Industrial lifts have traditionally been utilized in production and manufacturing settings to help lift and lower supplies, workers, and goods. The scissor lift, also called a table lift, is an industrial lift that has been modified for wholesale and retail environments.
Most clients, who have been in a store late at night, shopping the aisles, have almost certainly seen one, even if they did not realize what it was. Essentially, the scissor lift is a platform with wheels which acts similar to a forklift. In a non-industrial type of setting, the scissor lift is ideal for performing jobs which require the mobility or speed and moving of individuals and supplies above ground level.
The scissor lift is unique, able to raise employees straight up into the air. Instead, the scissor lift platform rises when the folding and linked supports under it draw together, making the equipment stretch upward. When the machinery is extended, the scissor lift reaches about from 6.4 to 18.8 meters or 21 to 62 feet above ground. This depends on the size of the model and the purpose.
Rough terrain scissor lifts are typically powered by hydraulics or electric motors. It could be a bumpy ride for employees in the lift going to the top. The scissor lift design keeps it from traveling with a constant velocity, as opposed to traveling slower with more extension or traveling faster during the middle of its journey.
An extremely popular class of scissor lift is the RT or Rough Terrain class. Typical features of the RT models consist of increased power due to the IC or internal combustion engine. The variations come in gas, petrol, combinations or diesel. This is required to deal with the increased weights and steeper grades of 18 to 22 degrees that are usually connected with this style of scissor lift.