Industrial lifts have traditionally been utilized in manufacturing and production settings to help raise and lower materials, employees, and merchandise. The scissor lift, also called a table lift, is an industrial lift which has been modified for wholesale and retail environments.
Most consumers who have been shopping in a store late at night have probably seen a scissor lift, even if they do not realize they have. Basically, the scissor lift is a platform with wheels that acts similar to a lift truck. In a non-industrial type of environment, the scissor lift is perfect for completing jobs which need the mobility or speed and moving of people and supplies above ground level.
The scissor lift is a unique machinery in that it does not use a straight support in order to raise workers into the air. Instead, the scissor lift platform rises when the folding and linked supports underneath it draw together, making the machinery stretch upward. Once the equipment is extended, the scissor lift reaches about from 21 to 62 feet or 6.4 to 18.8 meters above ground. This depends on the size of the unit and the purpose.
The rough terrain scissor lifts could either be powered by an electric motor or by hydraulics, although, it could be a bumpy ride for the employee inside 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.
An extremely popular class of scissor lift is the RT or Rough Terrain class. Typical features of the RT units comprise increased power because of the internal combustion or IC engine. The variations come in petrol, gas, combinations or diesel. This is considered necessary to handle the increased weights and steeper grades of 18 to 22 degrees that are often associated with this class of scissor lift.