What is an elevator cabin made of?

An elevator cabin is built from a structural steel car frame and sling, a 1.2–1.5 mm formed steel shell and 0.8–1.2 mm stainless steel, glass or laminate cladding. EN 81-20 requires the walls to withstand 300 N over 5 cm² with no more than 15 mm elastic deflection.

How much does an elevator cabin cost in Pakistan?

Cabin cost depends on finish, size and load. A hairline stainless passenger car is the base level, while etched, PVD-gold, panoramic glass or hospital cabins add material and fabrication cost. Liftech Global quotes cabins per project after a hoistway survey — pricing is available on request for Karachi, Lahore and Islamabad.

Can an existing elevator cabin be refurbished without changing the lift?

Yes. Cabin refurbishment re-clads the existing shell with new stainless or laminate panels, ceiling, flooring, handrail and COP while the sling, machine and controller stay in place. The added cladding weight is checked against the rated load and counterweight balance before work starts.

What lighting is required inside an elevator cabin?

EN 81-20 requires at least 100 lux at floor level and at the car operating panel, plus emergency lighting of at least 5 lux that runs for one hour on automatic changeover after a power failure.

Which cabin type suits a hospital?

A hospital needs a bed/stretcher cabin at least 1 400 mm wide × 2 400 mm deep with a 1 100–1 400 mm wide car door, full-height bumper rails, seamless hygienic flooring and anti-bacterial wall surfaces, so a trolley plus attendants can enter without manoeuvring.

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In short

An elevator cabin is the enclosed car that carries passengers or goods inside the hoistway. It consists of a structural car frame and sling, a formed steel car shell, decorative wall cladding, ceiling, flooring, handrails and the car operating panel. Cabin construction is governed by EN 81-20 car-wall strength, ventilation and lighting requirements.

Engineering overview

Liftech Global supplies and installs complete elevator cabins for passenger, hospital, panoramic, capsule and freight applications. Car shells are formed from 1.2–1.5 mm cold-rolled steel with bolted corner posts, then clad in 0.8–1.2 mm SUS 304 hairline, mirror, etched or PVD-titanium coated stainless steel. Every car wall is verified against the EN 81-20 rigid-body test — 300 N applied over 5 cm² must not deflect the panel by more than 15 mm or leave permanent set above 1 mm.

Interiors are engineered as a system, not a finish: ceiling type sets the lux level and fan location, flooring build-up (granite, marble, PVC or SPC) is deducted from the car height so the finished clear height stays at 2 200–2 400 mm, and handrails, bumper rails and mirrors are anchored to the shell rather than the cladding so hospital trolleys and cargo trucks cannot loosen them.

Car weight matters as much as looks. A heavier decorative car raises the counterweight balance and can push the traction machine into the next frame size, so Liftech issues a car-weight schedule with every cabin quotation across Karachi, Lahore and Islamabad projects.

Types & variants

Passenger cabin (SUS 304 hairline)
Standard commercial finish — hairline or mirror stainless walls, LED false ceiling, PVC or granite floor, 320–1600 kg.
Decorative / signature cabin
Etched, PVD titanium gold, rose-gold or bronze mirror panels with backlit ceiling coves and marble insets for hotel and residential lobbies.
Hospital / bed elevator cabin
1400–2500 mm deep car with full-height bumper rails, anti-bacterial laminate or SS walls, seamless flooring and wide 1100–1400 mm car door for stretchers.
Panoramic (observation) cabin
Laminated safety glass car walls with stainless frame, part-glazed or fully glazed rear/side, ideal for atriums and shopping malls.
Capsule / circular cabin
Curved glass observation capsule with tempered laminated arc panels and stainless crown/base rings.
Freight / goods cabin
Chequered plate or 2 mm SS-clad walls, steel bumper rails, heavy-duty floor plate for 1000–5000 kg trucked loads.

Technical specifications

Car shell	1.2–1.5 mm cold-rolled steel, bolted post construction
Wall cladding	0.8–1.2 mm SUS 304 hairline / mirror / etched / PVD
Clear car height	2 200 – 2 400 mm finished
Rated load range	320 – 5 000 kg
Lighting	≥ 100 lux at floor and COP (EN 81-20 §5.4.10)
Emergency lighting	≥ 5 lux for 1 hour, auto-changeover
Ventilation	Free openings ≥ 1% of car floor area, top and bottom
Glass (panoramic)	Laminated safety glass, EN 81-20 §5.3.7