Wednesday, July 23, 2008

Electric Heavy Duty Hydraulic Scissor Lifts

Heavy Duty electro hydraulic scissor lifts rank among the most powerful material handling tools Easy Rack carries. These products are needed for loads weighing from 15,000 LB up to 120,000 LB. Like all scissor lifts, electro hydraulic units are intended to keep heavy materials at a stable, consistent elevation for safe access and efficient operations to be performed. They are frequently used by telephone companies, lumber companies, and air craft engine companies to elevate materials for manipulation, moving, or service work.

Oftentimes electro hydraulic scissor lifts are buried in the ground and used to facilitate the unloading an loading of tractor trailers. Two hydraulic scissor lifts will be spaced apart at the exact same distance as the front and rear wheels on a tractor/trailer. The lift will be flush to the ground when it is the elevated position. When the truck is ready for loading, it will be “parked” with both sets of wheels centered on either electro hydraulic lift. The lift tables will then be lowered, locking the truck in place and making the trailer bed flush to the ground.

This allows work crews to drive fork trucks directly into the trailer without it wobbling to either side. Workers can also move barrels and containers that hold sensitive materials and flammable liquids safely into the trailer with minimal risk of spillage or injury. Nuclear power plants often use electro hydraulic scissor lifts to secure trucks that are used to haul off nuclear wastes.

Of course, electro hydraulic scissor lifts are not always buried in this fashion. Many times they are used to elevate heavy engines in tractor companies to work platforms where technicians and welders can work from a standing position rather than having to work from a ladder, or actually climb on top of the engine and risk a fall. The larger the lift; the more weight it will safely elevate, and the higher it can be raised.

Because these machines are extremely heavy duty and engineered for maximum strength and stability, they have a design safety factor of 3 to 1. Each electrohydraulic lift features an externally powered motor ranging from 5 to 15 hp, depending on the lift model and size. Motors are controlled from an up/down push button control on the end of a 20 ft cord. Each motor includes an adjustable upper travel limit switch that automatically shuts off the motor and pump at the desired pre-set height. Two secondary, mechanical upper travel back-up stops provide an additional safeguard against over extension.

If necessary, workers can also stand on hydraulic scissor lifts safety. The man lift platforms are supported by rectangular structural tube scissor legs and torque tubes that maintain maximum horizontal and longitudinal stability and minimize deflection when the unit is supporting huge loads and/or workers. Toe guards along the edges of the platform provide a standard, yet very important, safety buffer against accidental slips and falls.

Heavy duty scissor lifts are built with a number of additional safety and mechanical features that are engineered to ensure stability, safe operation, durability under extreme stress for long periods of time, and reliable performance of all unit components for the duration of the unit’s lifespan.

Easy Rack specializes in material handling equipment including all forms of Scissor Lift Work Tables.

Here are just a few of the many types of ergonomic lifting equipment we carry:

Easy Rack also carries commercial shelving, material handling equipment, commercial lighting, pallet trucks, used pallet racks, and modular prefab buildings available nationwide. If you can not find what you are looking for call us toll free at 1-888-776-3720 and we will find it for you.

Our material handling equipment company is located in Houston, Texas with warehouses located throughout the United States that enable us to service all 50 states including Memphis, Tennessee, Baltimore, Maryland, Irving, Texas, Amarillo, TX, Brownsville, Texas, Grand Prairie, TX, Pasadena, Texas, Fort Worth, Texas., El Paso, Texas., Charlotte, N.C, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Seattle, Washington, Boston, Massachusetts, Denver, Colorado, Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky.

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Wednesday, June 18, 2008

Lift Tables

Lift Tables
Ergonomic Electric Hydraulic Heavy Duty Lift Tables! Lifting tables are the ergonomic solution to reducing repetitive motion injury, increasing morale, and maximizing material handling process flow efficiency.

Ergonomic Lift Tables
Tilt tables and ergonomic lift tables are solutions to reducing repetitive motion injury. They improve and facilitate process flow, and they help increase morale, and maximize efficiency. Cumulative trauma disorders and repetitive stress injuries are cited as two of Americaʼs greatest workplace health problems. Each year these injuries result in individual suffering, lost revenue, and decreased efficiency. Lift tables alleviate these injuries by either elevating materials on a horizontal platform to a safe and comfortable height for workers to access without stress or strain. Tilt tables elevate one end of a box, crate, or basket to a desired angle in order to facilitate the loading or unloading of its contents.

Electric Lift Tables
Electric Lift Tables feature an open center design that allows a pallet truck to place a load on the platform. This lift table is protected by an external power pack equipped with a pressure relief valve that prevents overloading. The unit also features a flow control valve that controls the lowering speed. The remote power pack comes complete with steel cover to protect the motor from dust and debris. You can raise and lower the electric lift table using the UP and DOWN push-buttons on the 24V control box. Safety features include electric toe guards, velocity fuse in cylinders, safety maintenance props and an emergency stop button on the control box.

