• Lifts
    • Passenger lifts
      • Overview

        As a leading lift company, we've engineered our passenger lifts for various building applications, including residential, commercial and public transit.

      • Schindler 1000

        Our practical passenger lift for low- to mid-rise residential buildings is simple to plan, fast to install, and economical to maintain.

      • Schindler 3000

        The Schindler 3000 is our all-round passenger lift that matches form with function. It's the perfect elevator for different building types and uses.

      • Schindler 5000

        The Schindler 5000 is our lift for mid-rise residential and commercial buildings that features striking interiors, flexible sizes, and effective performance options.

      • Schindler 6000

        The Schindler 6000 is our premium commercial lift that combines the latest technology, high-end finishes, larger capacities and custom designs.

    • Freight & other lifts
      • Schindler 2400

        If you need to transport a lot inside your building, then size matters.

      • Schindler 2500

        Our bed lifts show what we mean. Schindler 2500 fulfills all the demands you could expect in hospitals, clinics, retirement and nursing homes.

      • Schindler 2600

        Discover the Schindler 2600 freight lift for warehouses, shopping centers or industrial facilities. It makes lifting heavy loads a lightweight task.

    • Modernization & upgrades
      • Overview

        Explore our comprehensive lift modernization and building renovation solutions; engineered to enhance your lift's performance and aesthetics.

      • ReStore solution

        Restore your lift with our modernization solution which replaces critical electrical components to upgrade the efficiency and performance of your equipment.

      • ReNew solution

        Renew your lift with our modernization solution including a new controller, inverter, fixtures, and machine upgrade to ensure a smoother ride experience.

      • RePlace solution

        Replace your existing lift with our modernization replacement solutions. Enjoy improved equipment operation, plus digitally enhanced mobility.

      • Individual components

        Upgrade individual lift components like drives and cabin doors to reduce operating costs, satisfy tenants and increase your long-term property value.

    • Destination control
      • PORT lift

        PORT Technology provides passengers with the lowest possible times to their destinations with the best possible comfort.

      • myPORT

        myPORT provides users with a uniquely seamless, secure, and convenient access to and transition through their building.

      • PORT Access

        In order to ensure seamless transitions from one area to another a range of terminals to provide the functions known generically as PORT Access has been developed.

    • Packages
      • Easy access

        Provide enhanced accessibility for all your passengers with the Easy Access package.

      • Residential

        Our Residential Package helps to make the lifts in your building a more welcoming space for your tenants.

      • Office

        Our Office Package for lifts helps to ensure hassle-free and efficient vertical mobility solutions for office buildings.

    • Design options
      • Decor catalog

        Design your unique passenger lift car with ideal colors, combining functional, and innovative interior architecture concepts for a personalized and stylish ride.

    Plan & Design
  • Escalators & Moving walks
    • Escalators
      • Schindler 9300

        Enhanced safety features, energy efficiency, and space savings, the Schindler 9300 escalator defines state-of-the-art for moving people in commercial & public spaces.

      • Schindler 9700

        The Schindler 9700 escalator is the ideal mobility solution for large public spaces with high-traffic demands, like airports and train stations.

    • Moving walks
      • Schindler 9500AE inclined

        Developed with shopping malls in mind, the Schindler 9500AE inclined moving walk provides quiet and comfortable transportation from floor to floor.

      • Schindler 9500 horizontal

        Explore the Schindler 9500 horizontal moving walk, the ideal solution for public transportation.

    • Modernization
      • Full replacement

        Upgrade your property by replacing your older equipment with new, cutting-edge Schindler 9300 or Schindler 9700 escalators or with Schindler 9500 moving walks.

      • INTRUSS®

        The existing escalator/moving walk is extracted, keeping its truss in place. A new Schindler escalator or moving walk is assembled inside the existing truss.

      • Modernization kits

        Schindler offers modernization solutions in all areas: safety, energy consumption, and appearance, all designed to bring your escalators and moving walks up-to-date, quickly and easily.

    • CleanMobility
      • Ultra UV & UV Pro

        Schindler Ultra UV and Ultra UV Pro help to keep handrails clean and reduce bacteria and viruses with an innovative and effective UV-C light system.

    Plan & Design
  • Services
  • Careers
    • Overview
    • Who we are
      • People

        Learn about the people, traditions, and values that motivate us to tackle the urban mobility challenges of the 21st century.

