Traditionally, industrial lifts have been used in production and manufacturing environments to lower and raise work things, individuals and materials. The scissor lift, also known as a table lift, is an industrial lift which has been modified for retail and wholesale settings.
Most customers, who have been in a store late at night, shopping the aisles, have almost certainly seen one, even if they did not realize what it was. Essentially, the scissor lift is a platform with wheels which performs similar to a lift truck. In a non-industrial setting, the scissor lift is ideal for performing tasks that require the speed or mobility 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 lift employees into the air. Instead, the scissor lift platform rises when the folding and linked supports under it draw together, making the machinery stretch upward. Once the machinery is extended, the scissor lift reaches around from 21 to 62 feet or 6.4 to 18.8 meters above ground. This depends on the unit's size and the purpose.
The rough terrain scissor lifts could either be powered by an electric motor or by hydraulics, however, 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, as opposed to traveling faster during the middle of its journey or traveling slower with more extension.
A really common style of scissor lift is the RT or Rough Terrain class. Standard features of the RT models consist of increased power due to the internal combustion or IC engine. The variations come in gas, petrol, combinations or diesel. This is considered necessary to deal with the increased weights and steeper grades of 18 to 22 degrees that are often associated with this class of scissor lift.