What is the Speed of a Domestic Lift?
A conventional elevator, such as in a skyscraper, the speed can range between 0.5 up to 1.5 m/s. There are also special elevators that can run even faster, up to 18 m/s or more. These elevators are suitable for buildings with high traffic and many floors. In a private home with only 2 or a few floors, such an elevator would never be able to reach full speed in practice. Also, this type of elevator solution would require so much space for the pit and machine room that it would not fit in practice.
Type of Elevators and Their Speed:
Its hard to tell the exact speed of any elevator. All lifts have different speed and it also depends on the manufacturing quality used in a elevator but here are the avg. speed of different elevators.
| Elevator Type | Capacity | Most Commonly Speed | Max. Speed |
| Passenger Elevator | 450-1600kg | 1.0-7.0m/s | 20m/s |
| Freight/Cargo Elevator | 1000-10000kg | 0.25-1.0m/s | 1m/s |
| Car Elevator | 3000-5000kg | 0.25-1.0m/s | 1m/s |
| Hospital Elevator | 1600kg | 1.0-3.0m/s | 3m/s |
| Home Elevator | 250-400kg | 0.4-0.63m/s | 0.63m/s |
How Fast are SWIFT Elevators?
SWIFT’s solution, on the other hand, is a domestic lift based on a platform lift solution, where the machine room is built-in and the total need for space is significantly less.
SWIFT’s focus is on private homes with only 2-6 floors. In private homes, the trips are shorter, the use is less frequent, and the need for speed is significantly lower.
SWIFT Pro has a maximum speed of 0.15 m/s within Europe and 0.3 m/s outside Europe. Door speed can be determined via the display.
SWIFT Lite has a maximum speed of 0.15 m/s within Europe and 0.3 m/s outside Europe.
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