Scissor Lift

Definition: What is a Scissor Lift? A motorized vehicle with a railed platform that can be raised straight up is known as a scissor lift. Criss-crossing metal supports that elongate as the platform is raised are the basic feature of scissor lifts that distinguishes them visually from other equipment used to work in higher elevations. …

Flue

Definition: What is a Flue? Flue spaces are used to combat fires. They form clear vertical lines of sight from the floor up to the ceiling within rack storage areas. Spaces between rows of storage in the direction of loading are known as transverse flues. Spaces between rows of storage perpendicular to the direction of …

Nets

Definition: What are Nets? Nets in material handling are designed to protect people (and businesses that employ them) from injuries caused by falling objects (or individual employees’ falls). Some of these injuries can be fatal, all of them are costly – both in human suffering and financially. Netting systems (as they are also called in …

Impact Alarm

Definition: What is an Impact Alarm? Impact alarm devices are designed to warn operators of material handling equipment of imminent danger to their machinery getting in contact with any kind of obstacles in their path. These devices use a wide array of detecting sensors, from mechanical antennae (known as pigtails in the impact alarm industry) …