Schindler 5500

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Not to be confused with Schindler 5000.
In-production 2011 to 2021 Status Discontinued
Predecessor Schindler 5400 AP Successor Schindler 6000

Overview

Schindler 5500 was a traction elevator model of Swiss elevator company Schindler. Unveiled in 2013, it was designed for low to high rise buildings with up to 50 floors and was a mid range model positioned between the Schindler 3300 and Schindler 7000. It was available with or without machine room, and unlike its predecessor models, it uses coated steel belts as its hoisting ropes (similar to Schindler 3300) as opposed to the conventional steel ropes.

While the model was officially launched for global markets in May 2013[1], it was already launched in 2011/2012 for selected markets only[2]. In Asia Pacific, it replaced the Schindler 5400 AP which had been on sale since the 2000s. Schindler 5500 was discontinued in 2021 and was succeeded by the Schindler 6000 in 2023.

In Indonesia, it is mainly found in large buildings like shopping centers, office buildings and hotels. It is rarely seen with a capacity of less than 13 persons or 1000 kilograms. Some installations work with Schindler PORT destination dispatch.

Characteristics

  • The Schindler 5500 has advanced door opening. The car would usually slightly overshots a floor when the doors open.
  • It has a very distinctive door movement sound. Doors were supplied by Wittur, and Sematic for glass doors.
  • Direction arrow on the car floor indicator appears when the elevator is moving, unlike the Schindler 3300 where the arrow appears when the car stops.
  • Floor number on the car floor indicator changes in-between two floors. On landing floor indicators, the number will change as soon as the elevator starts moving.
  • Control cabinet for machine room less type is located on the top floor and is integrated with the door frame. The size is roughly the same as Schindler 300 P MRL and 5400 AP.

Quick specifications

  • Type: Traction, with or without machine room
  • Use: Passenger, service, bed
  • Drive: AC gearless with VVVF
  • Control system: Microprocessor, Schindler Miconic MX-GC (in most cases)
  • Capacity: 630 - 2500 kg
  • Max. landings: 50
  • Max. travel height: 150 m
  • Speed: 1 - 3 m/sec
  • Max elevator car: 8
  • Doors:
    • Center opening
    • 2 speed telescopic side opening
    • 2 speed telescopic center opening
  • Fixtures:
    • Linea 100
    • Linea 300
    • Linea Vetro
    • FI GS 120 Touch
    • Custom/third-party fixtures

Fixtures

Until the late 2010s there were three main fixtures lineup used in the Schindler 5500; Linea 100, Linea 300 and Linea Vetro. It was also possible to be fitted custom fixtures or even a combination with Linea fixtures.

From 2020 onward, CleanCall touchless buttons which are part of the Schindler CleanMobility can be retrofitted to existing Linea fixtures.

Linea 100

Linea 100 is similar to FI GS but features a wider LED dot matrix display, two color button illumination (white when not pressed, and red when pressed) and flushed operating panels. Some installations, especially those installed after 2019, have single color button illumination and the floor indicators use the same dot matrix display as FI GS; this is considered as the basic type of Linea 100.

These fixtures are now used for the new Schindler 3000 and 5000 models following the discontinuation of 5500 in 2021.

  • Wall mounted Linea 100 hall station.

  • A Schindler 5500 with Linea 100 car station.

  • Linea 100 car floor indicator (square shape).

  • Linea 100 car buttons.

  • Linea 100 car station.

  • Linea 100 car station (basic version).

Linea 300

Linea 300 is similar to Linea 100 except that the car floor indicator display is rectangle. A black variant of these fixtures also existed. Like Linea 100, these fixtures are currently used in the new Schindler 3000 and 5000 models following the discontinuation of 5500 in 2021.

  • Linea 100/300 call station, terminal floor.

  • Linea 100/300 call station, intermediate floor.

  • Linea 100/300 landing floor indicator.

  • Linea 100/300 landing floor indicator, with arrow.

  • Typical Linea 300 car station.

  • Linea 300 car station.

  • Linea 300 car station.

  • Black Linea 300 call station.

  • Black Linea 300 landing floor indicator.

  • Black Linea 300 car station.

  • Linea 100/300 car operating panel for wheelchair.

