Electro-mechanical Scissor Lifts for Automotive Industry

Scissor lift personnel platforms

Overview Handling Specialty ‘s custom engineered scissor lifts for the automotive industry were built to lift personnel during the inspection of vehicles in the manufacturer’s paint shop. These two units run electro-mechanically, compete 1200 cycles per day, 364 days a year and are lagged to the purchaser’s facility floor. Features Control panel PLC with HMI […]

Rail Guided Vehicle System with Turntables

Rail guided vehicles with turntable system in application

Overview This rail guided vehicle system with turntables solution was designed and built for intermittent operation to the specifications of a leading company for the Canadian infrastructure market and includes three guided vehicles and two turntables that operate on a rail system. They were engineered to move precast concrete pipe products into and out of […]

AGV Unload Station for Assembly

AGV unloader

Overview This AGV unload station is used to lift product off an automated guided vehicle during assembly tasks 50 times per day, 10 hours a day, 4 days per week. It is lagged to the client’s floor and can lift up to 4,000 lbs. This unload station allows technicians to work at ergonomic heights by […]

Powered Rail Turntable

Powered rail turntable for wheel-sets

Overview These nine rail turntables are used to automatically rotate a single wheelset from a bogie (truck). When the wheelset is rolled onto the turntable, stops on the turntable track will secure it while the turntable rotates 90 degrees. After rotating the stops will release the wheelset and a lever mechanism will push the wheelset […]

Multi-Post Theatre Stage Lift

Sloat and Lift System for Theater - LIFT UP

Overview This sloat and lift system will operate at a Children’s theater which includes a single stage lift system with turntables, center, and sloat lifts, secured in the theater pit and used intermittently during live performances. Features Up limit switches Down limit switches Over-travel limit switches Absolute encoder on motor Pit interlocked handrail sections

Manual Guided Vehicle with Lift Table for Rail

MGV with Scissor lift

Overview These low-duty, manually guided vehicles will be used in a rail assembly facility on the shop floor to intermittently assist in the install of components into locomotives and coaches. These units include scissor lifts with rollerball tooling on the platforms for easy, ergonomic accessibility of product. Features Velocity fuses for hydraulic scissor lifts Accordion […]