Traditionally, industrial lifts have been used in production and manufacturing environments to lower and raise work items, individuals and materials. The scissor lift, also known as a table lift, is an industrial lift that has been modified for wholesale and retail environments.
Nearly all consumers 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 similar to a lift truck. In a non-industrial type of setting, the scissor lift is great for performing jobs that need the speed or mobility and moving of supplies and individuals above ground level.
The scissor lift is unique, able to lift workers straight up into the air. Instead, the scissor lift platform rises when the folding and linked supports beneath it draw together, making the machinery stretch upward. When the equipment is extended, the scissor lift reaches about 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 an electric motor or by hydraulics, although, it can 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 class of scissor lift is the RT or Rough Terrain class. Standard features of the RT units include increased power because of the internal combustion or IC engine. The variations come in gas, petrol, combinations or diesel. This is considered necessary to handle the increased weights and steeper grades of 18 to 22 degrees that are often associated with this particular class of scissor lift.