Gearless rope drive · home elevator
ES RD
Rope drive, retro-fit ready.
A modern gearless rope drive in a minimal black-glass shaft — engineered to slip into existing stairwells without major civil work. Compact pit, slim footprint, fast to install.
- 320 kg4 passengers
- 0.4 m/stravel speed
- 120 mmpit depth
- 7max stops
ES RD · rope drive
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Key features
Why pick the rope drive.
A traction rope drive is the most universal home-elevator architecture — robust, serviceable, and forgiving to install.
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Steel-wire traction rope
Time-tested traction technology, designed for tens of thousands of cycles between service intervals.
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Compact 120 mm pit
Drops into existing stairwells where deeper pits would mean breaking out the slab.
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Slim black-glass shaft
Powder-coated steel frame with smoked glass panels. Disappears against a dark wall — or stands out against a light one.
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Retro-fit friendly
Light structural load — works in older homes where a freight-grade machine would be too heavy.
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4 – 6 week installs
Modular components mean less site time — most ES RD installs finish in under six weeks from foundation to handover.
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Full safety stack
ARD, dual UPS, anti-squeeze doors, SOS line, fire-mode response and overload sensing.
Specifications
Engineered to spec.
| Capacity | 320 kg / 4 passengers |
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| Travel speed | 0.40 m/s |
| Drive | Gearless rope drive · permanent-magnet motor |
| Power supply | Single-phase 230 V · 50 Hz |
| Cabin noise | < 52 dB at full travel |
| Pit depth | From 120 mm |
| Headroom | From 2400 mm |
| Travel | Up to 21 m |
| Stops | Up to 7 |
| Door type | Automatic centre-opening · glass or panel |
| Shaft | Powder-coated steel + smoked glass |
| Controller | Microprocessor · VVVF · IoT module |
| Warranty | Up to 5 years (extended plan) |
Make it yours
Configure the cabin.
Slim, dark, considered — but yours to tune.
Obsidian black
Matte powder-coat, smoked-glass walls.
Graphite
Soft anthracite frame, clear glass.
Stainless silver
Brushed steel, fingerprint-resistant.
Midnight navy
Deep blue powder-coat, accent LED.
Walnut veneer
Wood-lined interior, leather handrail.
ESA signature
Brand-purple accent ring, glass shaft.
Where it fits
Built for retro-fit.
ES RD is the easiest lift to add to a home that wasn't designed for one. Light, slim, fast to install.
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Older villas
Light structural load suits homes where a freight machine would need re-engineering.
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Narrow stair-wells
Slim shaft fits beside or inside an existing stair-well without taking the floor plan apart.
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Compact apartments
Two- to four-stop runs in duplexes and triplexes — fast travel, small footprint.
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Modern minimalist homes
The smoked-glass shaft disappears against dark walls; the cabin reads as architecture, not appliance.
Ready when you are
Retro-fit an ES RD.
Free site survey · fixed-price quote in seven days · install times start at four weeks.
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