Products › Hydraulic Material Lifts
Heavy-duty hydraulic material lifts (VRCs) for fast, secure vertical transport between floors. Ideal for mezzanines, basements, loading docks and buildings up to three stories. Manufactured in-house, installed and serviced across NJ, PA, NYC and NY State.
A safe, code-compliant alternative to a freight elevator at a fraction of the cost, sized to your load and your space.
We manufacture every lift in-house. Our crew installs it, or we ship it nationwide with factory supervision and support. One team from spec to final inspection, and for service after.
Hydraulic cylinders deliver high lifting capacity from a simple, small footprint, often the more cost-effective route for heavy-capacity lifts.
Fluid dampens shock and vibration. Mechanical drives with chains, sprockets and gearboxes tend to run louder and rougher.
For a basic single or two-stop lift, a hydraulic circuit is cheaper to build than a drive train with a gearbox, encoder and VFD.
A hydraulic cylinder inherently holds position under pressure without a separate brake.
Hydraulic systems are well understood, parts like seals and pumps are widely available, and troubleshooting a fluid circuit is simpler than diagnosing a drive, motor or encoder fault.
A bakery replaced trips up a narrow stairwell with a hydraulic lift installed right inside that stairwell, with no structural changes to the building.
Staff carried trays of hot baked goods and heavy sacks of ingredients up and down narrow stairs several times a day. Slow, physically demanding, and a real injury risk.
Installed next to the bakery’s existing stairwell. Trays and supplies move between floors at the push of a button, with no structural changes to the building.
Trays and supplies move between floors in seconds. Orders go out faster, and the injury risk of carrying everything by hand is gone.
Mezzanines, basements, loading docks and buildings up to three stories.
Stairwells, existing shafts and thru-floor openings, with enclosures built to your footprint.
Single- or dual-mast designs, from carts and trays to full pallets.
Load on the same, opposite or adjacent sides, at any level.
Built to ASME B20.1, with interlocked gates at every level.
A ramp at the lower level when cutting a pit isn't possible.
Both move materials safely between floors. The right one depends on how high you’re going and how often.
| Hydraulic | Mechanical | |
|---|---|---|
| Best for | 1, 2 or 3 stories, mezzanines, docks, basements | Taller buildings, more floors, high traffic |
| Lift height | Up to 30 ft | Much higher, multiple floors |
| Drive | Hydraulic cylinders | Gearmotor with drum, cable or chain |
| Cost | Most economical for low rises | More cost-effective as height and traffic increase |
| Ride | Smooth and quiet; fluid dampens shock | Fast, high-duty |
| Holding position | Cylinder holds under pressure, no separate brake | Brake on the drive |
| Standard | Available | |
|---|---|---|
| Capacity | Up to 5,000 lb (single mast) | Up to 20,000 lb (dual mast) |
| Lift height | Up to 30 ft | — |
| Platform | Up to 8 ft long | Up to 20 ft long |
| Speed | 20 FPM | Other speeds available |
| Controls | Pushbutton with E-stop at each level | Watertight, dust-tight, explosion-proof |
| Gates | Swing gates with interlocks | Vertical-rising, sliding or roll-up gates; fire-rated shaft interlocks |
| Power | 208–230V or 460V, 3-phase | Single-phase on request |
All dimensions are approximate and vary by application.
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