{"id":95,"date":"2008-09-23T12:10:54","date_gmt":"2008-09-23T17:10:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cisco-eagle.com\/blog\/index.php\/2008\/09\/23\/ten-questions-to-ask-when-youre-considering-a-vrc-vertical-reciprocating-conveyor-lift\/"},"modified":"2023-09-29T13:58:01","modified_gmt":"2023-09-29T18:58:01","slug":"ten-questions-to-ask-when-youre-considering-a-vrc-vertical-reciprocating-conveyor-lift","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cisco-eagle.com\/blog\/2008\/09\/23\/ten-questions-to-ask-when-youre-considering-a-vrc-vertical-reciprocating-conveyor-lift\/","title":{"rendered":"10 Questions: Vertical Reciprocating Conveyor Specification"},"content":{"rendered":"

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A few months ago, we posted a Guide to Vertical Reciprocating Conveyors<\/a> (you might find it useful if you’re looking at any application that moves a load up and down at least one level integrated with a shaft, mezzanine or other area). That guide includes the following questions, should be helpful as you move ahead with your project.<\/p>\n

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Read more:<\/strong> Vertical Lifts & VRCs full specs, video and more<\/a><\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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The ten questions: Vertical Conveyors<\/h3>\n
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  1. What do you need your VRC to do?\u00a0<\/strong>The most fundamental question. This helps you specify the right technology for your application. Is your VRC lifting pallets? Cars?<\/li>\n
  2. How often will it be used?\u00a0<\/strong>Because it’s heavy equipment with duty cycles, this is critical. Is the VRC integrated into a conveyor system? Is it lightly used to restock a mezzanine?<\/li>\n
  3. What weights does it need to lift?\u00a0<\/strong>Vertical conveyor capacity helps you specify the right lift for your load. Consider what you’re lifting today…and what you may in the future.<\/li>\n
  4. How big of a carriage do you need?\u00a0<\/strong>This goes to the size of your intended load. Be sure your carriage can handle the largest items it will need to for your operation.<\/li>\n
  5. What are the loading methods? <\/strong>Is a forklift loading pallets into it? A pallet jack? A conveyor? Are people hand-stacking it?<\/li>\n
  6. How high do you need to lift?\u00a0<\/strong>Vertical conveyors can lift anyplace between a few feet to a few stories. This height affects a great deal of the specification process.<\/li>\n
  7. What are your clearances around the VRC?\u00a0<\/strong>For safety and other reasons, you should know how close the carriage may sit near other areas of your plant.<\/li>\n
  8. Where do you need perimeter safety enclosures?\u00a0<\/strong>Vertical lift safety is critical, especially the perimeter safety measures that keep people away from potentially\u00a0 hazardous mechanisms.<\/li>\n
  9. What type of gate(s) do you need?\u00a0<\/strong>Like question #8, this bears on safety. The gate helps you operate your VRC in a safer manner.<\/li>\n
  10. What electrical power do you have available?\u00a0<\/strong>Since VRCs are electrically powered, you will need to know your parameters.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n