Chinese Hitachi elevators in Indonesia
This article deals with Chinese Hitachi (or commonly known as Guangzhou Hitachi) elevators in Indonesia.
Overview
Apart from Singapore or Japan made Hitachi elevators, there are also Chinese Hitachi elevators in Indonesia. These elevators are produced by Hitachi Elevator (China) Co., Ltd., the Chinese subsidiary of Hitachi's elevator business based in Guangzhou, China which was established in 1995. They have been imported by Sarang Teknik Indonesia (now Hitachi Asia Indonesia) in Indonesia possibly since the 2000s.
Like other types of Hitachi elevators in Indonesia, Chinese Hitachi elevators are extremely rare with only a handful of known places having them.
Characteristics
- Car call cancel works by holding down the button until the lights goes off. The same technique is also applied on some non-Chinese Hitachi elevators.
- Arrival chime is a bell sound. Some elevators may have a bell chime followed by an electronic chime.
- The floor button will flashes upon arrival, before the doors open.
2000s to 2010s
Not much is known about Chinese Hitachi elevators in Indonesia during the 2000s. One of the most prominent installations was at the National Monument (Monas) in Jakarta which had replaced an unknown older elevator, but that elevator has been replaced into a Singapore made Hitachi VFI-II elevator (possibly in 2012). A video of the elevator before replacement can be seen below.
Known models
HGP (HGP Select)
HGP (also known as HGP Select) was a passenger traction elevator model with a smaller machine room designed for residential and commercial buildings[1][2].
Quick specifications:
- Type: Traction, with machine room
- Use: Passenger and service
- Drive: AC geared with VVVF
- Control system: Microprocessor
- Capacity: 630-1600 kilograms (6-24 persons)
- Max. landings: ?
- Max. travel height: ?
- Speed: 1 / 1.5 / 1.75 / 2 / 2.5 meters per second
- Max elevator car: 6
- Doors:
- Center opening
- Telescopic side opening
- Fixtures: See Fixtures section below
Fixtures
Most 2000s Chinese Hitachi elevators in Indonesia use the DL-PO (also known as B95 outside China) type buttons as the standard buttons. These buttons are dark colored square resin buttons with orange illuminating number and halo. There were also other type of buttons, such as GDL-S02 (a light grey variant of DL-PO / B95), AL-POC (a light grey square button), and AL-POE (a light grey round button). Operating panels were available in dark resin (standard) and flat stainless steel.
The floor indicators use the standard orange LED dot matrix display which look very similar to Mitsubishi's display. The floor indicator inside the car is located above the door. Landing floor indicators could be mounted above the landing door, or integrated with the landing call panels. Hall lanterns were available in different shapes and usually light up orange.
2010s to current
As of 2020, only two Chinese Hitachi elevator models were available in Indonesia. They are MCA, a passenger model with machine room, and LF-II which is a freight model. Hitachi Asia Indonesia had sold a machine room less model called LCA but this has been discontinued for unknown reason.
Most of the Guangzhou Hitachi elevators installed in Indonesia since the 2010s are found in high rise apartment buildings in Jakarta.
Models
HGP-S
This is a low to medium speed passenger elevator model with a smaller machine room, mainly aimed for high rise buildings
Quick specifications:
- Type: Traction, with machine room
- Use: Passenger and service
- Drive: AC geared with VVVF
- Control system: Microprocessor
- Capacity: 544-1564 kg (or 8-23 persons)
- Max. landings: 48
- Max. travel height: 140 m
- Speed: 1 / 1.5 / 1.75 / 2 / 2.5 meters per second
- Max elevator car: 6
- Doors:
- Center opening
- Telescopic side opening
- Fixtures: See Fixtures section below
Known installations in Indonesia:
- Aerium Residences, Jakarta (estimated)
MCA
This is a standard passenger elevator model with a machine room, jointly developed by Hitachi China, Japan and Singapore. It is currently one of the only two Guangzhou Hitachi models available in Indonesia other than LF-II. Most of the Chinese Hitachi elevators with machine room installed in Indonesia since the 2010s are of this model.
Quick specifications:
- Type: Traction, with machine room
- Use: Passenger and service
- Drive: AC geared with VVVF
- Control system: Microprocessor
- Capacity: 630-1600 kg (or 8-21 persons)
- Max. landings: 48
- Max. travel height: 140 m
- Speed: 1 / 1.5 / 1.75 / 2 / 2.5 meters per second
- Max elevator car: 6 (?)
- Doors:
- Center opening
- Telescopic side opening
- Fixtures: See Fixtures section below
Known installations in Indonesia:
- Verde Two Apartment, Jakarta (estimated)
- The Plaza Residences (MidPlaza), Jakarta (replacement from 1990s LG service elevators)
- Southgate Residence, Jakarta[3]
LCA
This is a machine room less passenger elevator model. In Indonesia, it was no longer sold sometime in the late 2010s or early 2020s due to unknown reason.
