Hydraulic lift safety is crucial in the activity of any organization whose operations involve the frequent use of such specialized and efficient equipment. Your employees and lifting machines must work together in harmony, complementing each other and enhancing each other’s work. That is why mechanical lift manufacturers emphasize the importance of proper installation for the safe operation of mechanical lifts, irrespective of the application where they shall be used.
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No matter how hard you look, there is no substitute for good forklift maintenance. Forklifts require regular service in order to perform at optimum levels. In addition, maintenance is essential when it comes to identifying and resolving minor problems that can affect productivity in the long term. In the end, forklift maintenance is very important for prolonging a forklift’s life. However, forklift maintenance is often a dangerous job and one of the best ways to prevent accidents during forkli... Read More
Lift tables are designed for use in many applications, one of the most demanding is a high cycle or simply put, a high use application. The more cycles a lift table receives the faster it will show signs of wear, requiring either increased maintenance or ultimately replacement. Although there are no hard fast rules of what defines a high cycle application it’s important to keep in mind that most lift tables are designed for 8 full load cycles per hour, based on a single 8 hour shift 5 days a w... Read More
A successful lift table installation is based on the initial communication between the customer and the supplier. Once the supplier has a complete understanding of the customer’s application they can make their recommendations. A number of the first factors to identify are the maximum weight to be raised or lowered, the product size, and the lifting height requirements and whether the lift table is to be pit installed or surface installed. With this information the supplier can further discuss... Read More
Pentalift model FTML fork truck maintenance lift eliminates the need for chain hoists and blocking, reducing the potential for injury during maintenance procedures. The fork truck maintenance lift permits free and ergonomically correct access to all service areas and significantly reduces the down time of the lift truck. Not only is the lift truck back into service quicker, but through the efficiency of the repair time it also reduces costly labor hours. The Pentalift FTML fork truck maintenance... Read More
Pentalift offers many different types of lift and tilting solutions to improve productivity, increase employee morale and minimize the potential for injury. Pentalift model LTNI lift and tilt is gaining increased acceptance for applications that requiring palletizing or de-palletizing based upon it’s unique design. The design provides an automatic lift and tilt cycle that does not force the operator to step back during the tilting process. This operating feature is ideally suited for working i... Read More
A steel processing company requested assistance in designing a custom lift table to suit their application. The steel to be handled arrived in 3 lengths; 8’ long, 16’ long and 24’ long. The lift table was designed with 3 leg sets under a common platform providing support directly under each of these 3 lengths of steel. The platform size is 10’ wide, 24’ long; the vertical lift is 6’ and the lift has an overall capacity rating of 40,000 lbs. The lift table is equipped with a hydraulic... Read More
Starting with first point of contact, the newest addition to Pentalift’s website video library thoroughly describes the process when designing and fabricating custom lift tables. It demonstrates the communication with the customer to determine application requirements, the budgeting and estimating processes, design review, along with the other steps involved before an order is released for production. The new video then takes you to the production floor and shows the viewer how Pentalift ensur... Read More
A financial company requested assistance with designing and selecting a dock lift to meet their unique application. For security reasons the vehicles had to be loaded within the confines of the building using a straight drive through traffic pattern. The dock lift is equipped with pocket style lift out guard rails, when not in use the guard rails are removed from the platform and stored on site. The dock lift is pit installed and the vehicles drive over the dock lift, the guard rails are then in... Read More
In most lift table applications it is quite common and also acceptable for the deck assembly to very slowly drift downward if the lift is left in the raised position for an extended period of time. However there are applications that require the lift table to remain in the raised position for an extended time without any downward drift. To address this requirement Pentalift offers a number of optional hydraulic valves. A manually operated hold valve is located on the hydraulic power unit, when c... Read More