Going up: A History of ADAMS & Elevators Infographic
March 21, 2025
March 21, 2025
Get ready to go on a vertical journey through time, exploring how ADAMS and the elevator industry have been rising to meet new challenges for nearly a century. From the first safety brakes of the 1850s to today’s intelligent monitoring systems, our infographic, Going Up: A History of ADAMS & Elevators, visualizes how innovation and safety have remained at the core of vertical transportation—and the ADAMS brand.
Since our founding in the 1930s by James Adams and Joseph Colombo, we’ve evolved from supplying components for Chicago’s Union Station to becoming an industry leader with breakthrough developments like the Survivor® push buttons, GateKeeper® light curtains, and today’s advanced HatchLatch® and Safe-T-Lock Door Monitor systems.
Explore our visual timeline starting at the ground floor, and discover how our unwavering commitment to quality, safety and innovation has kept passengers and the industry moving for almost 90 years.
More parts. Delivered faster. That’s the ADAMS promise—yesterday, today and tomorrow.
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