Industrial lifts have traditionally been used in production and manufacturing environments to help lift and lower supplies, employees, and goods. The scissor lift, also called a table lift, is an industrial lift that has been modified for wholesale and retail environments.
Most consumers who have been shopping in a store late at night have almost certainly seen a scissor lift, even though they do not know they have. Basically, the scissor lift is a platform with wheels which acts similar to a lift truck. In a non-industrial type of environment, the scissor lift is ideal for completing jobs which require the mobility or speed and moving of individuals and supplies 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 under it draw together, making the machinery stretch upward. When the machinery is extended, the scissor lift reaches roughly 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.
The rough terrain scissor lifts can either be powered by hydraulics or by an electric motor, although, it could 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, rather than traveling faster during the middle of its journey or traveling slower with more extension.
An extremely popular style of scissor lift is the RT or Rough Terrain class. Typical features of the RT models consist of increased power due to the IC or internal combustion engine. The variations come in petrol, gas, combinations or diesel. This is considered necessary to handle the increased weights and steeper grades of 18 to 22 degrees that are usually connected with this specific style of scissor lift.