Mechanical Lifts - Vertical Reciprocating Conveyors (VRCs)

Mechanical vertical lifts or Vertical Reciprocating Conveyors (VRCs) provide a safe, easy and cost-effective solution for the transport of staff and product from one elevation to another. Vertical lifts are safer than a forklift and can handle much heavier loads. They are faster and offer a wide variety of flexibility in carriage size, capacity and traffic patterns.
They also offer a great deal of versatility and dependability for high speed and multi-level transport to mezzanines, rack storage systems or upper floor levels.

VRC Benefits:

More cost effective than a standard elevator
Safer and more convenient to use than forklift trucks
VRCs can safely transfer pallet loads, carts and boxes that may not fit on a forklift
VRCs are classified as material conveyors and operators do not require OSHA forklift training
Wildeck VRCs are manufactured in the USA and meet ANSI / ASME B20.1 safety standards for conveyors and applicable MHIA guidelines

Typical Application Guidelines

	Mechanical Lifts	Hydraulic Lifts
Lift Capacity	100 - 30,000 lbs.*	1000 - 4,000 lbs.*
Lift Height	Up to 150 Ft. *	Up to 19 Ft.
Lift Speed	28 Feet per Minute*	20 Feet Per Minute
Max Platform Size	12 Ft Wide x 30 Ft Long	8 Ft Wide x 12 Ft Long
Automated Capabilities	Yes	Not Recommended
Initial Cost	Higher	Lower
	*Can be increased/customized

Thomas Conveyor offers both Mechanical and Hydraulic VRCs. We are here to assist you with your lift requirements! Contact our team today to get started.

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Mechanical Straddle VRC

The Mechanical Straddle VRC showcases a 2 straddle configuration allowing the choice of a "C" or "Z" loading or unloading pattern.

Mechanical Cantilever VRC

The Mechanical Cantilever VRC showcases a 2 post configuration allowing the choice of a "C", "Z" or 90° loading or unloading pattern.

4XLift™ Heavy Duty Material Lift

4 Post Heavy Duty Material Lift : The new standard for heavy duty elevated lifting. This unit can handle up to 30,000 lbs.

Modular Box Lift

The Modular Box Lift allows users to move parts, boxes, totes and carriers.

Delta Vertical Reciprocating Conveyor Material Lift

The Delta VRC offers the lower price of a hydraulic VRC while integrating the advantages of a mechanical lift.

XpressLift™ Automated VRC

The XpressLift™ VRC integrates high speed vertical lifting into your automated conveyor system. It can help to achieve increased process efficiency through the automated vertical transfer of materials between conveyor production levels.

FlexLoader™ Material Conveyor System

A FlexLoader Material Conveyor System integrates a Wildeck VRC with Safety Gates and an automated, flush mount conveyor system into one work platform designed to maximize space usage.

V-Lift™ Hydraulic Vertical Conveyor

Best suited for single-level material handling, the V-Lift™ Hydraulic Vertical Conveyor is a powerful, cost effective, and space saving solution for all of your industrial lifting needs.

Custom Hydraulic VRCs/Lifts

Vertical Reciprocating Conveyors (VRCs) also known as Material Lifts or Freight Lifts can be customized to lift your product to integrated mezzanines, multi-level warehousing, catwalks, racking in an archival facility or any other area needing material elevation. With hundreds of configurations possible, let our experienced Automation Engineers design a custom solution for you.

VRC Carriage Safety Options

Carriage safety options such as SafeLock and DeckStop are available for VRCs and provide an additional level of safety protection.

VRC Lift Control Systems

Lift safety controls help to protect materials and products going into your VRC lift and the lift itself. They also help protect against jams when materials shift during the lift process and keep unauthorized users from operating the lift mechanism.

VRC Carriage Gates and Entrance Gates

Safety gates come in a wide variety of configurations and are designed to maximize safety and performance. VRC gates feature both floor level entrance gates and carriage mounted gates. CargoLok™ Gates are designed to secure heavy carts or rolling loads during transport.

Lift Carriages, Carriage Guarding and Carriage Safety Options

Thomas Conveyor & Equipment offers a wide variety of Lift/VRC Carriages, carriage guarding and carriage safety options, including ArmorCar™ Carriages, CargoLok™ carriage guarding and Safelock and DeckStop safety systems.

VRC Lift Entrance Ramps

VRC material lift carriages have a variety of ramp mount options to choose from, based on the configuration of your VRC. Some of the options include standard, winged or pit-mounted.