01 · Project References
Projects by Application
Compare JAFITA project references by building use, operating demand, and equipment requirement so you can judge whether a past project is genuinely relevant to yours.
02 · Operating Requirements
Project References Should Match the Operating Problem
A recognizable project name can create confidence, but it does not prove that the project is technically comparable to yours.
Hotels, airports, universities, industrial facilities, and residential buildings all use elevators, yet their traffic patterns, loading conditions, access needs, and service expectations are different.
The common mistake is to compare project prestige instead of operating conditions. That can lead to a reference that looks impressive but says little about the required duty, door arrangement, shaft condition, or equipment category. A more useful question is: “Has the supplier worked on a project with the same technical problem I need to solve?”
JAFITA therefore organizes project references by application. Its current portfolio includes references associated with transportation facilities, universities, hotels, public venues, corporate environments, and international projects.
A project reference becomes useful when you can connect the building use with the equipment category and JAFITA’s actual scope. Where quantities or technical parameters are available and approved for publication, they should be shown. Where they are not, the reference should remain limited to what can be verified.
03 · Technical Context
Project Comparison Starts with the Technical Context
Two projects in the same sector can still require different elevator systems. A low-rise hotel and a high-rise hotel share an application label, but travel, traffic handling, car capacity, service circulation, and speed can move the specification in different directions.
Start with building function because it tells you who or what the equipment is moving. Then compare traffic or duty. Passenger peaks, bed transport, pallet loading, and intermittent residential use create different priorities even when rated load looks similar. Next compare the building interface: hoistway dimensions, pit, overhead, entrance arrangement, travel, and floor layout determine whether a configuration can physically fit.
After that, compare rated load, rated speed, door arrangement, and other equipment data. For escalators and moving walks, vertical rise, inclination, step or pallet width, and operating environment become more important than elevator car data.
Standards and accessibility requirements are verification fields tied to the destination market. ISO 8100-1:2026 covers safety rules for passenger and goods-passenger lifts within its stated scope, while North American projects commonly use the ASME A17.1/CSA B44 framework. These standards do not select the equipment; they define requirements the selected solution must address where applicable.
The comparison hierarchy is therefore: application and duty first, building interface second, equipment parameters third, then market requirements.
Application & Duty
Building Interface
Equipment Parameters
Market Requirements
04 · Engineering Inputs
Project Data That Changes the Equipment Decision
For engineered elevator projects, sizing begins with the building and the movement requirement.
More occupants can change handling capacity or the number of cars. Greater travel can move the project toward a different speed or control strategy. More stops increase door cycles. Freight handling can make car dimensions, floor loading, door clear opening, loading direction, and duty more important than nominal capacity.
Existing buildings add fixed constraints. Pit depth, overhead, entrance positions, and shaft size may already be set, so feasibility comes before model selection.
Escalators and moving walks use different inputs. Vertical rise, inclination, step or pallet width, public traffic, and indoor or outdoor exposure shape the equipment direction.
Final values must be confirmed for the actual project. References help identify relevant experience, but they do not replace project-specific sizing.
05 · Application Portfolios
Evaluating References Across Building Sectors
Review how operational requirements, building fit, and traffic flows vary across primary building sectors in the JAFITA reference portfolio.
Residential Projects Prioritize Daily Usability and Building Fit
Residential elevator decisions are usually driven by a balance between available building space and everyday passenger use. In a new residential development, the shaft can often be coordinated with the selected elevator early in design. In a villa or existing building, the available space may be the limiting condition, so pit, overhead, entrance position, and car size become more important.
JAFITA’s company profile states that its products are used in settings ranging from commercial complexes to residential villas. The current portfolio does not provide a named residential reference with a published equipment schedule, so a residential buyer should not treat a general company reference as evidence of a specific rated load, speed, or shaft solution.
For a useful comparison, provide the building type, number of floors, expected users, available shaft information, and whether accessibility is a primary requirement. That allows the technical discussion to move from “home elevator” or “passenger elevator” to an actual configuration.
