No shaft, no machine room and a 300 mm pit: how a guide rail cargo lift carries goods between floors in an existing building, what the rails need from the wall, and how it compares with a freight elevator.
Machine width is only half the answer: stowed height, turning radius and floor loading all decide whether a platform reaches the job. Every width in our range, mapped against the doorways and goods lifts it will pass.
An articulated boom folds to reach over an obstacle; a telescopic boom extends straight for maximum height and radius. Both ranges with real reach figures, the two numbers that decide the choice, and where each machine is used.
Our 22 m electric and diesel boom lifts share the same chassis, reach and capacity – only the power unit differs. The five factors that decide running cost, where each option wins, and how to compare them honestly.
Racking work is decided by three measurements: top beam height, aisle width and where the work point sits. How scissor lifts, articulated booms and jib mast lifts compare, and the warehouse details people forget to check.
A compact platform lift built for a building entrance in Poland across a 3.5 m rise, explained from shaft dimensions to safety ramps, and what to measure before you enquire.
The walk-round that catches almost every failure before the machine leaves the ground: nine checks at ground level, eight at the platform, plus the monthly and annual routine and the six operator habits behind most faults.
A retrofit cargo lift built for a factory in Bosnia, walked through step by step: drawing approval, the 300 mm pit, rails and chain, levelling and guarding, commissioning, and what to plan for on your own building.
Diameter follows the longest vehicle; capacity follows the heaviest one plus margin. Four real projects from 2 t to 30 t, the tolerances that matter, and how the pit and drive system are specified.
Four dimensions decide whether a goods lift fits your building: platform size, landing opening, pit and travel height. The figures for a standard 2.5 t cargo lift, and how to work out the capacity you actually need.