Accordion Bellows keep the lift area clean
Accordion bellows minimize debris from getting under a lift table. This keeps housekeeping tasks at workstations to a minimum. Accordion bellows reduce maintenance and costly downtime by preventing objects from coming in contact with moving scissor assemblies. Pentalift lift table accordion bellows can be ordered factory installed or shipped loose. They can even be ordered after market and to suit many other brands of lift tables. The accordion bellow ... Read More
Looking for a safe efficient green solution to palletizing? Pentaloader is the solution!
Pentaloader a green solution to palletizing - the spring cam arrangement facilitates the automatic adjustment to the ergonomically correct height as the weight of the load changes. The Pentaloader's operation is accomplished without connection to a power source such as electric, hydraulic or pneumatic. This translates the Pentaloader to a green solution to palletizing from an environmental standpoint. This ... Read More
Roll-Off Stop Lip adds Extra Safety
Roll-Off Stop Lip Levelers have an extra safety measure versus standard levelers that can help prevent forklifts from falling off the dock when the door is open and there is no trailer secured to the door opening. The extra feature is a vertical roll-off stop lip that stands up at the edge of the dock when the dock is in the parked position.
8" High Roll-Off Stop Lip Barrier
The Pentalift roll-off stop lip barrier is one of the highest in the industry. ... Read More
Make your loading dock safer with a vehicle restraint
Vehicle restraints are a key component of safe loading docks. Locking trailers into position vehicle restraints integrate signal lights, inside and outside. This helps communication between dock attendant and truck driver. Once the truck is positioned the recessed vehicle restraint reaches out and pulls in. It hooks securely holding the trailer during loading and unloading.
Ultrahook Recessed Vehicle Restraint
The UHR40 has an exceptiona... Read More
When performing maintenance on a lift table all maintenance must be done by trained personnel and all electrical work is suggested to be performed by an electrician. Nobody should go under the lift table unless properly supported by the lift table’s maintenance stand. Performing maintenance on a lift table should never be done with any sort of load on platform because the maintenance stand of the lift table is only designed to withstand the table’s weight without a load on platform. To incre... Read More
Although there are many combinations available there are 2 very common interlocks specified. 1. Interlocking a vehicle restraint to a hydraulic or air powered dock leveler. This interlock is safety related, the dock leveler will not operate until the truck in position has been secured by the vehicle restraint. The truck secured signal from the vehicle restraint now renders the dock leveler controls operational. 2. Interlocking the overhead door to a hydraulic or air powered dock leveler. This in... Read More
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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Hot dip galvanizing is significantly more costly on the front end than a spray galvanized or a painted equipment finish. The increased costs can be associated with the extra handling during the manufacturing process, the shipping costs of the sub-assemblies to and from the galvanizer’s facility and any rework required before final assembly. In some applications hot dip galvanized equipment (although initially more costly) is not considered expensive in relation to the extended structural lifet... Read More
Drive on lift tables are lift tables that that do not require a ramp or pit. They are normally used with a pallet truck or cart in an ergonomic palletizing application, keeping the product at a good working height. The majority of pallets range in size up to 48” wide by 54” long. Standard drive on lift table platforms are available in sizes up to 50” wide by 54” long. Custom drive on lift tables are available to suit many wider and longer applications. Some applications use a drive on li... Read More
If you have both a hydraulic dock leveler and an overhead door in the closed position and try to operate the dock leveler, the power of the dock leveler will damage the locked overhead door. If you have a vertical storing dock leveler in the rest (vertical) position and try and operate (lower) it when an overhead door is in the closed position, the dock will cause severe damage by impacting with the overhead door. In order to ensure that the dock leveler will not be able to operate when the over... Read More