Commercial Projects Depend on Traffic Pattern and Mixed Use
Commercial buildings often create multiple movement patterns inside one property. Office workers may create morning and evening peaks. Retail visitors generate a different flow. Hotels can require separate guest and service circulation. Mixed-use developments may combine several of these conditions.
JAFITA’s materials describe a business scope that includes commercial elevators and escalators, and the company portfolio presents references associated with commercial and corporate environments. For buyers, the useful comparison is the type of circulation problem, not the corporate name attached to the building.
A commercial project enquiry should identify the building function, floor count, expected traffic, required elevator categories, and whether freight or service movement is separated from passenger traffic. If escalators are part of the scope, include the rise, intended location, and expected operating environment. This helps determine whether a reference is technically relevant before it is used as proof of capability.
Hotel Projects Require Guest and Service Circulation to Be Separated Clearly
Hotels usually need more than one movement function. Guest elevators focus on passenger circulation and ride experience, while service elevators may move housekeeping carts, food, luggage, or supplies. Some properties also use dumbwaiters for smaller service loads.
JAFITA’s brochure presents references associated with Shangri-La Hotel and Crowne Plaza Hotel. The current materials do not publish the equipment quantity or technical schedule for those references, so they should be used as portfolio evidence rather than as a claim that a particular configuration was supplied.
When you compare a hotel project, look at the number of rooms, floor count, guest circulation, service circulation, loading needs, and whether back-of-house equipment must be separated from public passenger use. A hotel reference becomes useful when its operating pattern resembles yours, not merely because both projects carry the same building label.
Healthcare Projects Are Driven by Clear Access and Patient Movement
Healthcare buildings create a different technical decision because the elevator may need to accommodate beds, stretchers, staff, patients, and medical equipment. Clear door opening and usable car dimensions can therefore become more important than they are in a conventional passenger application. Leveling performance, operating priorities, and traffic separation can also influence the configuration.
JAFITA’s product portfolio includes medical elevators, but the current company materials do not identify a named hospital project with a published technical scope. That means a healthcare buyer should request product-level and project-specific evidence instead of assuming that a general public-building reference proves hospital-elevator capability.
For the initial review, send the bed or stretcher dimensions where known, required clear opening, number of served floors, travel height, expected traffic, and any local healthcare or accessibility requirements. This gives the engineering discussion a defined starting point.
Transportation Projects Are Driven by Public Traffic and Operating Demand
Airports and railway stations are high-traffic environments where equipment may operate for long periods and must fit into a larger passenger-circulation system. The relevant comparison is therefore broader than elevator capacity alone. Elevator placement, escalator rise, moving-walk routing, passenger volume, accessibility, and service access can all influence the project.
JAFITA’s portfolio presents references associated with Beijing Daxing International Airport, Beijing Capital Airport, and Beijing West Railway Station. These references show participation in transportation environments, but the published brochure does not define the exact equipment quantity or scope for each project.
A transportation buyer should compare the proposed equipment category, expected traffic, operating environment, duty requirement, and site interface with the reference project. If the project includes escalators or moving walks, public-use conditions and maintenance access should be discussed at the same time as the basic geometry.
Industrial and Logistics Projects Are Driven by the Load Itself
Industrial elevator selection begins with what the project moves. A rated-load figure is not enough if the car must accept a pallet, cart, machine, or concentrated load. Car dimensions, floor loading, door clear opening, loading direction, entrance arrangement, and operating frequency can change the equipment direction even when two projects share the same nominal capacity.
This application aligns closely with JAFITA’s documented freight-elevator manufacturing and OEM background. The company materials identify freight elevator production as a core strength and describe OEM cooperation with multiple elevator brands. That manufacturing history is more relevant to an industrial buyer than a generic passenger-elevator reference because it relates directly to goods movement and load-oriented equipment.