      • Inclusion and diversity

        Our global presence gives us access to the full spectrum of human diversity – reinforcing our ability to adapt and innovate.

      • Society

        Help us transform the world. We’re looking for driven professionals ready to solve society’s most pressing urban mobility challenges.

      • Our values

        Our values are the foundation of everything we do, and allow us to remain a leading global player in the lift and escalator industry.

      • Facts and figures

        Discover the facts behind what makes Schindler a great company to work for.

    • Why Schindler
      • Compensation and benefits

        Discover more about Schindler employee compensation packages and benefits – competitive salaries are just the start!

      • Work-life balance

        Finding the right balance between work and life can be tough. We make it easier through flexible modern policies designed to meet diverse needs.

      • Training

        The key to maintaining Schindler’s proud legacy is by making sure that all our people – at every level – remain trained and ready.

      • International careers

        International assignments are a key part of how we develop our people. Grow your career internationally with Schindler.

      • Career development program

        Discover how we take our most talented young professionals on an international and multidisciplinary 6-year journey to help their careers flourish.

    • Who we look for
      • Experienced professionals

        Whether you’re a lift technician or an engineer, we need people with experience and skill. Seasoned professionals make our lift service company great!

      • Students and graduates

        Explore the extensive possibilities for students and recent graduates at Schindler.

    • Open positions
    Plan & Design
  • Segments
  • Innovations
  • Int. References
  • About us
  • Contact
Plan & Design

Schindler 6000 Plus Lift replacement

A high-performance modernization solution designed for demanding mid- to high-rise buildings. Combining Swiss-engineered ride comfort with full architectural flexibility and energy-efficient technologies, The Schindler 6000 Plus is one of our RePlace solutions—making it the ideal choice for upgrading complex buildings with style, speed, and sustainability in mind.

Schindler 6000 delivers a first-class ride

Our Schindler 6000 Plus replacement lift also offers enhanced safety features and smart user interface options, providing a smooth and secure ride for all passengers. Its innovative design allows for easy integration into existing building structures, making it a versatile choice for any modernization project.

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Benefits

The Schindler 6000 Plus offers high-end and timeless design solutions to meet even the most demanding requirements, seamlessly blending architectural compatibility with environmental needs.

Future ready

Our vision extends to revitalizing legacy systems, ensuring they meet contemporary standards of communication and travel experience. That's why the Schindler 6000 Plus is readily enabled for modernization. Cutting-edge technologies like Schindler Cube, MediaScreen, SmartMirror, and Schindler PORT, can be seamlessly integrated with your older lift to bring it into the modern day.

Superior performance

The Schindler 6000 Plus combines high-rise performance and a superior ride quality with maximum flexibility – for any rise up to 150 meters and speed up to 3.0 m/s. Meticulously crafted Swiss-engineered materials and components are designed to fit within an existing system to replace outdated equipment. Improve reliability and performance with a Schindler 6000 Plus.

Sustainable solutions

The Schindler 6000 Plus plays a pivotal role in facilitating vertical urban expansion, especially in densely populated areas with limited land. Its innovative design emphasizes sustainability and includes environmentally friendly solutions, like regenerative drives, to facilitate the conservation of energy during operation. With an A-class energy classification*, it contributes to a more efficient urban landscape.

Full design freedom

Enjoy full flexibility to design a unique interior inspired by the latest design trends. Combine textures and materials, such as ceramic and glass, with contemporary lighting concepts and design accessories to create a lift ambiance that suits your building.


Key figures

CharacteristicsDetails
Capacity630 - 2600 kg
Travel heightMax. 150 m
StopsMax. 50 stops, with a maximum of 80 openings
Speed1.0 - 3.0 m/s
LayoutMachine room, mini-machine room or machine-room-less
Group sizeUp to 8 cars, unlimited with Schindler PORT
EntrancesOne- or two-sided
Energy efficiency classificationClass A, according to ISO 25745-2*
Noise levelBelow 50 – 60 decibels (A)**, on average

* The classification always refers to a specific customer configuration. Usage pattern, load capacity, customer specific options and site conditions influence the final rating.
** For the evaluation methodology, we comply with ISO 18738 standards. However, many factors influence the amount of noise and vibration generated by a lift.

Why choose a Schindler 6000 Plus?

With advanced features, larger capacities, and a compact, machine-room-less design. It meets the ecological and economic needs of offices, hotels, and high-end residential buildings. This lift allows for seamless integration into existing structures while providing a superior ride experience.


