Thursday, June 19, 2008

Electric Lift Tables

Electric lifts reduce workplace trauma and injury resulting from repetitive motions, bending, and lifting. They are also highly ergonomic and efficient tools for improving process flow. By speeding up production, processing, and shipping, they add value to an organization’s profit. By minimizing stress and injury, electric lift tables reduce costs associated with injury claims, lost man-hours due to time off, and decreased productivity resulting from decreased worker morale.

Most electric lift tables operate on a hybrid hydraulic, electric system. Some, however, exclusively rely upon electric power. The key to choosing which electric lift table is right for you lies more in its mobility than its source of power.

Electric Hydraulic scissor lift tables
This electric scissor lift table is used by almost every sector of the manufacturing and warehousing industry. Electric hydraulic scissor lift tables offer you many safety features, such as an electric toe guard to protect pinch points during lowering of the table, and a brass velocity fuse to maintain the platform height regardless of hydraulic pressure. Its 24V AC push-button hand control, maintenance prop, and upper travel limit switch can stop the table at maximum height, reducing the wear on the 2HP that powers the hydraulic system (rated at 3,000 psi component rating).

Electric Hydraulic Lift and Tilt Table
This hybrid hydraulic/ electric lift table can elevate materials and also tilt them to a 45° standard. It features a restraining chain that secures the load to a 12" high lip keep load in place during tilting. This electric lift table also offers a number of safety features, such as an electric toe guard that shields workers from pinch points. While you are lowering the table, velocity fuses will stop its travel in the event that hydraulic pressure drops. A 4 push-button hand pendent control on an 8 foot coil cord attaches to an upper limit switch that stops platform travel at its maximum height. This reduces motor wear and maintenance prop. End tilt functionality is standard to the electric/hydraulic lift table, and side tilt functionality is also available.

“U” Type Electric Lift Tables
The open center design of the on the "U" Type Electric Lift Tables allows you to access it with a pallet truck and place a load on its platform. This unit features an external power pack and pressure release valve that prevents overloading. Flow control valves function to regulate speed while the table is being lowered. Every unit also comes with a remote power unit, complete with a steel cover to protect the motor from dust and debris. You can lift and lower the table using the UP and DOWN push-buttons on the 24V control box. This unit also offers many safety features such as electric toe guards, velocity fuses in cylinders, safety maintenance props, and stop buttons on the control box.

Zero Lift and Tilt Table
This electric lift table is intended to help you elevate your materials a height that is convenient and ergonomic. It can be loaded onto a pallet truck and maneuvered at will. You can also tilt the top separately from the base if necessary.

Easy Rack inventories a growing selection of electric and hydraulic ergonomic lift and tilt tables. If cost is an issue, we can find you anything you need in quality, used condition. Simply call and Easy Rack specialist today and explain your process flow and current needs. Your representative will be happy to recommend carousel tables, customization options, and work with you at the point of your budget.

Easy Rack carries a wide variety of shelves, dock loading equipment, commercial shelving, material handling equipment, commercial lighting, used pallet racks, commercial Christmas lighting and modular buildings installed nationwide.

If you can not find what you are looking for contact us toll free at 1-888-776-3720 and we will find it for you. Read our testimonials section, product reviews or visit our material handling blog to learn more about Easy Rack.

Our home office is located in Houston, Texas with regional distribution centers located in all 50 States including New York NY, Los Angeles CA, Miami, FL. Chicago, IL. Denver CO., 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.

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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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Monday, April 7, 2008

Ergonomic Lifting Equipment

What does ergonomics mean in the material handling business?
Wikipedia defines Ergonomics as the application of scientific information concerning objects, systems and environment for human use (definition adopted by the International Ergonomics Association in 2007).

Ergonomics is commonly thought of as how companies design tasks and work areas to maximize the efficiency and quality of their employees’ work. However, ergonomics comes into everything which involves people. Work systems, sports and leisure, health and safety should all embody ergonomics principles if well designed. The goal of ergonomics and human factors is to make the interaction of humans with machines as smooth as possible, enhancing performance, reducing error, and increasing user satisfaction through comfort and aesthetics.

Does Easy Rack provide ergonomic equipment such as lifts and work tables?
Ergonomic lifting equipment by Easy Rack is 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.

Scissor Lifts
Scissor lifts are an ingenious form of ergonomic lift 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 surface that can raise boxes, tools, and building materials straight off the ground with no strain to the arms, neck, or back.

