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Not only does our staff at Autoquip Corporation work exceedingly hard to ensure that our customers are getting the best material handling equipment on the market today, such as our elevated work platforms, but we also have other priorities too. Our sales and service departments understand both the material handling industry and individual customer needs, and apply it for superb communication.
Established in 1974, Advance Lifts is a company founded on the belief that excellence in product quality and customer-service is what makes or breaks a business. This is why Advance Lifts has not only succeeded in manufacturing and distributing efficient and sturdy material handling equipment like elevated work platforms, but has expanded their facilities and customer base.
Metro Hydraulic Jack Co. represents a wide variety of different material lift & equipment manufacturers that make products like elevated work platforms. The products are all high quality, and we make sure that they are designed to improve the safety and productivity of any work environment. Our sales specialists are experts at specifying equipment to meet your requirements.
Although the engineers and manufacturers at C&H Distributors are not limited to it, material handling equipment is our specialty. Our material handling equipment selection is one of the most comprehensive in the industry, including elevated work platforms and many other styles and designs to meet the needs of each individual customer. We offer both standard and customized models.
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Elevated Work Platforms
Also known as aerial work platforms, there are a variety of elevated work platform types that suit many different applications. As a result, there is a broad spectrum of industries that utilize elevated work platforms such as: industrial manufacturing, in warehouses for retrieval and storage applications; emergency services, to enable rescuers to reach victims at heights that would otherwise be inaccessible; entertainment, for concerts and other forms of shows to allow the performers to move above the audience; construction, for the building of very tall buildings such as skyscrapers and towers; and power generation, for access to high power lines, which can also be referred to as transmission lines. Capable of both vertical and lateral movement, elevated work platforms are often constructed from materials such as aluminum, steel and stainless steel.
There are three main types of elevated work platforms: aerial devices, scissor lifts and hotel lifts. All of these are most commonly operated using hydraulic power, but at times, electric and pneumatic power may be another option. Aerial devices are almost always operated using hydraulic power as they are the largest type of elevated work platform that is able to move both vertically and laterally. Aerial devices appear very similar in design to an overhead crane, consisting of a number of jointed sections with a base containing a gasoline or diesel powered motor and a flat platform at the top, and are often seen in the construction industry. Scissor lifts are probably the most common type of elevated work platform seen in industrial manufacturing applications, although they are typically only capable of vertical motion. The elevated motion is achieved by this type of elevated work platform due to the crossed pattern of the base; pressure is applied to the outside of the bottom set of supports, elongating the x-like pattern and causing the platform to elevate vertically. Hotel lifts are the least common type of elevated work platform and are much smaller than the other two types, thus they are rarely used in industrial applications. Hotel lift-style elevated work platforms use mechanical devices such as screw threads or rack and pinions in order to extend and elevate. Since they are so limited in capacity, hotel lifts are often used in such tasks as changing a slightly higher than average light bulb.
