MAHA USA
introduces its new and redesigned MCL family of ball-screw-powered mobile
column lifts. The wireless lifts are the first of their kind in the industry,
standing in stark contrast as the only non-hydraulic wireless mobile column
lifts in the industry, said the company. The new lifts also exponentially
expand the variety of tire profiles and vehicles that can now be served by
wireless mobile lifts.
The MCL 12 and MCL 15
lifts are completely new products, while the MCL 16 and MCL 18 have been
significantly redesigned. The architecture of MAHA’s new mobile column lifts
are engineered to accelerate the velocity of maintenance activities by
providing a flexible vehicle lifting system that creates a more open,
productive and accessible work space.
“Our new MCL wireless mobile column lift series boosts productivity through superiority ergonomics
and by expanding application flexibility,” says Juergen Werner, vice president
of sales and marketing. “Not only can you lift a wider variety of vehicles with
our new lifts, but once the vehicles are elevated, they enable service techs to
operate virtually unencumbered.”
All base frames for the
MCL wireless ball-screw lifts have been redesigned, and each base frame now
features a lower profile and longer leg structure that increases the columns’
stability, allowing them to engage low clearance vehicles, such as city buses,
much more effectively.
The main support column
of each lift is formed from a solid, one-piece, hot-rolled I-beam, giving it
superior rigidity and stability, while reducing load and stress on interior
structural welds.
MAHA wireless ball-screw
column lifts are up to 30 percent lighter than wireless hydraulic column lifts
that require heavy hydraulic fluid, cylinders, hoses, valves and pumps. Unlike
hydraulic lifting equipment, precision-engineered ball-screw lifting mechanisms
lift at a constant speed, are 90 percent efficient, are impervious to cold
weather and are environmentally friendly, said the company.
“Our lifts employ a
unique and highly efficient re-circulating ball & screw lifting mechanism –
the premiere technology for mobile lifting
applications and superior to any
hydraulically operated lift,” Werner said. “MAHA lifts also have redundant
automatic locking systems that virtually eliminate a variety of hazards
associated with hydraulic lifts.”
MAHA USA’s addition of
the MCL 12 gives users a lighter capacity mobile lift option. Lifting 12,000
pounds per column, the MCL 12 is a cost effective solution for lighter duty
maintenance facilities that need a larger capacity lift to service medium-duty
trucks and vans. The MCL 12 also offer an extra-wide universal carriage
designed specifically for agriculture and farming vehicles with tires measuring
up to 79 inches in diameter.
The new MCL 15 holds
15,000 pounds per column and features a 20-inch fork length and an extended
base. The longer fork allows the devices to lift dual tire assemblies while
completely engaging the surface of both tires.
The company’s new MCL 16
is now equipped with 16-inch-long standard forks capable of engaging
super-single tires better than any other standard length carriage on the
market. Updates to the MCL 16 include an increased carriage width, giving users
the ability to accommodate wider tire diameters.
An extra-wide body
carriage, with a width of 36.61 inches is also available for the MCL 16 and
fits in the same size base frame as the unit’s standard carriage. This wider
carriage design allows the MCL 16 to easily accommodate flotation tires and
other oversized tire diameters commonly found on military vehicles.
The MCL accessory line
has also undergone upgrades, most notably a 36,000-pound capacity crossbeam.
This larger capacity unit works in unison with the MCL 18 for frame engaging
applications under trucks and buses for wheels-free access.
“We are very proud to
announce that MAHA USA’s next generation of mobile column lifts have been
inspected by Electrical Testing Laboratories (ETL) and are certified by the Automotive
Lift Institute (ALI),” Werner said.
“Safety is our number one priority; our products always meet and exceed the
highest standards.”
For more information
about the MCL 12, MCL 15, MCL 16 and MCL 18 ball-screw-powered wireless mobile
column lifts, visit: http://www.maha-usa.com/WirelessMobileColumnLift.htm.
To view a short video highlighting
the ball-screw-powered wireless mobile column lifts, visit: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SBzd8qJV_vU.