Ergonomic Lifting Accessories
Due to the wide range of uses ergonomic lifts are deployed for in factories and warehouses, it is necessary to customize these devices to task as much as possible. A customized tool offers the advantages of increased safety and better performance, and it benefits a company with reduced risk of injury or damage to materials being handled. Every day, Easy Rack continues to expand its inventory with all necessary accessories required to fully customize the basic designs of scissor lifts, hydraulic 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 battery powered ergonomic lifting equipment.

Please keep in mind that if you cannot find what you are looking on our website 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 or quotes over the phone, and we can coordinate both shipping straight to your location and arrange for installation as well if you so desire.

Our home office and design center is located on the "Texas Gulf Coast" in Houston Texas with regional warehouses located throughout the United States that enable us to service all 50 states including Oyster Bay, New York, Bakersfield, California, Riverside, California, Stockton, California, Buffalo, New York, St. Paul, Minnesota, Anchorage, Alaska, Lexington-Fayette, Kentucky, St. Petersburg, Florida, Glendale, Arizona.

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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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Monday, December 10, 2007

Industrial Turntables - What goes around comes around in the material handling business!

Are you tired of walking around your work bench or work table to perform your job? Tell the boss to take a look at industrial turntables from Easy Rack. Industrial turntables can be installed simply and quickly on normal workbenches or replace work tables to allow rotating items to face them rather than having to move around them.

With an industrial turntable or scissor lift, your production staff will find it much easier to gain access to the different sides of the item that they are working on. This means that they will be able to see all the different aspects of something without any impairment, and be able to carry out tasks a lot faster and more efficiently. What goes around comes around!

Easy Rack stock a wide variety of different industrial lifting equipment to suit the different applications and you can choose the right turntable for your needs based on the size, shape, and other features. The simplest industrial turntable units are a simple bench top turntables that simply sit on top of your workbench and allow users to easily rotate the item. High quality ball bearings create a smooth carousel table movement with minimal effort and the rotating mechanism provides a solid and secure base. While eight inch industrial turntables are ideal for manipulating smaller items such as parts, a variety of larger industrial turntables are also available up to twenty four inches in diameter. Obviously, this will allow your staff to manipulate larger items such as engine blocks, electric motors, industrial valves, fittings and other unwieldy things.

If you are considering installing industrial turntables to replace work tables or just to provide an ergonomic solution to you employees, Easy Rack has just what you need. As an material handling specialist, we have many packaging equipment that may be of interest to you as well.

Here is a sampling of our vast selection:

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Friday, October 5, 2007

The uni-tilt is one of the most versatile material handling tools that manufacturing and distribution clients can invest in.

The uni-tilt is one of the most versatile material handling tools that manufacturing and distributorship clients can invest in.

Minimizing the time that workers spend unloading and processing each individual component can make the difference between project completion on time and costly overhead and double time. Warehouse employees find the uni-tilt invaluable because it combines compact size and user-friendly operable. This combination allows them to unload containers at maximum speed with minimum physical effort—leaving more time and energy to efficient and safe storage of product on shelving, mezzanine systems, and storage racks. Easy Rack offers several series of ergonomic material handling including uni-tilts from which procurement specialists and facilities managers may choose.

The single scissor lift and tilt table is one of our more popular uni-tilts.

An integrated maintenance lock on this series uni-tilt helps prevents accidental slippage. It also includes a pressure-plated pump and pressure-compensated flow valve that helps to ensure smooth, consistent operation. The engineering of the uni-tilt’s pump, valve, and oil return system give it multi-functionality on the facility floor. Workers can more easily control the unit with a selector pedal that they are able to operate with their feet—leaving their hands free for work. The lift can either elevate a container while tilting it, or tilt the container first and then lift it. The Single Scissor Lift and Tilt Table includes a 2 HP AC power unit that features a hand pendant control operating at standard 208-230/460V, 3 PH. This is a stationary unit and works best in locations where multiple workers are handling shipping/receiving orders or product intake, allocation, and storage. Platform sizes range from 24" x 48" to 96" x 48". Load capacity on the largest uni-tilts is 6,000 lbs.

For the same ergonomic efficiency that can be combined when needed with the mobility of a fork truck, Easy Rack also provides industrial clients with the Portable uni-tilt.

Like its stationary counter part, the Portable Uni-Tilt lift tables enables workers to unload containers with a minimum of exertion. It can be moved quickly throughout the facility with a fork truck and placed wherever needed. It features the same basic components and engineering design as the single scissor lift, and it can handle load capacities of up to 4,000 lbs. Fork pockets measure 8” X 3” , making them compatible with virtually any fork truck.

For small single site companies that have only a mini warehouse attached to the back of the building, the tight quarters make the uni-tilt not only a luxury, but in some cases a necessity.

