Presto Hydraulic Scissor Lifts

For modern warehouses, distribution centers and other material handling businesses, hydraulic scissor lifts — like those we stock from Presto — make a world of difference when it comes to how you make use of the vertical space in your facility. With speed, precision and reliability, Presto scissor lifts can help take the danger and tedium out of your material handling processes.

Let’s take a closer look at how these warehouse workhorses — designed completely with you, the end user, in mind — make quick work of lifting needs. While all scissor lifts operate on predominantly the same mechanical principles, finding the right unit for your particular needs might require a discussion with one of our experienced customer service representatives. Feel free to contact us with any questions you might have.

The Basics of Hydraulic Scissor Lifts

With their ability to safely lift and move products of practically any size and weight, industrial scissor lift tables have quickly become a staple machine of warehouses and material handling centers that want to make better use of their storage space. They allow businesses to be more profitable without having to increase the footprint of their facilities.

To understand the basics of how scissor lifts work, it’s important to first consider how their primary components function in unison to deliver the performance you’d expect in a high-quality piece of lifting equipment.

• Top platform: The top — or platform — of a scissor lift is used to lift and transport products and/or people. When a platform carries only products, it’s typically in the form of a flat table top. However, if it also lifts people to height, some type of railing system is included with the platform.
• Bottom base: The bottom — or base — of a scissor lift serves two purposes. First, it acts as a foundation for the entire lift mechanism. Second, it provides a system — usually made up of tracks and rollers — that the unit’s scissor legs will travel along while lifting and lowering loads.
• Scissor legs: Stretching from the base to the platform are the scissor legs, which allow the platform to rise and descend as the legs are controlled and moved by the forces of the attached hydraulic system.
• Hydraulics: Depending on the size of your scissor lift, it should contain somewhere between one and four cylinders with hydraulic fluid used to control and drive the scissor legs up and down.

In addition, scissor lifts need some type of power source — usually in the form of an electric motor. Industrial air compressors can also be a viable power source.

Types of Scissor Lifts

At T.P. Supply Co., Inc., we pride ourselves on having a wide assortment of scissor lifts to meet the needs of virtually any warehouse and/or distribution center. Plus, we offer only high-quality material handling equipment — like the products from Presto that are renowned for their safety, performance and reliability. Read on to discover which type of scissor lift would be the best match for your needs:

• Hydraulic type: Our Presto lift tables that make use of hydraulic cylinders come in a variety of types and sizes to handle everything from heavy weights to extra wide loads. In addition, we offer lifts with dual scissors for extra strength and low profile lifts for efficient lifting from floor height.
• Light duty type: For lighter loads, our light-duty lifts are ideal. You'll have the choice of electric or manual foot pump control, meaning your light-duty lifting needs will be fully met with these reliable lifts.
• Pneumatic type: Ready to work on compressed air, our pneumatic scissor lifts come in heavy-duty, turntable and standard designs. You can count on a pneumatic solution to work seamlessly if your warehouse’s equipment runs on compressed air.
• Portable type: With your choice of electric or manual foot pump models to choose from, these highly versatile lifts can raise and lower your products in almost any setting, allowing you to make the most of your storage space.

For more information on our complete line of material handling scissor lifts, fill out our brief contact form or call us directly at 1-877-302-2337.