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
Dock lifts that raise or lower lift trucks should always be ordered with a hydraulic pop up chock to increase safety at the loading dock area. Pentalift’s hydraulic operated pop up chock forms a protective barrier to prevent the lift truck from driving off the elevated dock lift platform to the floor level. The operation of the hydraulic pop up chock is both automatic and effective. With the dock lift in the lowered position the pop up chock is flush to the floor level, the lift truck is drive... 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
Pentalift Equipment Corporation has recently completed and posted a new Hydraulic Dock Leveler video. This comprehensive video provides an overview of many of the operational and safety features designed into Pentalift hydraulic dock levelers to address the requirements of a modern busy loading dock. This video shows the hydraulic operating and safety features as well as control panel selections and some of the structural advantages associated with Pentalift hydraulic dock levelers. Go to https:... Read More
It is common for lift tables to be installed into a recessed pit, pit installation provides floor level access both on and off the lift table platform. Per ANSI MH29.1 Safety requirements for Industrial Scissor Lifts toe protection must be provided along the entire unprotected sides and ends of the platform if the lift table is pit installed. The two most common methods of providing toe protection are electric toe sensors and beveled toe guards. Electric toe sensors are installed below the platf... Read More
Dock bumpers are a very important component of loading dock installations. Dock bumpers are the target for the backing truck / trailer. The dock bumpers also absorb the forces of the backing truck /trailer when it makes contact with the facility. The impact force from the backing truck / trailer can exceed 200, 000 lbs. Once parked at the facility the truck / trailer bed will move up and down as the weight of the lift truck and load is driven onto and off of it. This movement is referred to as â... Read More
Line loss is a decrease in the power supply from the source to the destination. As electricity flows energy is lost due to the heating of the conductor, caused by electrical resistance. AC motors that are utilized in dock levelers and scissor lifts, perform best with line loss less than 5% of the motors requirement. It’s important to determine the distance from the power source to the motor, identify the voltage specified and then calculate the proper gauge off wire to minimize line loss to th... Read More
Pentalift is please to introduce its new RainStop Dock Seal. The RS800 RainStop seal is specifically designed to prevent the entry of rain into the loading dock area. The entry of rain into the facility causes product damage and slippery and unsafe conditions. The Pentalift RainStop Dock Seal utilizes a stiffly sprung five and a half inch foam filled header curtain to create a positive seal on the top of the trailer. The RainStop Dock Seal diverts the water from the top of the trailer and away f... Read More