Research Facility Lift
Overview Handling Specialty Manufacturing was approached by an automotive customer to custom engineer and design a mechanical lift for its research facility. Called a pedestrian bridge, the lift is essentially a collapsible covered walkway to facilitate pedestrian traffic from the main floor level to raised research platform. Features Pivoting support legs. Translucent panels. Hydraulically operated […]
Custom Scissor Lifts for Automotive Marriage Application
Overview Handling Specialty was approached by a major North American vehicle manufacturer to custom engineer and manufacture a towed lifting platform with two air-over-oil hydraulic scissor lifts. On top of both lifts is tooling with wobble plates, which permits the marriage of rear and front axles onto vehicle bodies. The front and rear axles are […]
Hydraulic Lifts for Integration into AGVs
Overview Handling Specialty incorporated a new lift design into an existing AGV system for a North American automotive manufacturer. The resulting 2,000 lb capacity scissor lift was engineered to meet the existing system’s weight specifications while at the same time maintaining a limit of 1/8” deflection with the load. Features Mounted onto an existing AGV […]
Pneumatic Conveyor Transfer Lift for Automotive Trim Area
Overview This 10,000 lb. capacity lift was used in the final trim area of a luxury car assembly plant. The lift’s capacity was necessary due to the fact that the conveyor, which was mounted on it, weighed 5,000 lbs. and the car and skid weighed an additional 5,000 lbs. The high-speed conveyor transferred the car […]
Cantilevered Lift for Automotive Marriage Station
Overview Handling Specialty custom engineered and designed a scissor lift that integrated into an automotive marriage station. This lift was designed for a well-known automotive assembly line integrator and was ultimately installed in a North American automotive assembly plant. As the lift lowers, a slide on the lift indexes out approximately five (5) feet. A […]
Traversing Drive Lift for Automotive Industry
Overview Handling Specialty played a significant part in the development of the modern assembly line used in automotive assembly plants today. This lift is a prototype developed for a Big Three automaker in the 80s as efficiency and ergonomics became an integral part of the auto assembly process. Handling Specialty custom engineered and manufactured these […]