Multi Stage Scissor Lift for Turbine Assembly
Overview Handling Specialty was asked to quote on a vertical assembly platform that is being used during the assembly process for large energy turbines. The lift is mounted in a pit and rises approximately 35 feet, safely holding personnel and equipment as the turbine assembly is completed. The platform features 3 (three) round removable plates, […]
4-Stage Hydraulic Lift
Overview With a lifting capacity of 12,000 lbs. and a fully raised height of 49 feet, this four-stage hydraulic scissor lift was custom designed for a very specific application at a missile defence test complex. The unit has a lowered height of just eight feet.
Custom Scissor Lift with Tilter for Jet Wing Assembly
Overview Handling Specialty worked with Lockheed Martin, a major aerospace/defence company in the US, to custom engineer and manufacture a material handling system that would move highly sophisticated wing assemblies for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter along an assembly line in their Fort Worth, Texas facility. One part of this system is the transport dolly. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]