Many will have experienced the situation where a lift table is set to a specific height, they have gone home for the evening, and when returning in the morning they find that the lift table has dropped a significant height from the position they had left it in the night before. Drift, or vertical creep, is defined in Pentalift's Glossary of Terms as the following: Drift – the action of a lift platform slowly lowering on its own, usually due to slight internal hydraulic leaks (through valves) o... Read More
It is common knowledge that most equipment requires maintenance from time to time, and that providing regular service will help ensure its proper function and increased longevity. Dock levelers are no exception. There are not many pieces of equipment that take a greater beating than your loading dock. Although you may push a button or pull a chain, and the dock seems to work somewhat properly, the bends or cracks in the structural components may not be visible, or there may be a part that is gri... Read More
Pentalift's standard warranty states that product manufactured by Pentalift Equipment Corporation will be free from defects in materials and workmanship for normal use for one year. To properly validate the warranty, you need to complete a Product Registration Card. This general warranty applies to all equipment that Pentalift fabricates. If a longer structural or hydraulic warranty period is required, then your Pentalift Sales Representative can quote a custom warranty for your consideration. T... Read More
What can you do when you need a lift table that you can roll loads onto, but it is not possible to cut into the floor to create a pit? There are a few ways to overcome this situation. If you do not require much vertical travel or capacity, you might be able to get away with a lift table model that offers a short retracted low height, and then utilize a hinged or floor mounted approach ramp. Depending on the application, Pentalift's 4.3LH, Pro Series, or even the LPE might meet the requirement. T... Read More
Why would a dock lift be preferred over a regular dock leveler? With the majority of loading docks being approximately 48” above the road or driveway, there are many more dock levelers in use than dock lifts. Applications that don’t have a 48” raised dock area will often require ground level loading. Hydraulic dock lifts provide a safe and efficient answer for this situation. Product is loaded onto the dock lift at grade level, the operator then raises the dock lift to the truck bed heigh... Read More
A scissor life table has many useful purposes. The applications of a scissor lift table include a variety of things, but the platform is ultimately designed to help lift and raise heavier objects. The industrial lift is most often seen in behind the scenes of retail establishments and warehouses, although manufacturing engineers are always redesigning the lift for various uses.
These are some of the most commonly seen applications for scissor lifts:
Examples of What a Scissor Lift Table Can ... Read More
With so many changes in the industry happening monthly, it’s easy to lose sight that sometimes the simplest solutions are the best. In the case of manufacturing engineering, this is definitely the case with a long-trusted product: Hydraulic lift tables.
Hydraulic lift tables are one of the most sought after lifts when it comes to the operation of heavy equipment or in industries where lifting is often necessary. But what are the advantages to this trusted type of lift table that makes it so... Read More
Pentalift fabricates lift tables to meet the standards that are laid out in ANSI MH29.1:2012, Industrial Scissor Lifts Safety Requirements. ANSI MH29.1 is authored by the Lift Manufacturers Product Section, LMPS, an Industry Group of the MHI that is made up of industrial lift manufacturers who have joined together to champion industry best practice. The standard was developed to establish design and performance criteria that will ensure fabrication of safe industrial scissors lifts. The Internat... Read More
Click here to review Pentalift's new visual aids that have been added to help you envision different surface installation configurations for dock lifts. With only 6" of retracted low height, Pentalift's Low Profile Dock Lift (LPE) allows ground level access without the need for construction of a pit. This saves installation costs and makes relocation easier than it is for pit mounted dock lifts. Since it requires no pit and has the capability to be semi-portable, a low profile dock lif... Read More
It may seem like buying a used forklift is just a matter of doing a thorough inspection and then making the purchase, but there’s usually much more to the process than that, and it can often be quite hard to find a good one.
Many used forklifts look like they have seen their last useful days and, while it is possible to find a diamond in the rough, it is important to be realistic in your expectations. There are many reasons not to purchase a used forklift despite the potential cost savings ... Read More