Self Propelled Personnel Lifts with Anti Collision Sensors
Overview Handling Specialty custom engineered and manufactured a set of four self-propelled personnel lifts (carts) equipped with anti-collision sensors to be used to position personnel along the span of an airplane wing to complete various assembly processes. The customer required a set of safe, ergonomic lifts that could rise and lower 11’ along a track […]
Personnel Lift for Aerospace
Overview This personnel lift for aerospace is hydraulically actuated with electro-mechanically powered extensions, cycling once per hour, 100 days per year. It is fixed mounting to existing customer equipment. Features Lockable disconnect switch. Motor overload relays. 5 hp motor. 220V actuator motors. DC power supply. Operator console. Up limit. Down limit. Over-travel. Interlock solenoid extensions.
Portable Four Post Lift for Assembly Work on NASA Space Station Freedom
Overview Handling Specialty designed and manufactured a 6,000 lb. capacity lift which was used by NASA in the construction of the space station Freedom (which became the International Space Station). Used to transport workers and materials, the four-post mechanical screw lift featured an inherently self-locking drive, 100% level lifting, zero creep and mechanically synchronized motion. […]
Custom Three-Axis Work Positioner
Overview Four custom three-axis work positioners are bolted to the facility floor to perform intermittent operations of three transfers per day per positioner, 262 days of operation per year. The robust four-post lifts offer multiple positioning opportunities for technicians performing their assembly and maintenance work. The Z-axis moves the product up and down via an […]
Pit Mounted Four Post Lift for Jet Engine Assembly
Overview Handling Specialty custom engineered and manufactured six (6) pit-mounted four post assembly stations for a major airplane engine manufacturer. The customer required that the lifts could not be visible above floor level at any time and had to provide smooth, synchronized, level lifting through the entire range of travel to prevent jarring of the […]
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 […]