Mechanical 4 Post VRC
Mechanical 4 Post VRC

Mechanical 4 Post VRC

The Mechanical 4 Post VRC offers precise, high-capacity load transfer between multiple levels. It features brake motor operation and heavy-duty roller chain mechanics. Standard models support 120 to 240 inches of travel and 6,000 to 20,000 lbs capacity, while custom designs can reach up to 100 feet.

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Precision and High Capacity Load Transfer Across Multiple Levels

The Mechanical 4 Post VRC is engineered for precise, high-capacity load transfer across multiple levels. This robust freight lift is designed to stop at multiple positions with exceptional control over stop-start movements. It operates via a brake motor and gear reducer connected by a standard drive shaft, ensuring smooth and reliable performance. The carriage platform is raised and lowered using a heavy-duty roller chain, providing strength and durability for demanding applications. Standard models offer travel ranges from 120 to 240 inches and can handle load capacities between 6,000 and 20,000 pounds. With our custom engineering capabilities, we can design these mechanical lifts to reach heights up to 100 feet, tailored to meet specific operational needs. Contact us to discuss your custom requirements, and let us develop the perfect solution for your material handling challenges.

Maintenance and Warranty

  • Minimal Maintenance: The heavy-duty gear motor requires minimal service and maintenance.
  • Lubrication-Free Rollers: Maintenance-free carriage rollers do not require lubrication.
  • Manual Brake Release: The gear motor’s manual brake release handle assists in lift start-up and troubleshooting.
  • Extended Roller Life: The design places less stress on guide rollers, extending their useful life.
  • Comprehensive Warranty: Autoquip offers a 1-year warranty on all parts and a 5-year warranty on the lift structure, ensuring the industry’s most reliable VRC.

COMPLIANCE WITH RECOGNIZED STANDARDS:

Durability and Quality

  • Smooth and Reliable Movement: High-capacity steel rollers with spiral-wound, Teflon-impregnated bushings ensure smooth and dependable carriage movement.
  • Long-Lasting Performance: A heavy-duty gear motor drive extends the lift’s operational life, providing years of rugged, reliable service.
  • Level Carriage Operation: The synchronized dual-chain lifting system ensures the carriage remains level throughout vertical travel, even with off-centered loads.
  • Reinforced Platform: A minimum ¼ inch thick steel-reinforced platform minimizes deck deflection, maximizes load stability, and prolongs platform life.
  • Consistent Tracking: Structural steel guide beams ensure reliable tracking of carriage rollers, extending the life of the beams.

Simplicity

  • Handling Larger Loads: The four-point lifting mechanism accommodates much larger and heavier loads.
  • Extended Vertical Travel: The mechanical design enables vertical travel up to 100 feet.
  • Programmable Conveyors: Mechanical vertical conveyors can be programmed to be called or sent to multiple levels within a building or conveyor system.
  • Versatile Load Transfer: Open carriage sides provide load transfer direction and product flow flexibility.

Safety

  • Load Jam Sensors: Sensors suspend engine operation if the carriage or load becomes jammed between landings.
  • Motor Control Panel Security: A secure key switch is required to resume lift operation following a load jam, ensuring only authorized personnel can restart it.
  • Over-Travel Protection: An over-travel sensing switch halts engine operation if the lift travels past the uppermost landing.
  • Chain Slack Detection: Sensors on all lifting chains stop lift movement if slack is detected, enhancing safety.
  • Counterweight Sensors: As a backup to slack chain sensors, counterweight sensors suspend engine operation if a counterweight is lifted out of the guide tube.
  • Certified Carriage Brakes: Certified brakes prevent carriage falls in the unlikely event of cable breakage.
  • Personnel Safety: A standard-issue shaft-way barrier bar system improves safety when the carriage is away from the upper landing.
  • Interlocked Landing Gates: Gates lock automatically when the carriage leaves a landing and cannot be opened until it returns.
  • Gate Status Switches: Prevent lift operation while any gate is open.
  • Structural Safety Factor: These lifts have a minimum 3:1 structural factor of safety, making them among the most structurally sound in the industry.

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