Linea Vetro

Linea Vetro are premium fixtures made of tinted black or white glass panels with touch sensitive buttons and LCD floor indicators. In Indonesia, only two examples of these fixtures have been found so far, one in the Grand Ballroom of Jakarta International Expo (black version)[3] and two in Seminyak Village Shopping Mall, Bali (white version)[4].

  • Schindler 5500 elevator with Linea Vetro fixtures.

  • White Linea Vetro call station, intermediate floor.

  • White Linea Vetro landing floor indicator.

  • White Linea Vetro landing floor indicator, with arrow.

  • White Linea Vetro car station.

  • White Linea Vetro car floor indicator.

  • White Linea Vetro floor buttons.

  • White Linea Vetro call station, terminal floor.

  • White Linea Vetro landing floor indicator, showing out of service.

  • Black Linea Vetro car statiion.

  • Black Linea Vetro car statiion.

Linea and/or custom fixtures combination

It was possible for Schindler 5500 elevators to have a combination of Linea 100 or 300 and custom or third-party fixtures such as LCD floor indicators and hall lanterns. Examples of this combination can be found in the Four Seasons Hotel Jakarta, InterContinental Jakarta Pondok Indah and Menara Astra, Jakarta[5]

  • Custom Schindler 5500 car station in Menara Astra, Jakarta.

  • Schindler 5500 car station with CleanCall touchless buttons and Avire E-Motive LCD screen.

Linea 120 Touch

Very few Schindler 5500 elevators installed after 2019 are fitted with Linea 120 Touch fixtures, similar to the Schindler 3300 elevators. These fixtures were available in light blue or black, and the car operating panels are usually full height. Linea 120 Touch fixtures on Schindler 5500 are considered as the successor of the Linea Vetro fixtures. An example of these fixtures can be found in Beachwalk 2, Bali[6].

  • A full height Linea 120 Touch car station in a Schindler 5500 elevator.

  • Linea 120 Touch buttons.

Custom or third-party fixtures

Schindler 5500 elevators could also be fitted with custom or third-party fixtures like Dewhurst or Everbright buttons, but this is extremely rare. The retail service elevators at Menara Astra[7] and World Trade Center 3[8] in Jakarta are currently the only known examples.

  • Schindler 5500 elevator call station with Dewhurst US91-15 buttons.

  • Schindler elevator car station with Dewhurst US91-15 buttons.

  • Schindler 5500 elevator with Dewhurst US91 buttons.]]

  • Schindler 5500 elevator with Dewhurst US91 buttons.

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CleanCall

CleanCall are touchless buttons that work by sensors, in other words, there's no need to touch or press them[9]. Part of the Schindler CleanMobility solutions, it was released in mid 2020 as part of their clean mobility solutions in response with the COVID-19 pandemic. CleanCall has been installed at Pondok Indah Mall 3, Jakarta[10].

Notable Schindler 5500 installations in Indonesia

There are many Schindler 5500 installations in Indonesia. The following list only covers the well known ones.

Jakarta

  • Menara Astra (2017)
  • World Trade Center 3, Jakarta (2016)
  • Thamrin Nine - Autograph and Luminary Tower
  • Sinarmas MSIG Tower (2016)
  • Menara BTPN (2014)
  • Pondok Indah Mall 3 (2020)
  • InterContinental Jakarta Pondok Indah (2017)
  • Pondok Indah Office Tower 5 & 6 (2020)
  • Gama Tower & Westin Jakarta (2015)
  • Four Seasons Capital Place (2015)
  • La Maison Barito (one of the first known 5500 in Indonesia)
  • Jakarta International Expo
    • Gedung Pusat Niaga (2019, replacement from 1992 GoldStar LVF freight elevator)
    • Grand Ballroom (2017)
  • Puri Indah Mall (2017, replacement from 1997 LG LVO scenic elevators)
  • Menara BNI Pejompongan
  • Kartika Towers, Grogol
  • Taman Ismail Marzuki - Gedung Panjang (2021)
  • Moiz Trade Center, Tanah Abang (2021)
  • Sudirman 78

