Material handling lifts
Our material handling lifts offer you an efficient and affordable solution for transporting heavy goods between floors in your commercial building. Material handling lifts, a.k.a. freight lifts, industrial lifts, conveyor lifts, or mezzanine lifts, will ease logistics and improve your workflow. Specifically designed to transport heavy goods and merchandise, material handling lifts also make the work environment safer for your employees.
Conveyor lifts to improve your workflow
Material handling lifts are also called Vertical Reciprocating Conveyors (VRC) because they convey goods, materials and other heavy items between floors by the simple push of a button. This is a much safer way of handling goods for your employees than carrying it by hand. It also saves a lot of time for your staff, which results in a better workflow. Material handling lifts are ideal for industrial buildings, warehouses and retail stores but also for establishments such as funeral homes.
Discover our range of conveyor lifts
We offer conveyor lifts for materials and goods in 3 different models to match the specific needs of your commercial building:
Symmetry VRC Enclosed
Symmetry VRC Shaftway
Benefits of material handling lifts.
Our lifts for handling goods and materials come with many benefits:
- Less expensive to install and maintain than conventional elevators.
- Easier to install in new and existing buildings than conventional elevators.
- Require fewer building adaptations than conventional elevators.
- Improve employee safety and workflow by efficient material handling.
- Up to 5 stops and a rated load of up to 6000 lbs.
- Can be customized to the specific requirements of your building.
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Safe industrial lifts
Our industrial lifts are only designed to carry goods and materials. Because this type of lift is not for passengers, it is not technically an elevator, but a conveyor of materials.
Conveyor lifts have no operating panel inside the lift. Instead, the operating panel is placed outside the lift, which allows staff to safely convey materials between floors by the push of a button. Therefore, this type of industrial lift does not fall under the same complicated regulations as conventional elevators. In fact, conveyor lifts have their own safety standards defined in the ASME B20.1.
Freight lifts for easy goods handling
Lifting heavy materials should be as convenient and safe as possible. Getting a freight lift will make transporting goods and materials between floors, fast, hassle-free and safe. In addition, a freight lift is a smart investment that will save you time and money by making your logistics more efficient. Thanks to their space-saving and robust construction, our freight lifts for goods and materials offer you a durable and affordable solution.
To know more about what freight lift solution is best for you, please contact your closest Cibes Symmetry dealer.
Frequently Asked Questions
How high does a material handling lift go?
Material handling lifts, a.k.a. Vertical Reciprocating Conveyors , can have a total travel or lifting height of 36′. The minimal travel between stops is 20″.
How much weight can a material handling lift hold?
The material handling lifts by Cibes Symmetry have a rated load of up to 6,000 lbs.
What are material handling lifts used for?
Material handling lifts or Vertical Reciprocating Conveyors (VRCs) are used for transporting materials and goods between floors. These lifts are not intended for passenger transport.
What’s the difference between material handling lifts and service elevators?
While service elevators transport both materials and people, a material handling lift only transports materials. Because material handling lifts only transport goods and materials, the technology is simpler, and the safety codes are less complicated. Material handling lifts are fully operated from the outside, only conveying goods and materials between floors. That means that there is no need for an operating panel and passenger safety features inside the lift car. That makes material handling lifts a much more affordable option than service elevators.
What is the speed of material handling lifts?
The Vertical Reciprocating Conveyors have a targeted speed of 15-20 feet per minute. The speed will vary slightly depending on rated capacity, platform size, lift height, power supply, and motor/pump size.
Warehouse lifts complete your lifting equipment.
While forklifts and pallet trucks are efficient for moving heavy loads on one floor, a warehouse lift can move heavy loads between several floors.
To satisfy the demands of most commercial buildings, our warehouse lift solutions can serve up to 5 floors and have a lifting capacity of up to 6000 lbs. Regardless of whether you are already the owner of a multi-story property, or are planning to build one, getting a warehouse lift will solve your material handling for good.
Custom lifts made in the USA
Because our material handling lifts are made in our own factory in the United States, we are in control of every step of the manufacturing process. This also gives us the flexibility to cater to almost any needs for customization. Just ask us for what you need and we will do our best to provide! To find out more about our customization options, please visit our options page.
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