Industrial lifts have traditionally been used in production and manufacturing settings to help lift and lower materials, workers, 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 almost certainly seen a scissor lift, even if they do not realize they have. Basically, the scissor lift is a platform with wheels which acts similar to a lift truck. In a non-industrial type of setting, the scissor lift is great for completing tasks which require the speed or mobility and moving of individuals and materials above ground level.
The scissor lift is a unique equipment in that it does not use a straight support in order to lift employees into the air. Instead, the scissor lift platform rises when the folding and linked supports underneath it draw together, making the machine stretch upward. Once the machine 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 model's size and the purpose.
Rough terrain scissor lifts are normally powered by electric motors or hydraulics. It can 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, rather than traveling slower with more extension or traveling faster during the middle of its journey.
An extremely common style of scissor lift is the RT or Rough Terrain class. Typical features of the RT models comprise increased power due to the IC or internal combustion engine. The variations come in gas, petrol, combinations or diesel. This is considered necessary to deal with the increased weights and steeper grades of 18 to 22 degrees that are normally connected with this class of scissor lift.