Industrial lifts have traditionally been used in production and manufacturing environments to help lift and lower supplies, employees, and merchandise. The scissor lift, also referred to as a table lift, is an industrial lift that has been modified for wholesale and retail environments.
Most clients, who have been in a store late at night, shopping the aisles, have almost certainly seen one, even though they did not know what it was. Basically, the scissor lift is a platform with wheels which performs similar to a lift truck. In a non-industrial type of environment, the scissor lift is perfect for completing tasks which need the speed or mobility and moving of people and supplies above ground level.
The scissor lift is unique, able to hoist workers straight up into the air. Instead, the scissor lift platform rises when the folding and linked supports under it draw together, making the equipment stretch upward. Once the machine is extended, the scissor lift reaches approximately from 21 to 62 feet or 6.4 to 18.8 meters above ground. This depends on the size of the model and the purpose.
Rough terrain scissor lifts are typically powered by hydraulics or electric motors. It can be a bumpy ride for employees in the lift going to the top. The scissor lift design 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.
A really popular class of scissor lift is the RT or Rough Terrain class. Standard features of the RT units comprise increased power because of the internal combustion or IC engine. The variations come in gas, petrol, combinations or diesel. This is required to handle the increased weights and steeper grades of 18 to 22 degrees that are usually associated with this specific style of scissor lift.