Tilting Stage System for Traveling Musical
Overview Handling Specialty custom designed and manufactured an understage tilting system for the Lion King’s traveling musical for its tour in North America. Performance requirements guided the unit design. In terms of noise, the actuator system was required to perform under 80 decibels within three feet of the unit. A comprehensive test plan was run […]
Heavy Duty Custom Scissor Lift for Newsprint Rolls
Overview For the Houston Chronicle, Handling Specialty custom engineered and manufactured a 20,000 lb. capacity lift for the unloading of 5,000 lb. paper rolls. The high demand for newsprint at the newspaper required the lift to endure heavy use. As well, Handling Specialty engineers had to incorporate into the lift support for a large side […]
6,000 lb Lift for Die Positioning
Overview Handling Specialty was approached by a Tier 1 supplier to the automotive industry to custom engineer and manufacture a 6,000 lb capacity lift to be used by technicians to ergonomically position dies for maintenance. Features Synchronized level lifting via the electro-mechanical driveline. Zero creep at any elevation for sustained positioning. The design incorporates die-set […]
Pit Mounted Lift for Heavy Agricultural Equipment Assembly
Overview Handling Specialty was approached by an international agricultural equipment manufacturer regarding a material handling challenge. The company, which makes equipment weighing in excess of 20 tons, needed a way to lift and hold equipment approximately 2’ from the floor during one of the final stages of assembly while the large wheels were being attached […]
50000 lb. Hydraulic Scissor Lift
Overview These two 50,000 lb. capacity Hydraulic Scissor Lifts will be employed in a rail maintenance facility to raise and lower wheel sets or bogies during the removal and replacement of these units. These robust scissor lifts are engineered to carry an evenly distributed load. The platform will include specialized tooling to support the wheelsets. The […]
Vertical Cylinder Lifting System
Overview These pit-mounted, vertical cylinder Lifting systems were custom-engineered for a farm equipment manufacturing facility. Material handling equipment solutions are an important consideration when building custom equipment for the farming industry. A pit-mounted in-floor lift allows for safe and easy passage when the lifting system is not employed. Eliminating trip hazards in your facility is […]