Custom Electro-Mechanical Pit Lift

Pit lift cut away with top

Overview Designed for strength and structural rigidity, this pit-mounted, electro-mechanical pit lift runs intermittently 1 cycle per hour, 20 hours per day. It is designed to work on turbines for the power-generation industry, positioning technicians around the product to assemble and maintain the turbines vertically. Features Up/down limit switches Overtravel limit switches E-Stop Main Control […]

F-35 Wing Assembly Platforms

Overview When faced with the challenge of producing up to 22 planes per month for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Program, Lockheed Martin selected Handling Specialty based on our expertise in the automotive and aerospace industries. Vertical assembly stations are typically a four-post, screw-driven lift design with a platform that has a customized opening which […]

Aerospace paint booth gantry system

Overview Custom-designed and built to position technicians inside a paint booth, this paint booth gantry system comes as a pair of units. Each carriage ergonomically and safely positions technicians around the aircraft parts. Lift capacity per carriage is 1000 lbs and can travel horizontally, vertically and extend outward for precise positioning. Safety is built into […]

Aerospace Personnel Lift for Assembly

Personnel Lift Raised position - Front view 3

Overview These 2 custom personnel lifts, lag bolted to the shop floor, were exclusively designed for our client’s specific aerospace assembly requirements. They have a duty cycle of up/down twice every 10 minutes, 20 hours per day, 260 days per year. Features Up/down travel limit switches Velocity fuses Safety lock-up bars Controls mounted on the […]

Turbine assembly pit mounted lift

in floor turbine lift

Overview This 4-post lift with lifting platform designed for strength and structural rigidity is pit-mounted and used in the assembly of turbines. It’s duty cycles were designed for intermittent operations (2 cycles per shift, 1 shift per day, 365 days per year). The technician will raise and lower the turbines on the lift as necessary […]

Industrial Personnel Lift with Tilt Action

Industrial personnel lift in application

Overview This industrial personnel lift with tilt/upender component acts as a vertical assembly station to assemble large industrial fuel cells in the Energy industry. This is a custom design/build material handling solution for a new model of large scale fuel cells developed to vertically stack the components. Personnel Lift Features Lowered Height: 68″; Vertical Travel: […]