Electric-hydraulic lift tables employ a hydraulic system powered by an electric motor that elevates containers and materials. They are used in almost every type of manufacturing and warehouse environment. Electric hydraulic lift tables come with a number of safety mechanisms including toe guards to protect pinch points during lowering of the table, and brass velocity fuses to maintain platform height regardless of hydraulic pressure. The electric lift table is easy to operate by means of a 24V push-button hand control linked to a 2HP electric motor. The unit also includes a maintenance prop and an upper travel limit switch that stops the table at a maximum height to reduce motor wear.

Hydraulic lifting and tilting table
This table with either lift or tilt materials to a standard 45° angle when necessary. Its restraining chain and 12" high lip helps secure the load during tilting. Safety features include an electric toe guard to shield workers from pinch points during lowering of tables and velocity fuses to stop travel due to loss of hydraulic pressure. Every hydraulic scissor lifting table also features a 4 push-button hand pendent control on an 8 foot coil cord, upper limit switch to stop travel at maximum height reducing motor wear and maintenance prop. Ends tilt standard; side tilt is also available. Optional accordion skirting can be ordered through your Easy Rack account manager for both the lifting and tilting portions of the table.

Mobile Lift Table
Portable scissor tables and heavy duty powered lift tables transport and elevate the most heavy duty loads in your plant or warehouse. A powerful 12V DC powered unit with deep cycle battery and an on-board battery charger is standard. You can also order the mobile lift table with an optional battery charge indicator. The unite features 8" phenolic casters (2 swivel and 2 rigid), a floor lock, and patented electric pinch point guards. A hand held pendant control with an 8 foot coil cord and mounting brackets can be ordered separately. The mobile lift table has a minimum frame width of 34". Add 25" to platform length for the overall length.

Easy Rack has a number of other lifting, tilting, and material handling supplies in both used and new condition. Be sure to look at all your options today, and talk to a specialist about any customization requirements that will maximize the productivity.

Our US headquarters is located in downtown Houston with regional warehouses located throughout North America that enable us to service all 50 states including Memphis, Tennessee, Baltimore, Maryland, Irving, Texas, Amarillo, TX, Brownsville, Texas, Grand Prairie, TX, Pasadena, Texas, Fort Worth, Texas., El Paso, Texas., Charlotte, N.C, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Seattle, Washington, Boston, Massachusetts, Denver, Colorado, Louisville-Jefferson County, and Kentucky.

Contact us toll free 1-888-776-3720 today or visit our material handling blog to find out for yourself why warehouse managers all over the country rely on Easy Rack for material handling equipment, forklift accessories, new and used pallet racks and lift tables!

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Friday, March 28, 2008

Ergonomic Lift, Tilt Top Tables, Scissor Lifts & Ergonomic Hydraulic Lifting Equipment Online from Easy Rack.

Ergonomic lifting equipment reduces the risk of debilitating injuries that can affect the health of workers and impact companies with severe financial. Easy Rack ergonomic lifts and their many accessories are designed to anticipate every situation where a worker may need to strain his or her back in the process of elevating equipment or supplies and to provide a safe, efficient method of material handling that will safeguard both the body and the materials being moved to the maximum possible degree. Easy Rack’s inventory of ergonomic lifting equipment offers you a vast range of weight capacities, material builds, specific designs, and adjunct accessories to enable you to elevate any material or substance in a quick, efficient manner.

Scissor Lifts
Scissor lifts are ergonomic lifts that utilizes two diagonal cross beams that pivot from a central point much like the blades of a scissor open and close. Easy Rack supplies both standard scissor lifts and scissor lift tables that combine the power of a fulcrum point with a sturdy, horizontal plane that can raise boxes, tools, and building materials straight off the ground with no strain to the arms, neck, or back. Scissor lifts are one of the easiest types of ergonomic lifts to maneuver, and air bags, ac motors, or a combination of air and oil can power them. They also offer the additional advantage of providing a temporary works surface in the form of the tabletop.

Ergonomic Tilt Tables
In some cases, it is necessary to use ergonomic lifting equipment that will position an item at an angle to allow for more efficient access to components or contents. In these instances, ergonomic tilt tables can be used to elevate a variety of materials at a desired incline.

Some models are built with a base designed around the same engineering concept of ergonomic scissor lifts, while others use hydraulic lifts to set a tabletop or workbench surface at a desired angle.

Ergonomic Lifting Accessories
Because of the wide range of applications that ergonomic lifts are used for in factories and warehouses, it is usually necessary to customize these devices to specific tasks as much as possible. A customized tool offers the benefits of increased safety and better performance, and it benefits a company with reduced risk of injury or damage to materials being handled.

