Paris, France
Paris Metro
We design, manufacture, install and maintain all kinds of lifts for the Paris Metro since 1999
The RATP Group is the world’s fifth largest public transport company, operating all types of collective mobility – bus, underground, trains and trams. Within the Paris area, it develops, runs, maintains and modernizes one of the world’s densest public transport networks, moving over 10 million people daily.
United by their spirit of public service, the Group’s 56,000 men and women share a common objective: to enable their passengers to travel as calmly, as quickly and as comfortably as possible. The RATP and its subsidiaries export this expertise across all five continents.
IMEM in Paris
IMEM Lifts has been an officially approved supplier to the RATP since 1999
Based on the number of lifts installed and the overall sales revenue, IMEM is the RATP’s most important supplier in the vertical transportation field.
30% of the Paris underground's 500 plus lifts have been manufactured by IMEM Lifts.
Fifty two Paris tube stations are equipped with IMEM lifts.
Special partnership
For this special partnership IMEM Lifts takes care of the whole lift’s life cycle including design, manufacture, installation and maintenance.
IMEM prepares specific documentation for the RATP’s maintenance division.
Ventajas
IMEM Lifts has been an officially approved supplier to the RATP since 1999
Based on the number of lifts installed and the overall sales revenue, IMEM is the RATP’s most important supplier in the vertical transportation field.
30% of the Paris underground's 500 plus lifts have been manufactured by IMEM Lifts.
Fifty two Paris tube stations are equipped with IMEM lifts.
Special partnership
For this special partnership IMEM Lifts takes care of the whole lift’s life cycle including design, manufacture, installation and maintenance.
IMEM prepares specific documentation for the RATP’s maintenance division.
Ventajas
IMEM Lifts has been an officially approved supplier to the RATP since 1999
Based on the number of lifts installed and the overall sales revenue, IMEM is the RATP’s most important supplier in the vertical transportation field.
30% of the Paris underground's 500 plus lifts have been manufactured by IMEM Lifts.
Fifty two Paris tube stations are equipped with IMEM lifts.
Special partnership
For this special partnership IMEM Lifts takes care of the whole lift’s life cycle including design, manufacture, installation and maintenance.
IMEM prepares specific documentation for the RATP’s maintenance division.
Each lift is custom designed and manufactured to order.
Every lift is made to measure, there are no standard models. Each lift is built according to the criteria established by the RATP and the prestigious architect in charge of the particular project.
Year working life period
Remote monitoring of lifts via internet in real time
RATP requires remote monitoring of lifts via internet in real time, a requirement met by all equipment designed by IMEM meets thanks to its powerful software and sophisticated communications systems. IMEM offers advice and specific programmes to RATP on lift maintenance to provide the optimum level of service to users in terms of equipment availability, safety, reliability and efficiency.
Each lift has two separate communication channels.
First RATP’s proprietary MODbus protocol and second a BMS voltage free contact. Through these channels, the lifts automatically send information every second using 5 identifiers, 8 traffic management indicators and 83 equipment status indicators.
Each lift has two separate communication channels.
First RATP’s proprietary MODbus protocol and second a BMS voltage free contact. Through these channels, the lifts automatically send information every second using 5 identifiers, 8 traffic management indicators and 83 equipment status indicators.
The development of new products for the RATP’s specific needs
Throughout our collaboration with RATP, we have designed and manufactured new products specifically tailored to meet RATP’s transportation needs. Here are just a few examples:
The design of an MRL (machine-roomless) lift
Traditionally, RATP had always installed lifts which required a separate machine room. IMEM Lifts was the company called in to specially design and introduce an MRL lift which would best suit the pressing needs of the Metro network. Ever since then, all the lifts installed in its new stations have been MRL, making IMEM Lifts the pioneer in this field on the Paris Metro.
MRL lifts are now the first-choice technological solution in the international lift sector
Among their many other advantages, they save space, they eliminate the need for a machine room, they run quietly, they are very energy-efficient, they deliver a much smoother ride than other lift types, they cut passenger waiting time and they are much better at managing traffic flow. In fact IMEM Lifts was just the second European lift company, in 1997, to take the decision to move into the production of MRL lifts with permanent-magnet gearless drive systems, well ahead of all our competitors, but one. Now IMEM has thousands of MRL lift systems installed and operating all over the world.
The design of heavy-duty freight lifts to service the RATP’s repair workshops.
Both electric and hydraulic solutions of up to 7200kg.
The design of an inclined lift for Lognes station
We developed an inclined lift to eliminate the need for escalators at stations where there was insufficient space to install regular lifts.