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Lift Tables & Scissor Lifts
Manual, electric and pneumatic scissor lift tables help your team position work for better ergonomics and productivity
Get QuoteA quick guide to scissor lift table specification
Define your load
What are you lifting? How heavy is it? The lift's required capacity is the combination of live and dead load, but weight alone isn't sufficient. An off-center load imposes greater structural demands even when its total weight is within the nominal capacity.
- Maximum live load weight: product, pallet, container, parts, etc.
- Dead load permanently attached to the platform: conveyor, turntable, scale, fixture, ball transfer, etc.
- Load length × width × height
- Whether the load is normally centered or off-center
- Any unusual load shape or weight distribution
Define your working heights and platform
Vertical travel is the distance between fully lowered and fully raised positions. The actual working-height requirement should be driven by how workers or adjacent equipment interact with the load. Platform size also matters structurally. Oversizing the platform increases leverage on the scissor mechanism and can reduce allowable edge loading tolerance.
- Required highest and lowest working height
- Required vertical travel
- Minimum useful platform length × width
- Whether a very low profile is required
- Surface-mounted vs. pit-mounted, if applicable
Describe your loading process
Rolling and sliding loads can create concentrated and edge loads that become the determining factor in lift selection. Most scissor lifts are also stronger when loads transition over the ends rather than the sides.
- Is the load placed, rolled, or slid onto the platform?
- If rolled on, how? Forklift, cart, pallet jack, conveyor, etc?
- Does loading occur over the end or side?
- Is the lift fully lowered during loading/unloading?
- Will only part of the load be supported temporarily?
- Is there significant impact during loading?
Scissor Lift Loading Methods
How will you operate your lift?
We recommend identifying the number of cycles and the intervals, direction and distance of incremental movements. Duty cycle is particularly important to specifying the right lift for your needs.
- Approximate cycles per hour/day
- Full up/down strokes or frequent short jogs
- Desired lifting/lowering speed, if important
- Available electrical/pneumatic power
- Preferred controls: hand, foot, fixed station, limit switches, etc.
- Any special environment or accessories: washdown, bellows, conveyor top, turntable, portability, etc.
Download Cisco-Eagle's Guide to Industrial Lifts
To specify a lift properly, you'll need to take into account the total load, how it will be loaded, the center of gravity and more. Our PDF guide can help you account for all the factors involved and make sure you end up with the right lift for you.