30,000 Lb Capacity Hydraulic Scissor Lift for Mining Process
Overview Handling Specialty custom designed and manufactured a 30,000 lb capacity heavy-duty lift for a Canadian mining company. Mounted on the lift is 3,000 lbs of tooling which assist in managing a load of cathodes for washing with sulphuric acid. This high-capacity lift also endures high production duty operating 24 hours a day, 260 days […]
Hydraulic Work Platform
Overview This intermittent operation – low-duty cycle hydraulic work platform can lift 3,000 lbs., rising and lowering as it envelops the product being worked on. Technicians have 360-degree access to the product offering an ergonomic and efficient design. The platform is provided with full perimeter handrails complete with one access gate. The platform comes complete […]
Heavy Duty Ladle Lift for Steel Industry
Overview The steel industry presented Handling Specialty with the challenge of designing a solution that meets the unique technical and environmental demands of steel companies with blast furnace operations. Since refractory firebrick in pour ladles requires continual replacement, a safe and efficient method for replacing the brick was needed. Handling Specialty’s ladle lifts replaced traditional […]
Custom Personnel Lifts for Steel Industry
Overview The custom personnel lift will provide precise positioning of technicians in a foundry. The platform extension was designed to the customer’s specific needs offering additional ergonomic positioning while technicians are working. The robust structure and components create a safe and reliable personnel lift for the extreme conditions experienced within the iron & steel industries. […]
60,000 lb Automated Destacking Scissor Lift
Overview Handling Specialty reached a new weight capacity limit for its automated destacking scissor-lift solutions with this project. Two hydraulic destacking lifts were engineered to order, each with 60,000 lbs capacity. The lifts, built to automotive specifications, are used for precise and controlled destacking and transferring of steel sheeting. Mechanically encoded to a system PLC, […]
Heavy Duty Hydraulic Scissor Lift for Wire Rod Transfer
Overview Kobe Steel, in its Ohio mill, took advantage of a uniquely designed steel transfer car manufactured by Handling Specialty. The extreme-duty car was required to accumulate wire rods continuously and then transfer them between process lines. Two traversing Transfer cars, with power-clamp tooling for handling the wire rod, were designed and constructed for a […]