Industrial lifts have traditionally been utilized in production and manufacturing environments to help lift and lower materials, employees, and merchandise. The scissor lift, also known as a table lift, is an industrial lift that has been modified for retail and wholesale settings.
Most clients, who have been in a store late at night, shopping the aisles, have probably seen one, even though they did not realize what it was. Basically, the scissor lift is a platform with wheels which acts similar to a forklift. In a non-industrial environment, the scissor lift is great for performing tasks which require the speed or mobility and moving of supplies and individuals 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 linked and folding supports under it draw together, making the equipment stretch upward. Once the machinery is extended, the scissor lift reaches roughly from 21 to 62 feet or 6.4 to 18.8 meters above ground. This depends on the size of the model and the purpose.
Rough terrain scissor lifts are normally powered by electric motors or hydraulics. It can be a bumpy ride for workers inside the lift going to the top. The scissor lift design 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 popular class of scissor lift is the RT or Rough Terrain class. Typical features of the RT models consist of increased power because of the internal combustion or IC engine. The variations come in gas, petrol, combinations or diesel. This is required to handle the increased weights and steeper grades of 18 to 22 degrees that are normally connected with this specific style of scissor lift.