JAFITA / Manufacturing
JAFITA’s manufacturing story begins with freight elevators and OEM production. That foundation gives the company practical experience in translating load and entrance requirements into structures, fabricated parts, assemblies and a controlled equipment package. It also provides the basis for evaluating specialist factories when a project requires passenger elevators, home elevators, escalators, moving walks or components outside the direct freight/OEM route.
We do not present the entire portfolio as though every product were made on one line. The manufacturer for each project is confirmed through the quotation, technical documents and order record. This distinction keeps qualifications, product data, inspection records and future service information connected to the organization that actually produced the equipment.
JAFITA’s company introduction identifies freight-elevator production as a core strength and describes long-term OEM work for elevator brands. The corporate brochure and production imagery show metal-processing and production activities including laser cutting, machining, manual component assembly and organized workshop areas. The same corporate archive contains JAFITA-branded installation, control-system and use-and-maintenance documentation for relevant equipment.
Together, these materials support a real manufacturing and technical-documentation foundation. They do not prove that every product category on the website is manufactured at the same facility, under the same qualification or with the same process. Each order must retain its own product and manufacturer identity.
The loading case changes the equipment
Freight equipment illustrates why manufacturing cannot start from rated load alone. A 2,000 kg distributed pallet load and a 2,000 kg machine carried on a small base do not create the same structural condition. A hand trolley and a forklift do not impose the same floor and sill loads. Through-car loading changes the entrance and traffic arrangement. Frequent cycles can change the duty discussion.
Before a freight configuration is released, the technical team may need:
Those inputs inform the car platform, frame, doors, guides, traction and control arrangement and building interfaces. The approved project documents establish the final design; a previous freight project does not define a universal JAFITA range.
An approved basis before work begins
Manufacturing begins when the project has a released basis. Depending on the product, that basis may contain:
The release needs a document revision and date. If a requirement remains open, its status and owner should be visible. Production should not rely on a mixture of superseded email attachments and unrecorded verbal instructions.
| Production stage | What is controlled | Evidence that may be retained |
|---|---|---|
| Material and component receipt | Identity, quantity, visible condition and required supporting documents | Receiving record, labels or certificates as applicable |
| Fabrication preparation | Correct drawing, material, dimensions, tooling and process route | Released drawing and work reference |
| Cutting and machining | Geometry and process appropriate to the part | Dimensional or process checks where required |
| Forming, joining and assembly | Fit, orientation, workmanship and interface | In-process checks and assembly references |
| Surface and finish work | Approved material, color, texture and visible quality | Finish schedule, samples and visual record |
| System preparation | Matching of mechanical, electrical and control elements | Bill of materials and component identification |
| Final verification | Conformity to the approved order and document package | Inspection status and release record |
| Packing | Unit grouping, protection, marks and packing-list agreement | Package identification and packing documents |
Not every product follows every stage in the table. A fabricated car frame, a control cabinet and a complete escalator require different processes and acceptance methods. The responsible factory defines the detailed manufacturing and inspection route within its scope.
State who manufactures the selected equipment
JAFITA uses two transparent routes.
When a project falls within the company’s documented freight-elevator or related OEM scope, engineering and manufacturing coordination can be tied closely to the relevant production work. This route is particularly valuable when load handling, car geometry, entrance configuration, structure or repeatable OEM requirements need to be controlled together.
When the project requires another product specialization, JAFITA selects and coordinates with an appropriate factory. The partner performs manufacturing within its own facilities and approved scope. Its technical data, model identification, certificates and test records remain attributable to that manufacturer.
JAFITA’s work in this route can include requirement clarification, technical and commercial communication, drawing coordination, document collection, inspection-plan alignment, packaging requirements and delivery coordination. The company does not describe partner output as direct JAFITA factory production.
The repeat order refers to a controlled baseline
OEM manufacturing requires an agreed technical baseline, repeat-order control and clear ownership of information. A programme may define product configuration, approved components, appearance, labels, manuals, packing, destination documents and the process for approving changes.
The first order should create a reference package that later orders can cite. If a component becomes unavailable or a factory proposes a substitute, the effect on interfaces, certification, drawings and service parts should be reviewed before acceptance. An apparently minor change in a control or door component can affect wiring, mounting, parameter settings and spare-part support.
Brand presentation must remain consistent with legal manufacturer identity and certification. An OEM label does not transfer another company’s qualification or make a product certificate universal.
Manufacturing quality is not a final photograph. It begins with released requirements and continues through material or component identification, fabrication, assembly, inspection, corrective action and packing.
When an item does not meet the approved basis, the record should identify the item, requirement, observed condition, containment and disposition. Rework, replacement, use-as-is approval or other disposition must be authorized by the responsible party. The revised condition then needs verification before release.
The Quality Management page explains the control system, while Inspection and Testing explains order-specific checks. They are related but not interchangeable: management defines how decisions are controlled; inspection provides evidence about a particular item or stage.
The useful evidence depends on the risk and contract. It may include:
Evidence should be requested early. Retrospective requests for records that were not part of the order may be impossible to satisfy after production or shipment.
An alternative still needs technical approval
A substitution should never be accepted solely because it has a similar name or appearance. The review needs the proposed item, reason for change and effects on technical performance, interfaces, approvals, documentation, programme and future service.
The required approval level depends on the change. A packaging material may be managed within the factory’s process; a different traction machine, controller, safety component or door system may require full technical review and revised documents. The project change procedure should define who has authority to accept each class of change.
A workshop photograph does not establish production capacity, current order load, lead time or the origin of an unrelated product. A machine on the floor does not prove that every project uses that process. A company-level ISO certificate does not certify a model. A successful previous order does not remove the need to approve the next configuration.
JAFITA therefore does not publish a universal annual capacity, fixed delivery time or one manufacturing location for the entire portfolio without project-specific evidence. These matters are confirmed in the commercial and technical offer for the defined supply.
Manufacturing scope and order control
Yes. Company records identify a direct foundation in freight-elevator production and OEM work, supported by production imagery and technical documentation. The scope for a new project is still confirmed individually.
Not necessarily. Product categories may be assigned to specialist partner factories. The applicable manufacturer and documents are identified for the selected equipment.
Witnessing may be arranged when agreed before the relevant stage. The inspection point, notice, method, acceptance basis, access conditions and record should be defined in the order.
There is no single lead time for every product. Technical approval, quantity, configuration, materials, factory programme, inspection, documents and shipping all affect the schedule. The project plan is confirmed for the defined order.
The order should cite the prior approved project, model, drawings, bill of materials, finishes, labels and revision. JAFITA and the responsible factory then check whether any component, document or destination requirement has changed.
No. Photos can support a record, but acceptance should follow the agreed specification, drawings, measurements, functional checks and documents appropriate to the equipment.
Provide the application, product category, quantity, drawings, load data, preferred configuration, finish, destination, required documents, inspection expectations and programme. JAFITA will identify whether the requirement aligns with the direct freight/OEM foundation or should be coordinated through a specialist factory.
For freight products and the questions to clarify before a quotation, see the freight elevator page.
