Pentalift News Blog
How can lift, tilt, and rotate tables prevent injury inside the work place?
August 17, 2018, 3:20 pm -
Lift, tilt, and rotate tables are used for many different applications, but a very common application for a lift, tilt, and rotate table is to help increase ergonomics inside of the work place. These pieces of equipment can help eliminate any unhealthy bending or stretching of the body in the work area to prevent future or long term injures. Ergonomic lift, tilt, and rotate tables help make a more efficient and comfortable work place and can prolong the duration of a employees career.
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What to expect if equipment is hot dip galvanized?
August 9, 2018, 9:27 am -
The hot dip galvanizing process has a number of factors to consider. Extended delivery-the equipment is first built, tested dismantled and shipped in sub-assemblies to the galvanizer. After the hot dip galvanizing process is completed the equipment is returned and re-assembled, there is often some element of rework such as re-threading tapped holes etc. Distortion-the sub-assemblies consist of many different steel materials and thicknesses. The hot dip process and the cooling stages often distort the lighter gauge steel, although structurally sound there is an aesthetic difference. Additional costs-this process involves the initial assembly, dismantling into sub-assemblies, shipping costs, re assembly and rework. However in the right application the additional costs are considered to be a good investment in the extended lifetime of the equipment.
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Pentalift introduces a dock lift hydraulic actuated bridge assist.
July 13, 2018, 1:58 pm -
In some applications a longer bridge plate is required to span the gap between the truck bed and the dock lift platform. The longer the bridge plate the more the weight increases and in some cases they become too heavy to be operated manually. The dock lift hydraulic actuated bridge assist is installed on the platform and at only 10” wide minimally impedes the usable platform width. The bridge plate is stored in the vertical position, manually the bridge plate is lowered and a flow control valve assures a smooth lowering rate of speed. When the loading is completed the dock attendant simply activates a push button. The bridge plate is hydraulically actuated from the level loading position back into the vertical stored position. This feature improves safety, ergonomics and efficiency at the dock area and is available at time of dock lift sale or as an aftermarket retrofit.
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Why are some Dock Lift applications classified as Custom Lift Tables?
July 12, 2018, 1:34 pm -
The majority of dock lift manufacturers have a pre-engineered product line selection to cover the majority of all typical dock lift applications hence they are referred to as Dock Lifts. There are a number of applications that a dock lift has to raise higher than a standard dock lift, wider than a standard dock lift, longer than a standard dock lift, stainless steel construction etc. Even though the application requirements are often similar these lifts are outside of many dock lift manufacturers standard product line offering. There are a small number of dock lift manufacturers that also welcome customization to suit a specific application. As this type of equipment is often a “one off” they are processed as custom lift tables, similar to ordering off the menu.
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What limitations are there on Self Leveling Lift Tables in a De-Palletizing Application?
July 6, 2018, 3:31 pm -
Self leveling lift tables are very common in de-palletizing or palletizing applications. When empty self leveling lift tables store in the raised position, in a de-palletizing application a lift truck or a “straddle” lift truck first places the fully loaded pallet on the raised platform. The pallet is then lowered and the weight of the pallet forces the self leveling lift table down into the closed fully lowered position. The top of the loaded pallet is now at the ideal ergonomic operators working height. As the operator de-palletizes (removes product) the self leveling lift table automatically raises keeping the work in the operators best ergonomic position. When de-palletizing completed the process begins again. In this application either a lift truck or a “straddle” lift truck is required, without this equipment being available is the limitation to this product selection.
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