Otis India To Expand Bengaluru Manufacturing Capabilities

Otis expands its Bengaluru manufacturing facility, ushering in a new phase of growth. From left to right: N Ravishankar, Senior Director, Manufacturing Operations, India; Mitesh Mittal, VP, Manufacturing, APAC; Judy Marks, Otis Chair, CEO and President; Sebi Joseph, Otis India President; Stephane de Montlivault, President, Otis Asia Pacific; Vinay Bushan, Director, Engineering, Otis Lead Design Centre Bengaluru

Otis India, a subsidiary of Otis Worldwide Corporation (NYSE: OTIS) – the global leader in the manufacture, installation and servicing of elevators and escalators, has announced an expansion in capacity and capabilities of its Bengaluru manufacturing facility. The expansion will provide additional capacity to meet growing residential, commercial & 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 was established in 1996 and has an Indian Green Building Council (IGBC) Gold certification. The Lead Design Centre within the facility has launched over 25 products for India, as well as for the export market. A previous expansion in 2012 doubled the plant capacity, and the current expansion will further increase overall capacity by about 20 percent.

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, said Sebi Joseph, Otis India President. 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. And we’ll take another step in harnessing the power of digitalization 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

About Otis

Otis gives people freedom to connect and thrive in a taller, faster, smarter world. The global leader in the manufacture, installation and servicing of elevators and escalators, we move 2.3 billion people a day and maintain approximately 2.3 million customer units worldwide – the industry's largest Service portfolio. You’ll find us in the world's most iconic structures, as well as residential and commercial buildings, transportation hubs and everywhere people are on the move. Headquartered in Connecticut, USA, Otis is 71,000 people strong, including 42,000 field professionals, all committed to meeting the diverse needs of our customers and passengers in more than 200 countries and territories. To learn more, visit www.otis.com and follow us on LinkedIn, Instagram and Facebook @OtisElevatorCo.