Industrial lifts have traditionally been used in manufacturing and production settings to help lift and lower materials, employees, and merchandise. The scissor lift, also called a table lift, is an industrial lift which has been modified for retail and wholesale settings.
Nearly all customers 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 that acts like a forklift. In a non-industrial type of setting, the scissor lift is perfect for performing tasks which need the mobility or speed and moving of materials and individuals 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 machine stretch upward. Once the equipment 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.
The rough terrain scissor lifts could either be powered by an electric motor or by hydraulics, however, it could be a bumpy ride for the worker inside the lift going to the top. The design of the scissor lift keeps it from traveling with a constant velocity, rather than traveling faster during the middle of its journey or traveling slower with more extension.
An extremely common style of scissor lift is the RT or Rough Terrain class. Standard features of the RT models consist of increased power because of the IC or internal combustion engine. The variations come in gas, petrol, combinations or diesel. This is needed to handle the increased weights and steeper grades of 18 to 22 degrees which are usually connected with this class of scissor lift.