Material Lifts
Material Lifts (formerly known as Freight Platform Lifts) are hoisting and lowering mechanisms normally classified as an elevator. They are equipped with a car which moves within a guide system serving two or more landings, for the purpose of transporting materials which are manually or automatically loaded or unloaded.
Material lifts without an automatic transfer device are either Type A (no persons permitted to ride) or Type B (authorized personnel permitted to ride).
Type B material lifts move material without automatic transfer devices and are limited as follows:
- Access is restricted to use by authorized personnel
- Speed not to exceed 0.15 metres per second
- Penetration of only one floor
- Travel does not exceed 5,000 millimetres
- Operated only by constant-pressure control devices
- Not accessible to the general public
- Upper limit of travel shall be:
- Level with the penetrated floor; or
- Level with the top landing where no floor is penetrated
- They are permitted to serve one or more intermediate landings, provided that these landings have approved hoistway door locking devices, approved hoistway doors, car doors or gate electric contacts.
Delta Elevator manufactures a wide range of material lifts for a variety of conditions and applications. Please contact the Delta sales department to discuss your specific needs.