’s capabilities are helping to build modern metro systems, delivering 112 Gen2® elevators for the second phase of the Bengaluru Metro project and supplying 255 units for the Bhopal and Indore metro projects. Additionally, we’ll take another step in harnessing the power of digitalisation for a smarter factory to meet our customers’ needs by innovating and improving productivity in transportation, logistics, and other areas of manufacturing.”

For more information on Otis India, please visit otis.com