Scissor lifts use a platform upon a scissor-like mechanism in order to lower and raise employees. This equipment is only made to lift vertically. The mechanism that is responsible for lowering and raising the scissor lift is made from linked and folding supports which are designed in a crisscross or an x-shaped pattern.
The platform propels in a vertical way by applying pressure to the outside of the lowest set of supports, causing upward motion by elongating the crossing pattern. The stroke, width, capacity and length or scissor lift are the most common product specifications. The difference between the equipment's fully lowered and completely elevated position is called the stroke. The longest dimension of the platform is known as the length. Capacity is the maximum load or force supported by the scissor lift. The lift's narrowest dimension is its width.
There are various scissor lifts available on the market, with some choices consisting of dock lifts, vehicle lifts, personnel lifts, table lifts and pallet trucks. Utility containers or carts are round or rectangular devices that have wheels. These equipment items are utilized in general purpose instances and usually seen in bulk material transport.
Dock lifts are specially designed scissor lifts utilized mostly on loading docks to raise and lower personnel. The table lift is utilized mostly to lift items for ergonomic access. Personnel lifts are used to raise and lower individuals to heights so they could carry out certain tasks or store materials and so on. Pallet jacks or pallet trucks are trucks or carts that are equipped with forks designed to engage pallet slots.
Scissor lifts are most commonly used as lift tables and as personnel lifts, they could be built into pallet jacks. Within industrial settings, lift tables are chosen for positioning and raising loads and supplies. Personnel lifts are a part of the aerial lift category. Man lifts are another facet of aerial lifts which include bucket trucks, cherry pickers and mobile elevated work platforms or MEWP.