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Autoquip CorporationGuthrie, OK 888-811-9876 At Autoquip Corporation, we depend on our skilled lift craftsmen, a full quality assurance program and mechanical, hydraulic and electrical engineers who cater to customer needs and design each lift, like scissor lifts, using the latest software and manufacturing techniques. Autoquip has built an engineering organization capable of achieving our customers' every design need.
Advance Lifts, Inc.St. Charles, IL 800-843-3625 The modern facility out of which Advance Lifts operates in Illinois houses state-of-the-art equipment and is manned by a well-trained group of employees who are dedicated to providing our customers outstanding products, such as scissor lifts and similar machines. Our goal is to make the entire process of buying, installing, using and servicing of our products as easy as possible.
Metro Hydraulic Jack Co.Newark, NJ 800-633-8234 Currently at Metro Hydraulic Jack Co. we are a distributor of hydraulic jacks, tools, equipment and parts. Our products include a broad range of lifts such as scissor lifts, cylinders, couplings, tools, hydraulic fittings, hoses, jacks & pumps. Lubrication equipment, pallet stackers & work-holding devices are also available. Engineering services include hydraulic & lube system design.
C&H Distributors, LLCMilwaukee, WI 888-316-2223 C&H Distributors is committed to offering you only the best-of-the-best products available, such as our superior scissor lifts, and getting them to you when you need them. We are dedicated to meeting and exceeding your expectations, to handling your orders perfectly, and to shipping and delivering them when promised. Visit our website to learn more about our performance guarantee.
Custom Faberkin Inc.Fond Du Lac, WI 920-921-5660 Protective lift table accordion skirting, roller curtains, cylinder sleeves and bellows are part of our quality line of protective covering for machinery and robotics applications. Fabrics for all requirements; fire resistant fabric, vinyl, hypalon, neoprene. We are your complete source for all your industrial sewing and contract sewing needs.
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Scissor Lift
Scissor lifts are used in a wide variety of applications, from lift tables that adjust their height to provide an ergonomic work surface to aerial lifts that transport workers and goods to otherwise unreachable heights. Scissor lifts have many uses in construction and maintenance jobs. Scissor lifts may be gas or electric powered. Rough-terrain scissor lifts, for example, are diesel powered and good for outdoor use, but cannot be used inside. For inside uses such as in factories and warehouses, electric scissor lifts are better choices because they produce no emissions and very little noise. Scissor lifts are used extensively in construction and building maintenance applications. They are also used in specialized contexts; in theatres and television studios, scissor lifts are used to rig lighting and set equipment. This work would be very difficult with ladders because of the limited movement they allow workers while hanging equipment.
Most scissor lifts are powered by compressed hydraulic fluid. Some scissor lifts are powered mechanically; such designs often feature geared lifting mechanisms like racks and pinions. Hydraulic lift systems, though, offer much higher load bearing capacity and can be more reliable than mechanical lift systems. A hydraulic lift system involves a complex of metal support systems, control panels and, most importantly, hydraulic cylinders. A hydraulic cylinder is made up of a reinforced, hollow enclosure, a collection of hydraulic fluid, pumps, reservoirs, pistons and a collection of seals and flanges. When compressed hydraulic fluid is forced into a cylinder, it forces the movement of a piston. The piston is connected to a rod, which is itself connected to a load bearing surface. In the context of scissor lifts, that rod is connected to a metal support, which, when subject to a forceful exertion, pushes on other metal supports and forces the uppermost load bearing surface of the lift to become elevated. Scissor lifts take their name from the way in which their supports open; they open and close in a way that resembles a pair of scissors. The force generated by the compressed fluid is enough to reliably lift and sustain the weight of the load bearing surface. This reliability and strength are the qualities that make scissor lifts attractive.