Each day, Easy Rack continues to expand its inventory with accessories that enable you to customize the basic designs of scissor lifts and tilt tables to the task at hand. Everything from AC portable motors, air/oil approach ramps, battery chargers and battery charge indicators, to casters and handle kits can be obtained simply by browsing through our selection or consulting with an Easy Rack specialist trained in the customization and efficient use of ergonomic lifting equipment.

Let Easy Rack Help You
Please remember that if you cannot find what you are looking you can always contact us toll free at 1-888-776-3720 and we will find it for you. We do not charge for consultation over the phone, and we can coordinate both drop shipping straight to your location and arrange for installation as well if you so desire.

Easy Rack carries a wide variety of commercial shelving, material-handling equipment, commercial parking lot lighting, used pallet racks, and modular prefab buildings installed nationwide.

Our corporate office is located in Houston, Texas with warehouses located throughout the United States that enable us to service all 50 states including New York NY, Los Angeles CA, Miami, FL. Chicago, IL. Denver CO., El Paso, Texas, Dallas TX, San Antonio, TX, Austin, TX, Boise ID, Atlanta GA, Albuquerque NM, Raleigh-Durham NC, Washington DC, Albuquerque NM, Huntsville AL, Fayetteville AR, Norfolk VA, Madison WI., Corpus Christi, TX, Plano, Texas, Garland, TX, Laredo, Texas, Lubbock, TX.

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Wednesday, December 19, 2007

Why not use a hitch lift from Easy Rack to safely and effectively raise and lower heavy objects in and out of your truck?

Do you find it difficult to load and unload heavy objects from your pick up truck? Especially difficult when there is no loading dock or a crane in place to carry the weight of the load. By attaching a hitch lift from Easy Rack to the back of the pick up truck, you will be able to effectively raise and lower heavy objects to the level of the pick up bay and be able to enjoy a much simpler way of loading than any alternative.

Back problems that have been aggravated by lifting heavy items are one of the biggest causes of time lost to industrial injuries. With this in mind, the hitch lift will allow you to enable staff to lift the objects that they need without using any effort that might result in getting hurt. It just makes sense to use a loading dock ramp, dock boards or a hitch lift to prevent injury.

Functioning in exactly the same way as the lift on the back of a larger truck, a hitch lift is a simple to fit and simple to use device that will make a big difference to using a smaller truck. A hitch lift can be fitted to a regular vehicle very quickly, and works from the standard power supply to allow you to lift up to 550lb of weight in a matter of seconds wherever you are. Once your materials are off the truck, use a industrial cart to move the items safely.

Easy Rack hitch lifts secure to a standard 2" receiver bar at the back of a truck, and can be fitted in a matter of minutes. A 21' long power cable connects the lift to the battery, which is adequate for almost all vehicles. The hitch lift has a pair of built in outriggers that enable the truck to remain in place, and prevent any instability that could cause the item being lifted or fall if the load were to shift.

A push button system raises and lowers the lift platform as required, and helps to make the lifting system as straightforward as possible. Although the quick lift is not as fast in operation as the larger systems that are fitted to full size trucks, it will allow for a much more streamlined delivery system to be implemented and reduces the need for a loading dock in order to lift heavy goods into place in the back of a pick up truck. Basically, it operates like a lift table for your truck.

Contact Easy Rack if you are considering installing a hitch lift or any type of material handling equipment. Operators are standing by to answer your questions at 281-342-0200. Let us know how we can assist you today!

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Wednesday, September 19, 2007

Full featured electric hydraulic scissor lift tables provide a comfortable and safe working surface

Full featured electric hydraulic scissor lift tables are used by all types of commercial manufacturing and industrial warehouse facilities. Scissor lifts allow workers to raise or lower heavy objects to a comfortable and safe working height. This prevents fatigue and most importantly provides an ergonomically correct working position. Why hurt your back when you can call Easy Rack?

Some of the major safety features of our scissor lift are:

Electric toe guard to protect pinch points during lowering of the table
Brass velocity fuse to maintain platform height regardless of hydraulic pressure
24V AC push-button hand control, maintenance prop
Upper travel limit switch to stop table at maximum height reducing motor wear
2HP, 460V, 3 phase, 60 Hz totally enclosed motor standard, other voltages available.
3000 psi hydraulic component rating.

Easy Rack is your material handling online superstore for all your material handling needs. We have a full assortment of industrial and commercial supplies that include the following:

Industrial Ladders

Contact us if you have any questions or to discuss any of our material handling products. We can be reached at 713-553-1122 or by using our handy ASK THE EXPERTS feature. Let us know how we can help!

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