For comparison, provide the maximum load, dimensions of the goods, loading method, required car dimensions, door opening, travel, stops, and expected duty. Those inputs determine whether a past freight or heavy-duty reference is actually comparable.
Government and Public Projects Require Evidence That Can Withstand Procurement Review
Government and public buildings often involve formal supplier qualification, document review, accessibility requirements, and multiple project stakeholders. The equipment still has to fit the technical application, but the evidence supporting the supplier and the product can become part of the procurement decision.
JAFITA’s company portfolio includes references associated with the National Museum of China, Chairman Mao Memorial Hall, Beijing Winter Olympics-related venues, Shanghai World Expo, and a Chinese Embassy project in Papua New Guinea. The brochure also presents company qualifications including a Special Equipment Production License and ISO management-system certifications.
These references should be evaluated with scope discipline. A management-system certificate is company-level evidence. A project name is reference evidence. Neither replaces the technical specification or product certification required for the new project. Public-sector buyers should request the document set that matches their procurement process and verify the exact role JAFITA performed in any reference used for qualification.
Education and Cultural Projects Depend on How the Building Is Actually Used
Universities and cultural facilities can combine public access, staff movement, service traffic, accessibility needs, and long operating periods. A teaching building, student residence, museum, library, and performing-arts venue do not create the same elevator demand even though they sit in the same broad sector.
JAFITA’s portfolio presents references associated with Beijing University, Tsinghua University, the University of Liberia, and the National Museum of China. These references provide evidence of participation in education and cultural environments. The current materials do not publish a technical schedule for each case, so the buyer should compare building function and required equipment before treating one of them as a direct match.
For a new education or cultural project, identify the building use, public traffic, floor count, accessibility requirement, goods or service movement, and any event-driven peaks. Those conditions determine which reference is genuinely relevant.
06 · Verification Matrix
JAFITA Project References by Application
The matrix below uses only project and business information shown in JAFITA’s current company materials. It does not infer equipment quantities or technical parameters that are not published.
| Application | JAFITA Reference Evidence Currently Available | What Is Confirmed from Current Materials |
|---|---|---|
| Residential | Residential villas are stated as an application area. | Residential-villa use is stated; no named residential technical case is published. |
| Commercial | Adidas Sanlitun, Huawei Group and Youth Daily appear in the portfolio. | Commercial references are shown; exact equipment scope is not published for each case. |
| Hotels & Hospitality | Shangri-La Hotel and Crowne Plaza Hotel appear in the portfolio. | Hotel references are shown; model, quantity and technical schedule are not published. |
| Healthcare | Medical elevators appear in the product portfolio. | Product-category capability is shown; no named hospital case is identified in the current project materials. |
| Transportation | Beijing Daxing International Airport, Beijing Capital Airport and Beijing West Railway Station appear in the portfolio. | Transportation references are shown; detailed equipment scope requires case-level confirmation. |
| Industrial & Logistics | Freight-elevator production is identified as a core company strength. | Freight-elevator manufacturing and OEM experience are documented; named industrial project details are not published. |
| Government & Public | National Museum, Chairman Mao Memorial Hall, Beijing Winter Olympics-related venues, Shanghai World Expo and a Chinese Embassy reference appear in the portfolio. | Public-project references are shown; exact role and equipment schedule should be confirmed per case. |
| Education & Cultural | Beijing University, Tsinghua University and the University of Liberia appear in the portfolio. | Education references are shown; detailed equipment scope is not published for each case. |
When comparing these references with another supplier’s project list, ask whether the supplier can connect the building, the equipment, and its own supply scope in one verifiable record. Project names alone are not equivalent to equipment schedules or supply records.
07 · Enquiry Process
Project Enquiries Should Connect the Reference to Your Actual Specification
A project reference should lead to a technical conversation, not end it. For a new enquiry, JAFITA first needs enough information to understand whether the reference you are looking at is comparable to your project.
