Scissor lifts use a platform upon a scissor-like mechanism in order to lower and raise workers. This equipment is only made to lift vertically. The mechanism which is responsible for lowering and raising the scissor lift is made from linked and folding supports which are designed in an x-shaped or crisscross pattern pattern.
By applying pressure to the outside of the lowest set of supports, upward motion is achieved by elongating the crossing pattern, the platform propels in a vertical way. Product specifications for scissor lifts include stroke, width, capacity and length. The distinction between the devices's completely lowered and completely raised position is called the stroke. The platform's longest dimension is the length. Capacity refers to the maximum load or force supported by the scissor lift. The lift's narrowest dimension is its width.
On the market there are an array of different kinds of scissor lifts. Some choices include dock lifts, personnel lifts, pallet trucks, table lifts and vehicle lifts. Utility carts or containers are round or rectangular devices that have wheels. These equipment items are utilized in general purpose instances and often seen in bulk material transport.
Dock lifts are specifically designed scissor lifts used mostly on loading docks to raise and lower personnel. The table lift is utilized mostly to raise items for ergonomic access. Personnel lifts are used to raise and lower people to heights so they can store some materials or accomplish certain tasks etc. Pallet jacks or pallet trucks are trucks or carts which are outfitted with forks designed to engage pallet slots.
Mostly, scissor lifts are commonly used as lift tables and as personnel lifts. In addition, they can be built into pallet jacks. Within industrial environments, lift tables are chosen for lifting and positioning supplies and loads. Personnel lifts are a part of the aerial lift kind. Man lifts are a different facet of aerial lifts that comprise bucket trucks, cherry pickers and mobile elevated work platforms or MEWP.