Automotive Stamping Line Lifts

Overview Does your company have requirements for pre-press equipment that can handle large volumes of heavy blanks efficiently, safely, and accurately? Handling Specialty has long been considered the premier supplier of custom-engineered lifting equipment for blank destacking applications to the automotive metal forming industry. Handling Specialty custom engineered and manufactured feed positioning tables for pre-press […]

Custom Scissor Lifts for Automotive Assembly Line

Overview Handling Specialty pioneered a unique conveyor platform system at Saturn’s Spring Hill, Tennessee, assembly plant.  Referred to as a “skillet,” these high-cycle electro-mechanical custom scissor lifts were incorporated into more than 200 platforms.  On these platforms, workers could be found riding alongside vehicles.  As each car came down the line, the worker adjusted the […]

Multi Stage Hydraulic Scissor Lift

Overview This is a purchase order from a return client for a multi-stage hydraulic scissor lift to assist in an animatronic display. Features This scissor lift will be used in a popular hotel’s front feature, which includes a waterfall. The scissor lift will be attached to a cart which will be used to move a […]

Music Conservatory Lift

Overview The University of Cincinnati’s Music Conservatory contacted Handling Specialty to custom design and manufacture a hydraulic scissor lift to convey props/set pieces to the conservatory’s upper level while also being used as a 10,000 lb capacity rollover access to the stage in the lowered position.  When not in use, this pit-mounted lift remains in […]

Portable Scissor Lifts for Theater

Overview Handling Specialty custom engineered and manufactured custom lifts for a travelling stage production of Mamma Mia!, a major musical that appeared in New York, Toronto, and San Francisco. Features Four scissor lifts with various-sized platforms are used in a serpentine pattern to lift and lower sections of the stage. Actuated by double-acting hydraulic cylinders, […]

Scissor Lifts for Theater

Overview Handling Specialty custom designed and manufactured two direct thrust hydraulic Stage lifts to lift and hold performers at a theme park. The pit-mounted lifts are operated in unison or independently and are situated on either side of an arc-shaped stage area. Two sets of scissors were used on each lift to reduce the differential […]