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 […]
40 Foot Four Stage Custom Scissor Lift for Defence Industry

Overview Handling Specialty custom engineered and manufactured two (2) lifts for a major defence company in North America. The lifts will be used to transport equipment 45’ up and down four levels of a temporary building during the assembly of product. The lifts employ several safety features to ensure the safety of personnel and the […]
Self-Propelled Traversing Aerospace Parts Lift

Overview This heavy-duty custom scissor lift was created for the material handling and storage of airplane/helicopter assembly fixtures and parts. The lift travels horizontally along a 250-foot track with racking situated on either side. The top of the platform is a gravity conveyor comprised of dual chain pullers, a roller platform, and v tracks for […]
Jet Engine Test Cell Lift

Overview In order to conduct tests on jet engines, Handling Specialty manufactured this custom jet engine test cell for an aircraft manufacturer located in northern Russia. The test cell comes with two (2) hydraulically actuated pit-mounted scissor lifts under a main platform. Removable guard rails with hinged forward, and side sections create gates, permitting easy […]
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.