Q: What are the biggest changes in the elevator industry in 2026? A: The core changes focus on two points: strict supervision via new safety regulations + full-scale AI intelligence deployment. The market officially enters a stock optimization-led period.

1.New Regulation (TSG 08-2026) effective May 1

  • Accountability: “one elevator, one responsible person”; trapped rescue within 30 minutes.
  • Maintenance innovation: shift from fixed intervals to condition-based maintenance (CBM).
  • Old elevators: mandatory safety assessment for units over 15 years; non-compliant units must be renovated or scrapped.
  • Digitalization: maintenance records and fault data electronically archived and tamper-proof, full traceability.

2. AI intelligence from concept to standard configuration

  • Active safety: millimeter-wave radar, AI trapped-person warning, intelligent child lock; shift from passive protection to active guardianship.
  • Energy-saving upgrade: permanent magnet synchronization + energy feedback, 30%+ energy reduction, aligning with global carbon neutrality.
  • O&M transformation: IoT remote monitoring + AI pre-diagnostics, 95%+ fault prediction accuracy, 50% higher maintenance efficiency.

3.Complete market structure shift

  • New installation growth slowed to 3%–5%; renewal + installation growth 15%+.
  • After-market (maintenance + renovation + renewal) share from 35%→60% (2030).

For foreign trade enterprises:

  • Export products must meet new safety standards + smart configurations to increase premium.
  • Explosive old elevator renovation demand in Southeast Asia, Middle East, Central Asia; cost-effective complete elevators and components show significant advantages.

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