Traditionally, industrial lifts have been used in production and manufacturing settings to raise and lower work things, individuals and materials. The scissor lift, also known as a table lift, is an industrial lift which has been modified for wholesale and retail settings.
Most customers 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 performs like a lift truck. In a non-industrial type of setting, the scissor lift is great for performing tasks that need the speed or mobility and moving of supplies and individuals above ground level.
The scissor lift is a unique machinery in that it does not use a straight support in order to hoist workers into the air. Instead, the scissor lift platform rises when the linked and folding supports underneath it draw together, making the machine stretch upward. When 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 size of the unit and the purpose.
The rough terrain scissor lifts can either be powered by hydraulics or by an electric motor, although, it could be a bumpy ride for the employee in the lift going to the top. The scissor lift design keeps it from traveling with a constant velocity, as opposed to traveling slower with more extension or traveling faster during the middle of its journey.
A really common style of scissor lift is the RT or Rough Terrain class. Typical features of the RT units comprise increased power due to the internal combustion or IC engine. The variations come in petrol, gas, combinations or diesel. This is needed to deal with the increased weights and steeper grades of 18 to 22 degrees that are normally connected with this particular style of scissor lift.