Scissor lift guides
Background knowledge to help you choose and use the right equipment.
Importing Scissor Lifts from China: Steps, Costs and Customs
Buying lifting equipment directly from a factory in China can save a significant share of the price compared with a local distributor, but only if the whole chain — specification, documents…
Read guide →EN 280 and CE Marking: What to Check Before Buying a Scissor Lift for Europe
Scissor lifts and boom lifts belong to a group of machines called mobile elevating work platforms, or MEWPs. Because they lift people, they are among the more closely regulated machines in Europe. If…
Read guide →Scissor Lift vs Boom Lift: Which One Do You Need?
Scissor lifts and boom lifts both put people and tools safely at height, but they solve different problems. Choosing the wrong one usually shows up on day one: a scissor lift that cannot get past a…
Read guide →Working Principle of a Scissor Lift
A scissor lift raises and lowers its platform using crossed arms arranged in an X pattern. Pairs of steel members are joined by pivot pins to form an extending scissor stack. When the drive pushes…
Read guide →Structural Principle of a Scissor Lift
A scissor lift is built from four main systems: the mechanical structure, the power system, the controls and the safety system
Read guide →Scissor Lift Types: Core Classification
Scissor lifts are usually grouped by how they move around and the conditions they are built to work in:
Read guide →Where Scissor Lifts Are Used: Applications
Factories and industry: maintaining workshop equipment, installing and servicing pipe racks, assembling and commissioning production lines, upkeep of steel structures and removing equipment from…
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