Platforms which use a scissor-like mechanism to be able to lower and raise the apparatus are referred to as scissor lifts. Normally, this specific type of material handling machine only moves vertically. The mechanism which is responsible for raising and lowering the scissor lift is made from folding and linked supports which are designed in an x-shaped or crisscross pattern pattern.
The platform propels in a vertical manner by applying pressure to the outside of the lowest set of supports, causing upward motion by elongating the crossing pattern. The width, stroke, capacity and length or scissor lift are the most common product specifications. The difference between the devices's fully elevated and fully lowered position is called the stroke. The platform's longest dimension is the length. Capacity is the maximum load or force supported by the scissor lift. The lift's narrowest dimension is its width.
There are a variety of scissor lifts o the market, with some choices consisting of vehicle lifts, personnel lifts, dock lifts, table lifts and pallet trucks. Utility carts or containers are rectangular or round devices that have wheels. These equipment items are used in general purpose instances and normally seen in bulk material transport.
Dock lifts are specifically designed scissor lifts used mainly on loading docks to raise and lower personnel. The table lift is used mostly to raise items for ergonomic access. Personnel lifts are used to lift and lower people to heights so they could store some materials or carry out certain tasks et cetera. Pallet jacks or pallet trucks are trucks or carts which are equipped with forks designed to engage pallet slots.
Scissor lifts are most frequently used as lift tables and as personnel lifts, they can be built into pallet jacks. Within industrial environments, lift tables are chosen for positioning and raising loads and materials. Personnel lifts are a part of the aerial lift category. Man lifts are another facet of aerial lifts which comprise bucket trucks, cherry pickers and mobile elevated work platforms or MEWP.