What Are the Advantages of aluminum lift？

The aluminum alloy lift is a kind of aerial platform which is made of high-strength aluminum alloy material. It has features of beautiful appearance, small size, light weight, flexible mobility and easy accessibility. Its light body structure allows it to perform at its best lift capacity in a very small space.

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Widely used in factories, hotels, restaurants, stations, theaters, exhibition halls and other places, it is a safe and helpful partner for aerial jobs, such as machinery maintenance, paint decoration, lamp replacement, electrical appliances cleaning and maintenance and so on.

The aluminum alloy lift is a versatile man lift platform which has the following 7 advantages:

1. Lightweight structure

Aluminum mast lift is manufactured with hard aerospace-grade aluminum alloy, which is featured with light weight, easy installation and space-saving storage. One operator is enough to use and move the lift flexibly. The aluminum masts and the chassis both are lightweight that won&#;t crush the ground surface.

2. Stable aluminum alloy lift design

No matter single mast aluminum alloy lift, double masts aluminum alloy lift or more masts versions, our skilled technical team designs and manufactures the lift with high-strength joints and components. The design of the supporting mechanism is scientific and user-friendly by taking real applications into full consideration, which also makes the overall structure safe and stable.

3. Quick and easy installation

The overall structure adopts the &#;building block&#; system combination design; the parts are standardized, and there are no loose parts. Without any installation tools, two workers can build a 20-meter aerial work platform in a short time.

4. Aluminum alloy lifts are easy to move

Vertical mast lift is equipped with very high-strength brake casters that can be moved and locked at will, making it easy to use continuously in multiple different locations.

5. Aluminum alloy lifts are highly adaptable

The height of supporting legs can be adjusted freely, and can be based on steps, stairs and complex terrains. Polyurethane casters help to avoid damages to the ground such as marble, wooden floors and lawns. The lift offers an easy access to narrow spaces (such as elevators, doors, etc.) to conduct various aerial jobs.

6. Flexible construction combination

Aluminum alloy lifts can be specially designed and manufactured according to special work requirements of the user or the operation requirements of different terrains and environments.

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7. Anti-rust with little maintenance

All parts of the lift adopt specially anti-oxidation treatment, free of rust and chemical corrosion; joints are solid shot blasting castings. Aluminum alloy aerial work platform products have a service life of more than 30 years with little maintenance.

If you are rightly looking for a portable and reliable aerial platform, aluminum alloy lift is a good choice that is worth considering. Any question about this equipment, we are ready to offer professional solutions.

Steel has been used in lifting applications since the &#;s. Before this time, iron structures were predominantly used. Aluminum, on the other hand is, is relatively new to the industry. Aluminum lifting devices have become prevalent across the industry much more recently.

Both aluminum and steel have their advantages and disadvantages when used for industrial lifting. This article looks specifically at gantry cranes, exploring the differences between the two material choices, and offering advice to users and specifiers.

Aluminum vs steel - strength-to-weight ratio

For gantry cranes with comparable load rating and size, steel can weigh 2.5 to 3 times more than aluminum. This significant difference in strength to weight ratio means aluminum gantries have a lower overall weight than steel and are easier to handle manually.

In a commercial landscape where worker health and safety has never been more important, the ease of assembly, operation and disassembly of tools is paramount. The fact that aluminum gantries are essentially portable means they offer significant economic benefits.

Corrosion resistance

Any coating used to cover a steel surface will eventually peel, chip, crack or erode. This will leave an exposed surface that is prone to rusting. This dramatically decreases the life of the equipment and can cause safety concerns if inspections are not regularly carried out. Aluminum does not have the same issue, especially when anodized (artificially aged).

A report by E. W. Skerrey from the Research Laboratories of British Aluminum showed little change in the surface of anodized aluminum over 30+ years of salt spray testing. The tests highlighted little or no degradation in the mechanical properties of the aluminum alloy. This is particularly helpful in environments such as coastal regions or marine vessels, where the salt spray or high air humidity will cause rusting issues with steel at a much faster rate than normal.

BS EN ISO -2 (British Standard) states that for a very high corrosion area (Category 5 of 6), around 80-200 microns of material thickness can be lost per year in low-carbon steel. With no need to repaint or treat surfaces at regular intervals, the aluminum structure will warrant a lower maintenance cost over the product&#;s life cycle.

Deflection

Deflection (in this case, curvature of a beam under load) can be quite pronounced in aluminum gantries. The ratio of length to deflection can vary, mainly depending on the material, but also on the design of the structure. This will present itself in a steel beam appearing to stay fairly level under load, while an aluminum beam can bend but then return level once the load is lifted.

What is often not discussed about this difference is how the deflection can serve as a safety mechanism. When the load limit on an aluminum gantry is exceeded, the beam will slowly continue to bend further and further, eventually the material will reach its yield point and this is referred as soft failure or benign failure. The way to identify this failure has occurred, it&#;s once the load has been removed from the system, permanent deformation can be seen, meaning the beam will not return to its original position.

The bend in the beam can also serve as a visual overload indicator. The operator will have ample time to notice the excess load and release the strain on the system before failure occurs.

The same cannot be said for steel structures. When overloaded, steel will not bend in the same way as aluminum, instead, it will remain relatively stiff and level. Eventually, when the pressure becomes too strong, the structure will snap in what is referred to as &#;catastrophic failure.&#; i.e. the load is dropped rather than lowered slowly.

The other side of the deflection argument favours steel systems, however. With a loaded beam remaining relatively flat, the movement of a trolley along the steel beam remains very easy. The same cannot be said for aluminum, especially when dealing with higher loads and longer beams.

The deflection referenced earlier creates a slope on either side of the trolley. Even a small incline of 2 degrees becomes difficult to overcome when the load is lbs. This effect can be mitigated with the use of multiple trollies, or gearing systems that use mechanical advantage to overcome the slope, but the larger functionality issue remains.

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