Current situation of elevators 

In recent years, with the advancement of urbanization and the improvement of residents' living standards, elevators have become an indispensable vertical transportation tool in people's production and life. The "2015-2020 Market Demand Forecast and Investment Opportunity Analysis Report for China's Elevator Industry" released by the Forward Industry Research Institute shows that the total production of elevators in China reached 579700 units in 2013, a year-on-year increase of 9.58%. China has become the country with the highest elevator production in the world, accounting for more than 60% of the global total. From 2009 to 2013, the average annual growth rate of elevator production in China reached 21.96%. 

At present, China has become the country with the largest number of elevators in the world. As of the end of 2013, the number of elevators in China reached 2.9224 million, a year-on-year increase of 19.97%. The number of elevators in China is 21.48 per 10000 people, which is close to the global average of 23.88 per 10000 people. Compared with the markets in South Korea and other places, China's future elevator ownership will reach around 8 million units, and the annual installation/renewal volume will remain at the level of 500000 units. 

With the explosive growth of elevators, there has been a high incidence of elevator accidents. According to the statistics of the National Quality Inspection Bureau, there were 70 elevator accidents in China in 2013, accounting for 30.83% and 19.72% of the total number of accidents and deaths of special equipment. Elevator safety has become a new hidden danger in urban public safety. Due to the frequent occurrence of elevator accidents, some people even turn pale when talking about "elevators". Specifically, the causes of elevator accidents include: illegal operations accounting for 62.7%, equipment defects accounting for 22.7%, accidents accounting for 8%, and illegal use of equipment accounting for 6.6%.