Quick specifications:
- Type: Traction, with machine room
- Use: Passenger and service
- Drive: AC geared with VVVF
- Control system: Microprocessor
- Capacity: 450-2000 kg (or 6-26 persons)
- Max. landings: 40
- Max. travel height: 120 m
- Speed: 1 / 1.5 / 1.75 / 2 / 2.5 meters per second
- Max elevator car: 8
- Doors:
- Center opening
- Telescopic side opening
- Fixtures: See Fixtures section below
Known installations in Indonesia:
- Bandung Institute of Technology, Bandung (2015)
- Center for Arts, Design, and Language (CADL)
- Center for Advanced Sciences (CAS)
- Center for Infrastructure and Built Environment (CIBE)
- Center for Research and Community Services (CRCS)
- AYANA Komodo Waecicu Beach, East Nusa Tenggara (2018)
HCA & UCA
This is a high speed elevator model for high rise buildings[4]. It is currently not sold in Indonesia.
LF-II
This is a freight elevator model for industrial buildings, warehouses and shopping centers. It is currently one of the only two Guangzhou Hitachi models available in Indonesia besides MCA.
Quick specifications:
- Type: Traction, with machine room
- Use: Freight
- Drive: AC geared with VVVF
- Control system: Microprocessor
- Capacity: 1600 / 2000 / 3000 kg
- Max. landings: 16
- Max. travel height: 70 m
- Speed: 0.5 / 1 meters per second
- Max elevator car: 2 (?)
- Doors:
- Telescopic center opening
- Telescopic side opening
- Fixtures: See Fixtures section below
Fixtures
Hitachi HGP-S, MCA and LCA models use the same set of fixtures. The most commonly used button type is FL-PW, which is a round black button with white illuminating number. There is also HL-PW which is similar to FL-PW but features an italicized typeface. Other types of buttons are also available as an option, but are almost never used in Indonesia.
The floor indicators use LED dot matrix display that lights up white, blue or orange. The floor indicator inside the car is no longer mounted above the door and is now integrated with the car operating panel. Landing floor indicator is either mounted above the landing door, or integrated with the landing call panel.
Known installations in Indonesia
Jakarta
National Monument(replaced into a Hitachi VFI-II in the early 2010s)- Verde Two Apartments
- Fatmawati City Center Apartments (2021)
- AYANA Jakarta Midplaza (service elevators, replacement from 1990s LG elevators)
- Aerium Residences
- Southgate Residences (2019)
Other cities/provinces
- Bandung Institute of Technology, Bandung (2014)
- Center for Arts, Design, and Language (CADL)
- Center for Advanced Sciences (CAS)
- Center for Infrastructure and Built Environment (CIBE)
- Center for Research and Community Services (CRCS)
- RIMBA by AYANA Bali, Bali
- AYANA Komodo Waecicu Beach, East Nusa Tenggara
Notes and references
- ↑ HGP (Mini-Machine Room) - Hitachi Elevator Asia Pte. Ltd. (archived)
- ↑ Hitachi HGP Elevator brochure (August 2009 Edition) - Hitachi Elevator Asia Pte. Ltd. (archived)
- ↑ Video Progress Bulanan Elevator Hitachi Asia Indonesia April 2021 South Gate - YouTube
- ↑ Hitachi HCA & UCA brochure (September 2021) (archived)
External links and resources
- Brochures:
- Hitachi HCA & UCA brochure (September 2021) (archived)
- Hitachi HGP brochure (August 2009) (archived)
- Hitachi HGP-S brochure (archived)
- Hitachi MCA brochure (archived)
- Hitachi LCA brochure (archived)
- Hitachi LF-II brochure (October 2021) (archived)
Hitachi elevator models | |
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Models currently in-production | PS: HGP-S • LCA • MCA • OUG Series ON1 • SVC/SED • UAG Series SN1 • VFI-II HS: HVF • UVF FR: LF-II |
Discontinued models |
PS: A-Type / New A-Type • HGP • NPX • OUG • OVF • UAG • UAX • VFI HS: NPX-8000 FR: F-EL |
Unidentified models (models have no confirmed names) |
Passenger elevators (1970s) • Passenger elevators (1980s) • Passenger elevators, computer controlled (1980s) • Custom passenger elevators (1980s) • High speed elevators (1980s) • Passenger elevators, computer controlled (1990s) • Passenger elevators (mid-late 1990s) |
Destination dispatch | FIBEE |
See also | Chinese Hitachi elevators in Indonesia |
Remarks | (PS) Passenger model (traction with or without machine room / hydraulic) • (HS) High speed passenger model • (FR) Freight or heavy duty model |