Industrial lifts have traditionally been used in manufacturing and production settings to help raise and lower materials, employees, and goods. The scissor lift, also known as a table lift, is an industrial lift that has been modified for retail and wholesale environments.
Most clients, who have been in a store late at night, shopping the aisles, have probably seen one, even if they did not realize what it was. Basically, the scissor lift is a platform with wheels that acts like a lift truck. In a non-industrial setting, the scissor lift is ideal for performing tasks that need the speed or mobility and moving of materials and people above ground level.
The scissor lift is a unique equipment in that it does not utilize a straight support in order to hoist employees 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 equipment is extended, the scissor lift reaches roughly from 6.4 to 18.8 meters or 21 to 62 feet above ground. This depends on the unit's size and the purpose.
Rough terrain scissor lifts are normally powered by hydraulics or electric motors. It could be a bumpy ride for employees in the lift going to the top. The design of the scissor lift keeps it from traveling with a constant velocity, as opposed to traveling faster during the middle of its journey or traveling slower with more extension.
A really common class of scissor lift is the RT or Rough Terrain class. Standard features of the RT units consist of increased power due to the internal combustion or IC engine. The variations come in petrol, gas, combinations or diesel. This is required to deal with the increased weights and steeper grades of 18 to 22 degrees which are often connected with this specific style of scissor lift.