Otis Gen2-Regen

In-production	Late 2000s or early 2010s to late 2010s	Status	Discontinued
Predecessor	Otis Gen2 Premier (2000s)	Successor	Otis Gen2 Premier (2010s)

Overview

Gen2-Regen (often stylized as GeN2-Regen on some official Otis brochures) is a variant of Otis Gen2 elevator originally produced by Otis's Chinese subsidiary Xizi Otis between the late 2000s and 2016, and Otis Electric (the successor of Xizi Otis) between 2016 and the late 2010s. It was produced in Hangzhou, China.

It is a model of machine room less passenger elevator designed for low to mid rise buildings. Nearly all Gen2-Regen elevators are equipped with the ReGen regenerative drive, which could transfer used energy from the elevator to the building's electrical grid instead of releasing it as heat.

Despite being produced by Xizi Otis (and later Otis Electric), these elevators are simply branded as "OTIS" on the button panels. Instead, the Xizi Otis/Otis Electric names are only seen on certain components that are not visible to the public, such as control board.

In Indonesia, it was widely installed in hotels and resorts, shopping centers, office buildings and rarely apartments built in the 2010s. It was discontinued in the late 2010s and succeeded by the Gen2 Premier model.

Characteristics

• Gen2-Regen elevators generally level quick; the doors open as soon as the car stops.

• Machine room type has a smaller control cabinet on the top floor.

• Gen2-Regen machine room less elevators have audible motor buzzing noise.

• Installations after 2016 have an iPhone notification-like chime, and some installations may have a beep sound which indicates travel direction.

• Car call cancel only works when the door opens.

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  An Otis Gen2-Regen MRL motor.
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  Otis Gen2-Regen MRL controller.

Quick specifications

• Type: Traction, with or without machine room
• Use: Passenger, service
• Drive: Gearless AC with VVVF
• Control system: Microprocessor (Otis ACD2-MRL for installations after 2016)
• Capacity: 250-2000 kg
• Max. landings: 24
• Max. travel height: 75 m
• Speed:
  • 1, 1.6, 1.75 m/sec (MRL)
  • Up to 2.5 m/sec (MR)
• Max elevator car: 3 (?)
• Doors:
  • Single speed center opening
  • 2 speed telescopic opening
• Fixtures: See "Fixtures" section below for more details

Fixtures

Otis Gen2-Regen elevators use either concave, square or round buttons paired with various LCD floor indicators. There are a wide variety of buttons and floor indicators, but not all of them are used in Indonesia.

Buttons

There are seven known variants of buttons used in Otis Gen2-Regen elevators in Indonesia. Unless otherwise stated, all the buttons listed below are stainless steel and light up blue when pressed.

Round buttons

• BR27A/BR27A(B): Round concave button with an illuminating ring and a wraparound plate that contains a tactile. BER27A(B) comes with braille.
• BR27B/BR27B(K): Same as BR27A, but without a wraparound plate. BR27B(K) is paired with a tactile, while BR27B does not (mostly used as landing call buttons).
• BR32C/BR32C(B): Smaller round projecting button with a tactile and an illuminating ring. BR32C(B) comes with braille.
• BR36A/BR36A(B): Larger round projecting button with a tactile and an illuminating ring. BR36A(B) comes with braille.

Square buttons

• BS34F(B): Square button with braille, illuminating letter and ring as well as raised edges.
• BS35A: White square button that lights up entirely when pressed.
• BS34C: White button with an illuminating ring and rounded corners.

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  BR27A(B) buttons with white illumination.
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  Otis Gen2 elevator COP with BR27A(B) buttons.
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  Otis elevator LOP with a BR27B button.
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  BR27B(K) buttons.
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  Otis Gen2-Regen COP with BR27B(K) buttons.
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  BR27B(K) buttons with red illumination.
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  Otis LOP with a BS34C button.
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  Otis COP with BS34C buttons.
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  BS34C buttons.

Touch / i-Touch

This is a TFT-LCD based touch screen operating panel. In Indonesia, the only known i-Touch fixtures were installed at All Seasons Hotel Thamrin in Jakarta but they have been removed.

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  Otis Touch / i-Touch touch screen.