There is little room to move in such locations, and a uni-tilt in the work area or near the storage racks can function can not only make work easier, but it may also be the only way of getting the work done at all.

If you are in the market for a quality ergonomic work table, Pallet Jacks, Warehouse Lighting or even a new or used industrial shelving, Easy Rack has just what you need. Give us a call at 713-553-1122 or ask our experts any questions regarding industrial or commercial material handing supplies.

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Wednesday, October 3, 2007

Commercial Work Table Carousels are either square or circular in shape and rotate products up to 360 degrees.

What are commercial carousels and how do they work?
Carousels are either square or circular in shape and rotate products up to 360 degrees. They can be positioned on top of virtually any surface, such as scissor tables and workbenches, or even laid upon the floor. When products are loaded onto a carousel, all a worker has to do is apply slight pressure in the desired direction and let centrifugal force do the work

What types of work table carousels does Easy Rack carry?

Standard Carousel
Standard carousels are ideal for loads that are not odd-sized or exceptionally wide. They can maneuver up to 6,000 lbs of weight. Standard carousel construction consists of two pieces of rolled structural angle. Roller bearings within the carousel transfer the load smoothly and evenly distribute the weight across the supporting surface. There are four guide rollers within the carousel that keep the rings aligned and prevent the unit from locking up. Easy Rack provides numerous options to customize these devices such as elevated bases, stainless steel rings, manual brake, and a hand operated locking detent that Easy Rack will special install at the factory. Looking for a lift table instead?

Heavy-Duty King Pin Carousel
The Heavy-Duty King Pin comes in 4,000 lbs. and 6,000 lbs. Models. Each includes as well heavy-duty maintenance free bearing. It allows for off set loading up to 50% of the capacity on at least 50% of the deck. Standard top plates are square with rounded corners. Contact factory for special sizes. For large and odd sized loads, distributors and manufacturers might want to consider investing in a heavy-duty king pin carousel or ergononic work table. This unit features all the ergonomic benefits of the standard carousel with a top plate and stabilizing center pin. The key added value is it will handle a wider variety of loads. Many facilities that ship and receive a wide range of different types and sizes of products prefer these units because they offer something akin to a one-sized fits all tool for maneuverable, material handling.

Low-Profile Powered Carousel
The Low-Profile unit will handle loads up to 4,000 lbs and stands only 2-3/8" tall. It is easy to access from a fork lift truck, and it includes an optional approach ramp required for pallet truck use. The optional approach ramp measures 48" wide by 36" long. This device also features a foot control operation with a variable speed control, cushion start/stop, and rugged 3⁄4 HP motor with chain drive standard.

Stand Alone Powered Carousel
Easily rotate pallets, skids and other large objects with these rugged powered carousels. Each turntable is supported with inverted casters for use as bearings. Units are complete with turntable, base, 115V single-phase power unit and variable-speed control, and the turntable is operated with a foot control. Heavy-duty steel construction and painted finish ensure years of reliable service.

For more detailed specifications and pictures of carousels or lift tables, visit Easy Rack or give us a call at 713-553-1122. In a hurry? You can always ask the experts at Easy Rack!

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Wednesday, September 19, 2007

Ergonomic Material Handing Equipment & Commercial or Industrial Lifting Supplies

Ergonomics of a workplace have an enormous impact on the efficiency of staff, and anything that can be done in order to boost the ease with which workers can carry out their tasks will be of enormous benefit to the business thanks to quicker turnaround times, and a higher standard of work carried out thanks to the best possible access and mobility from a flexible working environment enabled by scissor lifts.

By making it easier to carry out a task, every employee will be able to perform the task more efficiently and quickly. One way of boosting the ergonomic efficiency of a workplace is to make extensive use of a flexible working environment by using scissor lifts. There are many forms of scissor lifts available from Easy Rack. From new and used pallet shifters through to platforms these ergonomic accessories allow staff access to higher shelves, and even adjustable work benches the list of applications for a piece of simple technology that boosts accessibility is practically endless.

Electric Ergonomic Scissor Lift Tables & Carts
Tables provide unparalleled ergonomic support in lifting, loading, and unloading applications. Carts are raised or lowered with either a 12V DC powered motor or a manual two-speed foot pump.

Hydraulic Scissor Lift Tables
Full featured electric hydraulic scissor lift tables are used by all types of manufacturing and warehouse facilities. Safety features include: electric toe guard to protect pinch points. If you need ergonomic material handing equipment or just need commercial or industrial supplies, Easy Rack is your vendor for commercial grade equipment. Call today at 713-553-1122 or visit us online at http://www.easyrack.org/.
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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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