Product Overview Product of Interest: Escalators • An escalator is a set of moving stairs, usually power-driven, arranged like a continuous belt that carries people between the floors of a building while ascending or descending constantly. Important escalator characteristics include step enhanced safety, auto start feature either by photocell sensors or by contact mats, power saving feature, landing plates and handrail and balustrade design. • Escalators are being majorly deployed in commercial complexes such as shopping malls, department stores, hotels, stadiums, arenas, convention centers and transit systems like airports and railway stations. • Escalators can be broadly categorized into two types – moving stairs and moving walkways. © TechSci Research 1010