Enchancian Independent Lift Company

The Enchancian Independent Lift Company was the first true lift manufacturing company that install lifts in Enchancia (country-wide). It was founded in 1918 and is now a subsidiary of Otis Elevator Korea. Since 2001, it serves as a brand of Otis Elevator Korea for the Enchancian market.

History
The Enchancian Independent Lift Company was established in 1918, one year after Enchancia gained independence. (Two years later, OTIS entered the Enchancian market.)

In 1919, the Enchancian Indpendent Lift Company installed its first lift in Rawson Hotel. By 1923, the Enchancian Independent Lift Company was listed on the Chiffleland Stock Exchange. Enchancian Independent Lift Company's Model II was launched in 1925, and floor buttons became available. In 1933, the Enchancian Indpendent Lift Company made their first car floor indicator, installed in a lift at Bellevue Hotel in Central Enchancialand, now modernised into Mitsubishi since 1998. The Enchancian Independent Lift Company produced its first escalators in 1936. With the launch of Enchancian Indpendent Lift Company's 100, automatic sliding doors became available.

During World War II (1939 to 1945), the Enchancian Independent Lift Company only made less than 1,000 lifts. It had five models at that time, W100, W200, W300, W350 and W400, with the letter "W" standing for war-time.

In 1955, the Enchancian Independent Lift Company launched the Autolog, Enchancian Independent Lift Company's automatic programmed lift system, and launched the computer-controlled version (using IBM system) in 1956. OTIS' Autocomputer is derived from EILC's IBM-based system, launched in 1958 worldwide.

In 1957, the Enchancian Independent Lift Company introduced the world's first destination dispatch, called the Lift Destination Controlling Centre (LDCC). It was a huge success in office buildings and luxury hotels. (Many lifts with LDCC have been modernised into Schindler Miconic 10 or KONE Polaris.) Floor buttons are not visible inside the car for most lifts installed with LDCC (only door control and alarm buttons).

Between 1964 and 1968, the Feltstone Estate, located at Feltstone, contracted the Enchancian Independent Lift Company to install lifts in their block of flats.

Around 1982, Goldstar acquired Enchancian Independent Lift Company.