Optimize your building’s potential

The Schindler 6000 Plus prioritizes adaptability in dimensions, speed, technology, and aesthetics to drive efficiency and minimize the impact on existing buildings during a modernization and maximize the lift capacity within the available hoistway space.

Flexible layout

  • Choose the perfect fit for your existing space with a variety of design options: machine-room-less (MRL), mini-machine-room, or full machine-room configurations.
  • Flexible counterweight positioning allows for optimized space utilization, helping you maximize rentable area without compromising original performance.
  • Seamlessly integrates into banks of up to eight lifts with a conventional control system, or scales to even more units with Schindler PORT technology, ensuring efficient transport and modernization compatibility.

Future-ready, secure technology

  • Reduced stand-by power improves energy efficiency
  • Precision stopping accuracy for easy access
  • Control software developed based on the IEC 62443-4-1 ML3 standard for cybersecurity

Regenerative drive

  • Recuperative technology reduces energy consumption and heat dissipation to minimize the cooling requirement in the machine room by up to 50%
  • Return of regenerated energy to mains power during overhauling mode
  • Minimal reactive power thanks to the use of a Power Factor 1 inverter

Energy-efficient solutions

  • A lubrication-free, gearless machine supports a smooth ride quality
  • Permanent magnet technology, including a stable start without high peak current, helps keep energy consumption low

Modular, scalable system

  • Adjustable car width and depth, in 50 mm increments, to maximize the lift capacity in a fixed hoistway
  • Car heights, scalable in 100 mm increments, up to 3200 mm
  • Door adjustable in 100 mm increments, with widths from 800 to 1800 mm and heights from 2000 to 3000 mm
  • Choice of telescopic (T2) or center-opening doors (C2, C4) and single or double entrance to keep people moving even in high traffic spaces

High ride quality

  • Schindler Traction Media (STM) technology allows for a smaller machine compared to conventional steel rope applications
  • Roller guide shoes, as an option, improve the ride quality and the efficiency of the lift
  • Advanced technology and precise installation methods can limit sound levels to below 50-60 decibels (A)*, on average – equivalent to birdsong.

* For the evaluation methodology, we comply with ISO 18738 standards. However, many factors influence the amount of noise and vibration generated by a lift.


Your vision, our expertise with Schindler Designs

Exceptional design isn’t just visually appealing; it evokes emotions and cultivates a positive atmosphere. Schindler Designs offers a carefully curated selection of contemporary colors and materials. We empower you with the freedom to personalize your lift according to your unique ideas – from designing the cabin walls, floors, and doors to choosing control panels, handrails, or mirrors.

Unleash your creativity and extend your aesthetic into the lift, crafting an entirely new travel experience for your tenants and guests.

Unleash your creative vision

Create the look and feel you like. Combine colors, materials, lighting, mirrors, handrails, and fixtures to achieve the ambiance that fits your building. Extend your aesthetic into the lift, crafting an entirely new travel experience for your tenants and guests.

Digital lifts from Schindler for next-generation technologies

Benefit today from our innovative solutions and digital tools, which will accompany and support you throughout the entire life cycle of your lift. From planning to ongoing operation, our lifts are designed for the latest technologies.


Enhancing the quality of urban living

Environmental Product Declaration (EPD)

Environmental Product Declarations are recognized by green building certification schemes, including LEED, DGNB, Green Mark, and BREEAM, which enable Schindler customers to receive credits for their building certification projects. This is an important step in the assessment of the environmental performance of our products and underlines our continuous efforts toward sustainable solutions. We have registered EPDs at the International EPD® System for all major lift product lines.

For information about the environmental performance of our lifts and their full life cycle, visit the EPD website.

Working with you every stop of the way

Our experience helps us to better understand and address the unique challenges presented by a lift modernization. We provide high-quality consulting, support, and coordination for the successful execution of your Schindler 6000 Plus modernization.

Over 1,000 safety checks are performed on every Schindler lift before your first ride*.

* This is the global average based on the Schindler fulfillment process.

Above and beyond with next generation lift service

With a new Schindler lift, your equipment is easy to service and troubleshoot thanks to the latest digital technologies and our global expertise. All Schindler 6000 Plus lifts are digitally-enabled, allowing you to benefit from faster response times, improved performance, and higher uptimes, compared to non-connected units.

Enjoy an uptime of up to 99.9%*.

* This is the global average. Planned events (such as inspections) have been excluded from this calculation.

Contact us

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