Dumb Waiter

Custom-fabricated electric dumb waiter for food, document and small goods transfer between floors. Push-button landing controls, manual or automatic doors, full safety specification.

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Dumb Waiter

Our custom-fabricated Dumb Waiters provide a compact, efficient and cost-effective solution for the vertical transfer of food, beverages, documents and small goods between floors in restaurants, hotels, offices, hospitals and residential properties.

Electrically driven with counterbalance for smooth, quiet operation. Landing doors are available in manual swing, bi-fold or automatic sliding configurations. Each unit is fabricated to the opening dimensions and floor-to-floor heights of your building and professionally installed and commissioned.

Specification	Detail
Application	Restaurants, hotels, hospitals, offices, residential — food and small goods transfer
Drive	Electric motor with counterbalance — smooth, quiet
Capacity	Typically 50–300 kg — per model and specification
Platform Size	Custom — to suit opening and load
Door Types	Manual swing, bi-fold or automatic sliding — per specification
Controls	Push-button wall panel at each landing; key-switch lockout option
Safety	Overload sensor, limit switches, door interlocks, emergency stop
Custom Made	Fabricated to building dimensions — professional installation