Platform Lift
What Is A Glass Platform Lift
Redefine vertical living with the elegance of a glass platform lift. Its sleek, transparent design seamlessly blends form and function, creating a bright, open space that enhances the architectural beauty of your home.
Natural light flows effortlessly through the glass walls, evoking a sense of calm and spaciousness while eliminating any feeling of confinement. The result — a lift experience that feels as luxurious as it is effortless.
Designed for comfort and accessibility, it offers smooth, quiet travel for all users, including those with mobility needs. With its compact footprint, minimal pit, and low overhead requirements, the glass platform lift is a perfect fit for refined private residences seeking both style and practicality.
Glass Platform Lift - Elevator
- Capacity: 400kg/Wheelchair Friendly
- Number of Stops: 2 – 6
- Dimension: Platform Size of 1100mm (W) x 1400mm (D) *meets BCA requirement for wheelchair access*
- Door: Aluminium Door with Large Tempered Glass
- Door Configuration: Single Entry / Open Through or Adjacent
- Power Requirement: 220Vac, Single-Phase
- Country of Origin: Sweden
Important Notes:
All our platform lifts hold EN81-41 certification from Liftinstituut (Netherlands) and are approved by the Building and Construction Authority (BCA) of Singapore for local installation.
Types of Platform Lifts
Enclosed Glass Platform Lifts
Platform lifts, or otherwise referred to as vertical lifting platforms, cater to smaller sized passenger group sizes traveling shorter distances. Their speed is restricted to 0.15 m/s, making them better matched for vertical transportation in a low rise building. On average, the traveling time for on a platform lift is 22 secs to the next level.
An advantage that platform lifts offer over passenger lifts lies in their setup. A much smaller footprint is required, therefore enabling their installation in the majority of buildings.
Because of their efficiency qualities, platform lifts have found favour as a mobility platform for wheelchair users. Typically, they are able to carry 1 wheelchair individual and additional 1 or 2 person depending on the size of platform lift they choose.
Screw Driven Platform Lifts
This type of elevator is the most often used in residential situations. With a Screw and Nut driven elevator, a long screw shaft and drive nut are used to raise and lower the platform. Between the guide rails, the platform has an electric motor that is connected to the drive unit by belts. As the motor rotates, the drive unit and platform are moved up or down along the shaft.
FAQ
The hydraulic elevator can be installed in newer homes but are a poor fit for existing homes. This is due to the amount of space and infrastructure that needs to be installed in order to accommodate it. Furthermore, hydraulic platform lifts require a machine room which would likely take up too much space in a residential environment.
Other disadvantages of hydraulic lifts include:
- Having a separate motor pump and tank that takes up even more space
- Levelling issues due to the fact that it is on oil pressure
- The possibility of having an oil leak and thus oil smells in the area
In contrast to hydraulic platform lifts, traction platform lifts use a rack with a counterweight to slide up and down, hence it does not require a machine room. However, in return, it does require a space above the elevator to accommodate the extra equipment. As such, again the large space necessitated make it unsuitable for most residences.
Other disadvantages of traction lifts include:
- Most Traction lifts does not come with a built-in enclosure and thus will need to be provided at a high cost from the builder
- 1200mm lift pit and high Overhead needed in order to install
- Relatively smaller lift and bigger footprint needed
Platform lifts are safe for both adults and children provided that they have actually been installed by a qualified professional. Aside from appropriate setup, your contractor would certainly advise you on the safety and security standards, procedure and also weight constraints of the platform lift. It is necessary that you are familiar with these. Additionally, platform lifts do call for upkeep every quarterly as required by local authorities.
Right out of the gate, you’ll want to look for these important safety features:
- Backup lighting system to illuminate the platform if there is a power outage
- Automatic Lowering device to bring the user to a lower floor in case of a power failure
- Doors and gates controlled with electro-mechanical locks
- Automatic doors (optional)
- Alarm button
- Handrail
- Telephone