Platforms that use a scissor-like mechanism to be able to raise and lower the equipment are known as scissor lifts. Usually, this particular type of material handling equipment only moves vertically. The apparatus that is responsible for lowering and raising the scissor lift is made from linked and folding supports which are designed in a crisscross or an x-shaped 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 comprise width, stroke, length and capacity. The difference between the equipment's fully raised and completely lowered 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 known as its width.
On the market there are a variety of different types of scissor lifts. Some options comprise personnel lifts, dock lifts, vehicle lifts, pallet trucks and table lifts. Utility containers or carts are round or rectangular devices that have wheels. These equipment items are utilized in general purpose instances and usually seen in bulk material transport.
Dock lifts refer to the particular scissor lifts that lower and raise employees or materials onto and off of loading docks. Table lifts are utilized to place and raise things for ergonomic access. Personnel lifts are used to raise and lower individuals to heights so they could store some materials or carry out certain tasks et cetera. Pallet trucks or pallet jacks are trucks or carts which are equipped with forks designed to engage pallet slots.
Scissor lifts are most frequently used as personnel lifts and as lift tables, they could be built into pallet jacks. In industrial environments, lift tables are chosen for positioning and raising loads and materials. Personnel lifts are a part of the aerial lift category. Man lifts are another facet of aerial lifts that include bucket trucks, cherry pickers and mobile elevated work platforms or MEWP.