Start with the project country and building use. Then provide the equipment category, quantity, number of floors or stops, approximate travel, and rated load or speed if already defined. Drawings are useful when available, especially for existing buildings or projects with fixed shaft conditions, but a complete drawing package is not required for the first review.
JAFITA can then use the information to identify the technical parameters that still need confirmation and determine which product or project experience is relevant to the discussion. For multi-product projects, keep the equipment categories under one project reference so passenger elevators, freight elevators, escalators, moving walks, or components can be coordinated against the same building information.
Before design freeze, the project team should confirm the building interfaces, selected equipment configuration, electrical conditions, documentation requirements, and destination-market requirements. A past project can guide the conversation, but the new project must still be engineered around its own conditions.
08 · Supply Continuity
JAFITA Project Evidence and Supply Continuity
JAFITA was established in Beijing in 2001. Its documented development includes freight-elevator production, OEM cooperation with elevator companies, broader factory relationships, and active elevator export business since 2008.
The company portfolio also includes a Special Equipment Production License, ISO 9001, ISO 14001, and ISO 45001 management-system certifications, together with more than 20 patents and software copyrights. These are company-level records, not substitutes for product-specific evidence.
For project buyers, stronger continuity evidence comes from references that can be tied to actual records. Where a reference is needed for formal qualification, request the information that can be disclosed and verify JAFITA’s exact scope. A smaller auditable reference is more useful than a broader claim that cannot be connected to equipment or supply responsibility.
09 · Common Questions
Frequently Asked Questions
Clarifications on reference evaluation, technical schedules, regional certifications, and enquiry details.
Which JAFITA project is most relevant to my elevator tender?
Choose the reference with the closest building use, duty, equipment category, and site constraints. A famous project in a different application may be less useful than a smaller reference that matches your actual load, travel, entrances, or operating pattern.
Can JAFITA provide project quantities and elevator specifications for every reference?
The current public materials do not publish detailed quantities and technical schedules for every listed project. Where disclosure is permitted, request the available project-specific information during supplier qualification.
Do JAFITA project references prove product certification for my country?
No. A project reference shows experience associated with a specific project. Product certification and code requirements must be confirmed separately for the selected equipment and destination market.
Which JAFITA references are available for hotels?
The current company portfolio includes references associated with Shangri-La Hotel and Crowne Plaza Hotel. Request the available scope information if you need one of these references for formal qualification.
Which JAFITA references are available for education projects?
The current portfolio includes Beijing University, Tsinghua University, and the University of Liberia. Compare the building function and equipment requirement before treating one of them as a direct technical match.
Does JAFITA have industrial elevator experience?
JAFITA’s company materials identify freight-elevator production as a core strength and describe OEM manufacturing for multiple elevator brands. For an industrial tender, compare load, goods dimensions, door arrangement, and duty rather than relying on a general company reference.
What should I send when asking for a comparable project reference?
Send the project country, building type, equipment category, quantity, floor or stop count, approximate travel, and any known rated load or speed. Add shaft drawings or tender specifications when available.
Can JAFITA support projects outside China?
JAFITA has been engaged in elevator export business since 2008. Its current portfolio includes overseas references such as the University of Liberia, a Chinese Embassy project in Papua New Guinea, and a France reference associated with the Champs-Élysées. Exact supply scope should be confirmed for any reference used in formal qualification.
10 · Next Step
Project References Do Not Replace Project Engineering
This page helps identify which JAFITA references may be relevant to your building type. It does not establish that equipment used in a previous project is suitable for the next one.
Traffic, load, travel, shaft dimensions, entrances, electrical conditions, accessibility requirements, and destination-market rules can change the configuration even when two buildings share an application label. Final selection must be based on the actual project information and the responsibilities defined among the project parties.
Project names and photographs also have limits. They should not imply a quantity, model, certification, or scope that is not supported by the project record. Where a reference matters to procurement, ask for information that can be verified and disclosed.
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