Custom Work Platform

Overview Handling Specialty designs and builds custom work platforms to enable products and personnel to be placed ergonomically during manufacturing or assembly of large-scale products. Features This work platform, which can carry up to 18,000 lbs, is also able to telescopically maneuver to best place operators and equipment around the product and features an automatically collapsible staircase. […]

Steel Coil Handling Equipment

Overview This steel coil handling equipment was designed to handle a uniform load of steel coil, managing 2 Cycles per shift / 2 shifts per day / 1450 cycles per year. Engineered for strength and structural rigidity, this four-post lift operates via 4 ball screws and is capable of lifting up to  100,000 lbs. Features […]

Custom Personnel Lifts & Adjustable Work Platforms

Overview Custom Personnel Lifts & Adjustable Work Platforms raise and lower personnel, precisely positioning them to complete their task. These units can be fully customized to ensure efficient and effective work is carried out. Custom Personnel Lifts & Adjustable Work Platforms can include sliding bridges where necessary, straddling products, creating an ergonomic work environment, and […]

Pit Lift for Turbine Assembly

Overview Handling Specialty engineered and manufactured this Pit Lift for Turbine Assembly – mounted in a pit to raise and lower turbine engines and gas compressors for assembly and disassembly. Simple design keeps maintenance costs low, and the ability to stop motion with a full load at any point without experiencing downward creep of the […]

Massive Work Platform for Nuclear Refurbishment

Overview Handling Specialty worked with a client in the nuclear industry to engineer and manufacture an extremely large four-post lift to be used in a test facility to train nuclear technicians in the re-tubing process for refurbishing nuclear reactors. The lift was manufactured to extremely tight tolerances to comply with Z299.2 requirements. Features Platform size […]

Rotating Mast Lift for Tooling Inspection

Overview Handling Specialty engineered and manufactured a custom two-post rotating mast lift for an international power company’s (GE) power generation facility for turbine equipment inspection. Features Mechanical actuation is used for positive locking, which allows the tooling to be held at any elevation for extended periods of time. The lift must be in full “up” […]