Custom Hydraulic Scissor Lift
Overview These custom hydraulic scissor lifts, designed for the aerospace industry, will be used to raise and lower a work platform. The customer provided the platforms, and Handling Specialty was tasked to create tooling to affix the existing platforms to the top of the scissor lift. The hydraulic lifts will operate intermittently for five cycles […]
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.
Test Platform with Custom Scissor Lifts for Aerospace Industry
Overview A jet engine test facility in Mississippi required custom equipment that could be used to simulate the ground (such as a landing strip) at various heights during jet engine testing. To fully meet the customer’s needs, Handling Specialty engineered and manufactured a “ground plane simulator” that is used during outdoor jet engine testing and […]
Custom Personnel Lift for Aerospace Machining Center
Overview Handling Specialty custom engineered and manufactured a 2,000 lb capacity lift with two extending platforms — each capable of holding 500 lbs — for a European aerospace company’s machining center. The hydraulically-actuated lift was used to raise workers around the aerospace company’s riveting machine — which was used in the manufacture of airplane wings […]
Self Propelled Custom Scissor Lifts for Rail Paint Booth
Overview Handling Specialty custom engineered an explosion-proof solution to a challenging application in the railcar industry. Painting freight and tank cars is normally done in a booth classified as a hazardous area, requiring the use of explosion-proof equipment. In addition to this, a versatile piece of lifting equipment is needed to traverse the top and […]
50,000 lb Hydraulic Scissor Lift
Overview These two 50,000 lb. capacity Hydraulic Scissor Lifts will be employed in a rail maintenance facility to raise and lower wheel sets or bogies during the removal and replacement of these units. These robust scissor lifts are engineered to carry an evenly distributed load. The platform will include specialized tooling to support the wheelsets. The […]