Guide-mounted machine
Machine and fixed point supported directly on the car and counterweight guides: fewer anchors in the building and no heavy supports.
ALPHA Motion, the ready-to-install standard lift
Two loads, predefined dimensions and simplified installation: Sodimas' standard residential lift, for new and existing buildings.
- 450 and 630 kg
- 1 m/s
- Headroom from 2,500 mm
- Pit from 800 mm
Designed for housing, ALPHA Motion reduces interfaces with the building: the machine and fixed points rest on the guide rails, the car is isolated and all the wiring arrives pre-wired. On its standard loads and dimensions, it is our simplest offer to order.
Key strengths
Quiet
Fully isolated drive and decoupled car: less noise and vibration.
Plug and play installation
Pre-wired CAN Plug shaft wiring, pendant with connector, pre-wired governor and safety gear contact, separate inspection box.
Limax positioning
Absolute car position by Limax sensor and QI Touch controller.
Existing buildings
2,500 mm headroom with hinged car roof and 800 mm pit in existing buildings.
Lower carbon footprint
PEP Ecopassport certified: 9,563 kg CO₂-eq for a 630 kg, 5-floor lift, versus a French average of 18,800 kg according to the French lift federation.
In pictures
Specifications
| Type | Machine-room-less, guide-mounted machine |
|---|---|
| Load | 450 kg or 630 kg |
| Speed | 1 m/s |
| Travel | 30 m |
| Top-floor headroom | 3,300 mm or more in new buildings (fixed roof) · 2,500 to 3,300 mm with hinged roof, new or existing |
| Pit | 1,100 mm in new buildings · 800 mm in existing ones |
| Suspension | 7 ropes Ø 6.5 mm, 240 mm pulley, 2:1 roping |
| Access | Single or opposite |
| Doors | Automatic SD20, at landing or in shaft, fire-rated or not; brushed 304 stainless, engraved, linen or RAL 7032; category 1 vandal resistant |
| Controller | QI Touch, 55 mm flush SD20 Slim cabinet |
| Signalling | Surface-mounted panels; Blackpad landing boxes 80 × 185 × 12 mm, DOT matrix display |
| Standards | EN 81-20, EN 81-70, EN 81-28 |
Sodimas manufacturer data. For any other load, speed or dimension, please contact us.
Standard dimensions
| 450 kg | 630 kg | |
|---|---|---|
| Car (W × D) | 1000 × 1300 | 1100 × 1400 |
| Shaft, single access | 1500 × 1600 | 1600 × 1700 |
| Shaft, double access | 1500 × 1700 | 1600 × 1800 |
| Doors (2-panel telescopic) | CO 800 | CO 900 |
Dimensions in mm.
Choose the finish
Skincolor car as standard, and optionally every car in the Sodimas range. Matching SD20 landing doors and Blackpad boxes.
Which buildings
- New housing
- Existing buildings
- Public buildings
- Hotels and holiday residences
Sodimas technology
Sodimas QI Touch, the brain of the lift
The lift controller designed and made in France by Sodimas. It drives the machine, doors, signalling and every safety device, and is the standard controller of the Residential Pack and our lifts.
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LIMAX absolute positioning
An absolute sensor on the car roof and a coded magnetic tape along the full height of the shaft: the QI Touch controller always knows the exact position and speed of the car.
Learn more →Sodimas cars for Médium, ALPHA Motion and HYBRID
Two cars made in France by Sodimas and delivered with your lift: Skincolor, with wood or plain skinplate panels, and the brushed stainless HYBRID car.
Skincolor
Functionality and contemporary design: skinplate panels in plain or two-tone finish, brushed stainless entrance and M3 half column.
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HYBRID stainless car
The standard HYBRID car: brushed stainless walls and door, white ceiling, half column with colour display. A clean base you can personalise.
See the range →Our other ranges
Médium 2.5 range
A machine-room-less lift designed for buildings short on space: pit reduced to 300 mm and top floor at 2,500 mm, on a single load-bearing wall.
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SweetLIFT home lift
A home lift designed in France by Sodimas for houses and villas: it fits without major works, with a 10 cm pit, and can be fully customised.
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Export onlyHYBRID
Simple, robust mechanics combined with QI Touch electronics: the best-value Sodimas lift for volume projects, with or without a machine room.
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Mégalift goods lift
For heavy loads and large volumes: a range of goods lifts designed like a machine tool, electric or hydraulic.
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Car lift
Vertical transport of the vehicle with its driver and passengers, where space does not allow an access ramp.
See the range →Frequently asked questions
Why choose ALPHA Motion rather than a bespoke lift?
On its standard loads and dimensions everything is predefined: study, ordering and installation are faster.
Is it suitable for an older building?
Yes: with a hinged car roof, headroom can go down to 2,500 mm and the pit to 800 mm.
Is it available for export?
Yes, in France and internationally.
A lift project?
Send us your drawings: we study your project and send you a detailed offer.