Custom Lift Tables: Exploring the Options

If you’re looking for ways to improve throughput while embracing the best practices of ergonomics, custom lift tables may be the key.

On a basic level, lift tables meet a simple need: They raise and lower materials to a set height, allowing workers to load or unload products while avoiding unnatural movements.

Generally speaking, standard lift tables are appropriate for most applications — BHS Powered Lift Tables feature closed hydraulic circuits, formed steel construction, and maximum lift heights up to 76.689", depending on the model. With load capacities of up to 10,000 pounds, our Lift Tables can handle many tasks without extensive customization.

However, customization can make industrial lift tables more appropriate for certain applications, ensuring a better return on investment (and limiting ergonomic hazards for operators). Here are a few key considerations to keep in mind when outfitting your facility.

Related: Choosing Lift Tables for Ergonomic Benefits

Features of a Custom Scissor Lift

Practically every component of our scissor lifts can be customized. Our engineers always focus on durability and ergonomics, and we’re ready to work with you to find the right options for your operation.

Some of the productivity-enhancing options for our material handling equipment include:

Lift Tables with Tilting Capabilities

A tilting surface can add flexibility, helping your staff avoid awkward positioning — even when working with heavier loads.

BHS Tilt Tables are a popular option for order packing, machine feeding, product assembly, and similar tasks. Standard Tilt Tables can tilt to 45 degrees, while Powered Mobile Tilt Tables are capable of tilting to a full 90 degrees — but both products can be modified as needed to fit the needs of your operation.

All BHS Tilt Tables feature heavy-duty, steel-formed construction with a powder-coat finish, which improves durability and visibility. Enclosed hydraulic components keep workers safe, and mobile and stationary options are available.

Custom Tabletops and Material Platforms

BHS Lift Tables and Tilt Tables can be outfitted with material platforms of virtually any size, enabling your new equipment to fit neatly into your current systems without a large footprint.

Certain tabletop features can increase throughput. For example, BHS Lift Tables can be outfitted with ball transfer attachments and roller conveyors, which allow loads to be easily maneuvered.

Custom tabletops can also allow for integration with other material handling equipment. If your goal is to create a lean facility, integration is key — and that process should start with manned work surfaces.

Custom Capacities and Lift Heights

Custom lift heights and capacities can match the needs of your operation. BHS Powered Lift Tables feature capacities up to 10,000 pounds, which can be ideal for automotive manufacturers and other heavy-duty operations.

Other Customizations

Not every customization can be explained with a few paragraphs. If your facility has a productivity bottleneck, we can find ways to address it. We’ve developed products with drift-free roller beds, horseshoe-shaped roller conveyors, and many other enhancements to meet our clients' needs.

To learn how BHS’s custom Tilt Tables improved a steel manufacturing line, read our Knapheide Manufacturing Co. case study.

Explore Your Options with Custom Lift Tables from BHS

Lift tables can improve productivity immediately after they’re put in use — and they provide an exceptional return on investment when customized for a particular task. Whether you need a custom lift table for a manufacturing application, a stainless steel surface for food handling, or any other modification, we’re here to help.

Put simply: Our team is dedicated to optimal ergonomics and throughput. Regardless of your operation’s needs, we can build a Lift Table that exceeds your expectations.

For more information, call our sales staff at 1.800.BHS.9500.