Insights, Tips & Know-How

A 20 t fixed scissor table with a 13,000 x 3,000 mm platform and only 300 mm of travel: how the frame, load position and installation change.

A 15 t mobile loading ramp weighs about four tonnes itself. How its lifting slings, support points and transport plan differ from the rated load.

An 8 m, 10 m and 12 m scissor lift compared by platform height, working height, capacity, weight, speed and turning radius.

Capacity is only one part of a large-vehicle turntable brief. What a 30 t, 16 m specification must say about deck, drive and foundation.

A delivery and installation handover checklist for a cargo lift: packing, drawing, spare parts, dimensions and commissioning checks.

Landing gates and platform guardrails protect different parts of a shaft-free cargo lift. How the two layers and the interlock work together.

A 300 mm pit gives flush loading; a pitless lift with a ramp leaves the floor intact. How to decide at the lower landing.

Six measurements and one photograph: the list that lets a cargo lift be quoted against a real mezzanine instead of a guess.

No pack, no charger and no charging routine: how a mains powered scissor lift supplies its pump, what it gains and what the cable costs you.