The boldest design in the Freedom Forum's new Museum for News was also its toughest engineering challenge, one that many believed couldn't be done. Shuttle elevators carrying thousands of passengers each day to the top of the museum's atrium serve as marquis elements in the building's design.

Keeping with the architect's vision, the design demanded no exposed cables, the ability to run on a single piston, minimal visual obstructions, and a structural glass car enclosure. To meet the challenge presented by the museum's unique design (a concept that had never been attempted) Cemcolift engineered three elevators capable of lifting 18,000 pounds, traveling more than 100 feet high at a speed of 150 feet per minute–meeting the design's unique requirements and delivering on the impossible.

Four power units drive over 2000 gallons of oil into the 20" cylinders with 400 horsepower; Structural glass cabs provide an uninterrupted view of the atrium during the 45 second ride to the top; A five section piston, 16 inches in diameter, weighing over 5 tons, travels just over 100 ft.

If you require heavy cargo to be moved, our freight elevators can handle the job. Our dual roped freight elevator can be used as an automotive lift, as a heavy material handler, in convention centers to move materials efficiently, or just about anywhere large capacity lifts are needed.

We recently installed a custom lift system in The Pennsylvania Convention Center when the circus came to town. The Convention Center did not have a lift capable of carrying an elephant. Cemcolift came to the rescue with a custom lift system to handle the task.

The heart of Cemcolift's success lies in the dedicated professionals who assure a top quality product from concept to completion. Each skilled craftsman and technician plays an important role in the development of a Cemcolift system. Whether large or small, each component is vital to the entire system. Each worker takes pride in contributing to the Cemcolift team. Our employees take great care in the elevators they build, and the people who ride them.

The pride of the Cemcolift employees soared in 1986 when Cemcolift was chosen as the supplier of the elevator system for one of the most recognized landmarks in the world: The Statue of Liberty.