Industrial lifts have traditionally been used in manufacturing and production environments to help lift and lower materials, employees, and goods. The scissor lift, also referred to as a table lift, is an industrial lift that has been modified for wholesale and retail settings.
Most customers, 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 that performs similar to a lift truck. In a non-industrial setting, the scissor lift is great for completing tasks which require the mobility or speed and transporting of materials and individuals above ground level.
The scissor lift is a unique machinery in that it does not utilize a straight support in order to hoist employees into the air. Instead, the scissor lift platform rises when the linked and folding supports under it draw together, making the machinery stretch upward. Once the machine is extended, the scissor lift reaches approximately 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 hydraulics or by an electric motor, although, it can be a bumpy ride for the worker in the lift going to the top. The scissor lift design 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 class of scissor lift is the RT or Rough Terrain class. Standard features of the RT models consist of increased power because of the internal combustion or IC engine. The variations come in petrol, gas, combinations or diesel. This is required to handle the increased weights and steeper grades of 18 to 22 degrees which are usually associated with this specific style of scissor lift.