Custom Dock Lift for Stage Level Receiving
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Custom Dock Lift for Stage Level Receiving
A Case History
This loading dock lift is a 3000 series lift modified for a higher travel of 11’2″. The platform is 8ft wide by 16ft long on the building side, and 15ft long on the opposite side. The front of the platform is angled to help accommodate the space needed for trucks to back up to it. This building is used for theatrical, musical, dance, and other events and the purpose for the lift is to unload trucks to the stage level. The lift is in a raised pit and rests at 30″ off the ground for accessing the various sized trucks used by the performance groups. The loading dock lift is surrounded by a 3 sided enclosure using the building as the 4th side. To make this work logistically, a special door interlocking system was required. The door can open as long as the lift is within a given range to meet any size truck. The lift can only be operated by personnel on the lift and can only be accessed from the stage level. This was requested by the customer for both for logistical and safety concerns. Landing locks are used to facilitate storing the lift at the upper stage position. Other safety devices include the bi-parting gates with interlocks and a custom handrail configuration.
Dock lifts are used for safe and efficient loading and unloading of goods and materials.
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Dock Lifts – Recessed & Top Of Ground
Make your loading docks 100% accessible with Advance dock lifts! Perfect for a wide range of industrial applications, our loading dock lift systems help increase productivity, safety, and efficiency. We offer recessed dock lifts, top-of-ground dock lifts, truck levelers, and more. Each lift comes with a 2 years parts and labor/10 years structural warranty.
Our Recessed Loading Dock Lifts (Disappearing Docks) are suitable for every kind of material handling equipment you may have. These lifts also provide dock to ground access. Recessed dock lifts are available in three models: T & 2000 Series, 3000 Series, and 4000 Series. Our Top of Ground (Instant) Dock Lifts are available in two models: 1000 Series and 6000 Series. These elevating dock lifts are designed to handle light equipment such as hand carts, 4 wheel carts and pallet jacks, through light to medium capacity fork trucks.
Custom Lift Capabilities
WE DO THE HARD STUFF!
Because of our continuous R & D programs, we are continually pushing the boundaries of lift table performance. We go well beyond “clean sheet” custom design. Many of these developments can be applied to other customer applications:
• Position control systems with guaranteed accuracy of +_ .030” accuracy
• Simpler, less expensive position control with +_ 1/8” accuracy
• 200 foot per minute down speeds (when the customer observed it, he asked us to slow it down)
• Multi-lift synchronization on a single power unit
• “Intrinsically Safe” wiring as a low cost alternative to some explosion proof applications
• Customer control interfaces with sophisticated programmable controllers
• Super large – Super high capacity – Super unusual custom platform and lift configurations
Advance Lifts is a leading lift manufacturer providing a complete line of dock lifts, lift tables, scissor lifts, turntables, dumpers and stretchers.
Advance Lifts was founded in 1974 and quickly became the leading scissor lift, industrial turntables, and dock lift manufacturer in the country. We have maintained this position through innovative design, quick deliveries and superior service. Over the years our product lines expanded to include production lift tables, tilters, turntables, dumpers, mezzanine lifts, work access platform lifts and stretch wrappers.
Our modern 120,000 sq. ft. facility in St. Charles, Illinois houses state of the art equipment and a well trained group of engineers and production personnel, who are dedicated to providing our customers outstanding products.
We have an in house UL listed panel shop and are ISO 9001 certified. Our goal is to make the entire process of buying, installing, using and servicing of our products as easy and trouble free as possible for each and every one of our customers.
