The scissor lift, often known as a table lift, is an industrial lift that has been adapted for use within wholesale and retail environments. Mechanized lifts have been used for decades in the manufacturing and production industries to efficiently raise and lower people, supplies and equipment. The scissor lift is a platform with wheels that operates like a lift truck. It is handy for tasks that call for the mobility and speed of transporting people and material into the air.

Scissor lifts can reach anywhere from 6.5 to 18.8 meters or 21 to 62 feet when totally extended. It is not like other models of lift trucks that utilize a straight support to raise its platform, rather it has folding supports directly beneath the platform that come together to stretch the platform upwards. Offered with either an electric or hydraulic motor, the scissor lift provides a bumpy ride due to the lift's construction that keeps it from traveling with a continuous velocity. Instead, it travels faster in the middle of its path and slows down with more extension.

Ever since the first scissor lifts were fashioned in the 1970's, they have experienced numerous upgrades in the resources used and safety features added, while still keeping with the same base design. Closely associated to the lift truck, scissor lifts are in actuality well-known for their effectiveness and portability, as they are the only industrial table lift that can be simply stored in a corner spot in the office. Modern scissor lifts are presently used in practically all areas of production and manufacturing. Used in the construction industry successfully on an rough terrain and extensively used indoors among warehouses to automobile repair, these machines complete a varied workload.

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