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2. Pallet jack - Wikipedia

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   Typical manual pallet jack (lowered) A pallet jack, also known as a pallet truck or pallet pump, is a tool used to lift and move pallets.Pallet jacks are the most basic form of a forklift [1] and are intended to move palletized loads within warehouses, distribution centers, retail stores, and construction sites.

3. Forklift - Wikipedia

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   A forklift (also called industrial truck, lift truck, jitney, hi-lo, fork truck, fork hoist, and forklift truck) is a powered industrial truck used to lift and move materials over short distances. The forklift was developed in the early 20th century by various companies, including Clark , which made transmissions , and Yale & Towne ...

4. Lifting equipment - Wikipedia

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   Lifting equipment, also known as lifting gear, is a general term for any equipment that can be used to lift and lower loads. [1] Types of lifting equipment include heavy machinery such as the patient lift , overhead cranes , forklifts , jacks , building cradles, and passenger lifts, and can also include smaller accessories such as chains ...

5. Jack (device) - Wikipedia

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   A jack which can lift a mobile home. A jack is a mechanical lifting device used to apply great forces or lift heavy loads. A mechanical jack employs a screw thread for lifting heavy equipment. A hydraulic jack uses hydraulic power. [1] The most common form is a car jack, floor jack or garage jack, which lifts vehicles so that maintenance can be ...

6. Crane (machine) - Wikipedia

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   The success of his hydraulic crane led Armstrong to establish the Elswick works at Newcastle, to produce his hydraulic machinery for cranes and bridges in 1847. His company soon received orders for hydraulic cranes from Edinburgh and Northern Railways and from Liverpool Docks, as well as for hydraulic machinery for dock gates in Grimsby. The ...

7. Clark Material Handling Company - Wikipedia

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   The current CLARK Material Handling Company is a direct descendant of the Clark Tructractor Company division. Clark continued to innovate, introducing tow tractors, and, in 1924, the first forklift - a modified Duat tow tractor with a hydraulic lifting mechanism.