Floor indicators

All of these indicators use colored LCD displays with various backgrounds. There was also a rare, plain blue display with white segmented characters.

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  Otis hall station with a rare plain blue LCD display.
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Notable installations in Indonesia

There are numerous Gen2-Regen installations in Indonesia, the following list only covers the well known ones:

Jakarta

• MRT Jakarta - North-South Line (2018)
• LRT Jakarta (2018)
• Raffles Hotel Jakarta - Ciputra World Jakarta 1 (2013)
• Millennium Centennial Center (2018)
• PIK Avenue
• AEON Mall Jakarta Garden City (2015)
• Lippo Mall Puri 1 & 2 (2013)
• Harmoni Exchange
• Mercure Jakarta TB Simatupang
• Aston Priority Simatupang
• POP! Hotel Kelapa Gading

Bali

• Lippo Mall Kuta & Aryaduta Kuta (2013)
• Mamaka Kuta (formerly Citadines Kuta Beach) (2013)
• The Stones Legian (2009)
• Alila Seminyak (2013)
• Padma Resort Legian (2010, replacement from 1989 GoldStar DP elevators)
• The Apurva Kempinski Bali
• Padma Resort Ubud

Other cities/provinces

• AEON Mall BSD City, Tangerang
• Mall @ Alam Sutera, Tangerang (2012)
• Soekarno-Hatta International Airport - Terminal 1 & 2, Cengkareng
• Grand Galaxy Park, Bekasi
• Yogyakarta International Airport, Kulon Progo (2018)
• Rita Supermall, Purwokerto
• Swiss-Belinn Hotel Panakkukang, Makassar
• Myko Hotel & Convention Center, Makassar
• Centre Point, Medan

Otis Gen2-Regen elevators in Jakarta MRT

Jakarta Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) ordered several Otis Gen2-Regen elevators for Phase 1A of the North-South Line (M). They were installed from 2017 until 2018 and began operating in mid March 2019. These elevators are currently installed in the following Phase 1A of North-South Line stations:

• Lebak Bulus Bank Syariah Indonesia
• Fatmawati Indomaret
• Cipete Raya TUKU
• Haji Nawi
• Blok A
• Blok M BCA
• ASEAN Headquarters (formerly Sisingamangaraja)
• Senayan Mastercard
• Istora Mandiri
• Bendungan Hilir
• Setiabudi Astra
• Dukuh Atas BNI
• Bundaran HI Bank DKI

The elevator design is basically similar to those installed in public places but feature glass doors, two side mounted COPs (with one side designed for wheelchair user), BR32C buttons, voice announcements, and classical musics played in the elevator. All elevators feature two entrances facing each other, except the exit elevators at Bendungan Hilir and Fatmawati Indomaret station which features corner entrances due to space constraint. Each station has at least two elevators going between the street and concourse level, one on each side. Maintenance for all elevators is currently handled by Schindler.

Exit A elevator of Istora Mandiri station was partially replaced by Otis from late 2025 to February 2026 following damages from the August 2025 Jakarta protests. It was the first elevator in the entire system to have been redone.

Phase 2A of this line (Bundaran HI - Kota) will not be installed with Otis elevators, and Schindler elevators will be installed instead. It is slated to be completed by 2027 and 2029.

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  Under maintenance
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  Interior of a Jakarta MRT elevator.
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  LOP
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  Car floor indicator.
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  BR32C buttons

Otis Gen2-Regen elevators in Jakarta LRT

The South Line (Phase 1A) of the Jakarta Light Rail Transit (LRT) are also installed with Otis Gen2-Regen elevators, and they are very similar to the ones in Jakarta MRT (see above). These elevators were installed in 2019 (started operation on December that year) and are currently installed in the following South Line (Phase 1A) stations:

• Pegangsaan Dua
• Boulevard Utara
• Boulevard Selatan
• Pulomas
• Equestrian
• Velodrome

Maintenance for all elevators are currently done by PT. Sei Liput Perdana. Phase 1B of this line (Velodrome - Manggarai) will not be installed with Otis elevators. It is slated to be completed by 2026.

Resources

• Brochures:
  • 2011 edition (archived)
  • 2013 edition (archived)
  • 2015 edition (archived)
  • Otis Technical Handbook (2013 edition) (archived)