West Java

  • M Gold Tower, Bekasi
  • Living Plaza Jababeka, Bekasi
  • Pollux Chadstone Cikarang, Bekasi
  • Pakuwon Mall Bekasi, Bekasi (2023, estimated)
  • The Park Sawangan, Depok
  • Pesona Square, Depok
  • Trans Studio Mall Cibubur, Cibubur
  • Living World Kota Wisata, Bogor (2023)
  • Kings Shopping Center, Bandung (2017)
  • Crowne Plaza Hotel, Bandung (2014)

East Java

  • Tunjungan Plaza, Surabaya
    • Tunjungan Plaza 3 (2016, replacement from 1995 Hyundai service elevators)
    • Tunjungan Plaza 6
    • Mandiri Tower (replacement from 1992 LG elevators)
  • Supermall Pakuwon Indah, Surabaya
  • Grand Sungkono Lagoon, Surabaya

Bali

  • Seminyak Village Shopping Mall (2015, the first known Schindler 5500 in Bali)
  • LXXY Bali
  • Beachwalk Shopping Center (2020, extension)
    • Yello Beachwalk Kuta
    • Aloft Bali Kuta (service elevators)
    • Beachwalk Residences (service elevator)
  • Potato Head Suites (2020, service elevators)
  • Trans Studio Mall Bali (2018)
  • Living World Denpasar (2022)
  • Hyatt Regency Sanur (2018, service elevators)

Other cities/provinces

  • Soekarno-Hatta International Airport - Terminal 3, Banten (2015-16)
  • Tentrem Hotel, Semarang (2019)
  • Uptown Mall BSB City, Semarang (2021)
  • The Park Mall, Semarang
  • Mal Malioboro, Yogyakarta (2017)
  • Grand Ambarrukmo Hotel, Sleman, Yogyakarta (2019, back elevator)
  • Grand Batam Mall, Batam

Trivia

  • If a car call is cancelled and the elevator has no further calls to serve, it will stop at the next floor and release the door interlock[11].
  • Contrary to most elevator enthusiasts believe, the Schindler 5500 is not succeeded by the Schindler 5000. According to people who work at Schindler, the successor of 5500 is Schindler 6000, a brand new model released in late 2023 and is positioned as a mid to high end model above the Schindler 5000.

Gallery

  • A Schindler 5500 elevator in Bali. Notice the control cabinet on the left of the landing door.

  • A set of Schindler 5500 elevators in Trans Studio Mall Bali.

  • Schindler 5500 gearless motor

Videos

Notes and references

  1. ↑ Jardine Schindler - Vertical World (December 2013) (Archived, jump to page 17)
  2. ↑ Schindler Group Review 2011 (Archived, jump to page 23)
  3. ↑ Schindler 5500 Black Linea Elevators at JI Expo Convention Centre and Theatre, Jakarta - YouTube
  4. ↑ Awesome Schindler 5500 MRL Elevator in Seminyak Village, Bali - YouTube
  5. ↑ Nice Schindler 5500 Elevators - Menara Astra, Jakarta, ID (Retail) - YouTube
  6. ↑ (New Phone Test) Schindler 5500 MRL Elevator - Beachwalk 2, Bali, ID - YouTube
  7. ↑ Schindler 5500 Elevator (with Dewhurst Buttons) - Menara Astra, Jakarta, ID (Retail) - YouTube
  8. ↑ Another Schindler 5500 Lift/Elevator with REAL Dewhurst Buttons! - World Trade Center 3, Jakarta - YouTube
  9. ↑ CleanCall - Touchless call and service buttons - Berca Schindler Lifts
  10. ↑ Schindler 5500 Elevators with CleanCall & DoorShow - Pondok Indah Mall 3 - YouTube
  11. ↑ Here's What Happens When You Cancel a Floor on #Schindler 5500 #Elevator - YT Shorts

Resources

Schindler elevator models
Models currently in-production PS: 3000 • 5000 • 6000
HS: 7000
FR: 2600
Discontinued models
 PS: 100 P • 300 P • 500 P • 3300 • 5400 AP • 5500 • designS • Elegant MRL / Classic
HS: 700 P
FR: Schindler 80
Unidentified models
(models have no confirmed names) 		1970s-1980s elevators • 1990s elevators • Schindler Modernization
Destination dispatch Miconic 10 / SchindlerID / The PORT Technology
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