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Safety Gates for Material Lifts

PFlow Industries manufactures and sells safety gates for our material handling lifts. 

All accessible sides of a lift that are not used for loading or unloading must be protected by enclosures that are at least 8′ high and capable of rejecting a ball 2″ in diameter at each level.

In manual loading applications, each vertical reciprocating conveyor unit must be equipped with a safety gate that is mechanically interlocked with the movement of the lift’s carriage.

Fire doors, acoustic doors, finish doors, etc, are acceptable if they are provided with appropriate interlocks. PFlow safety gates are equipped with a mechanical lock and contact interlock.

We offer three main types of vertical lift safety gates:  swing, sliding and vertical acting designs. See below for a details of each.

Single and Bi-Parting Swing Gates for Material Lifts

material lift swing gates
  • PFlow single and bi-parting swing gates are code approved.
  • Standard single and bi-parting swing gates provide 7′ 0″ load clearance.
  • Maximum single panel width: 6’ (overall) mounted on a 5′ wide carriage.
  • Standard bi-parting panel width: Up to 8′ (overall) mounted on a 7′ 0″ wide carriage and 8′ to 11′ (overall) mounted on a 10′ 0″ wide carriage.

Swing Gate Dimensional Data:

Single and Bi-Panel Sliding Gates for Material Lifts

sliding gate for material lifts
  • PFlow single and bi-panel sliding gates are code-approved.
  • Designed to be space-efficient and does not encroach into the loading area.
  • Pneumatic or motorized operators available for push-button operation.
  • Standard single and bi-panel slide gates provide 7 ‘0″ load clearance.
  • Standard single panel width: Up to 8′ (overall) mounted on a 7′ 0″ wide carriage and 8′ to 11′ (overall) mounted on a 10′ 0″ wide carriage.
  • Standard bi-panel width: Up to 8′ (overall) mounted on a 7′ 0″ wide carriage; 8′ to 11′ (overall) mounted on a 10′ 0″ wide carriage; and 11′ to 14′ (overall) mounted on a 13′ 0″ wide carriage.

Sliding Gate Dimensional Data:

Vertical Acting Gates for Material Lifts

Vertical Acting gates for material lifts
  • Single and bi-panel versions available.
  • PFlow single and bi-panel vertical acting gates are code approved.
  • Designed to be space efficient and to keep aisles clear.
  • Pneumatic or motorized operators available for push-button operation.
  • Counterbalanced with an exclusive cross-shaft design to ensure gate remains level at all times.
  • Non-binding UHMW sliding guides are more resistant to damage; chain, instead of cable, provides greater durability.
  • Standard single panel height and bi-panel closed height is 6′ 0″ and provides 7′ 0″ clearance.

Vertical Acting Gate Dimensional Data: