Scissor Lifts:
Function: This is the most common application. One or more double-acting cylinders are mounted horizontally between the scissor legs. When the cylinders extend, they push the scissor legs apart, lifting the platform vertically.
Applications: Warehousing and logistics (order picking, inventory replenishment), manufacturing (assembly line operations, maintenance access), and construction (material handling, temporary work platforms).
Loading Docks:
Function: Cylinders raise and lower the lip of the loading dock and typically power the entire ramp, creating a safe and level bridge between the loading dock and the truck trailer.
Applications: Shipping and receiving platforms in warehouses, distribution centers, and manufacturing plants.
Car Lifts:
Function: Multiple synchronized cylinders (usually telescopic) are used to lift entire vehicles for undercarriage inspection, maintenance, and repair.
Applications: Auto repair shops, tire shops, and fleet maintenance facilities.
Aerial Work Platforms (AWPs) and Boom Lifts:
Function: Boom lifts primarily use cylinders for articulation and extension, while scissor lifts rely solely on lift cylinders to raise the work basket.
Applications: Construction, building maintenance (window cleaning, electrical work), telecommunications installation, and any task requiring safe access at height.
Truck Tail Lifts:
Function: One or more cylinders drive the platform to lift cargo from the ground into the bed of a truck or van.
Applications: Delivery services (especially heavy items), moving companies, utility trucks, and ambulances (for loading stretchers).
Specialized Industrial Lift Tables:
Function: Used to position workpieces at an ergonomic height for operators, lift heavy objects to machine feed height, or as part of automated production lines.
Applications: Assembly stations, packaging lines, metalworking, and printing industries.