The Best Tool for any Data Centre - Introducing the SL500 Server Lift.

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Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2011 Time: 1:50 PM
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Maintaining a data centre can be rather difficult and there are a number of different options that are available to you which can help to make it more efficient, as well as providing you with safe solutions. The SL500 server lift is an option that can certainly help you. Although it certainly is possible for you to muscle a server into place, it is a much safer and convenient option for you to use a server lifter, such as the SL500 server lifter. Here are some of the benefits that are included with this product which you will find enhances your work environment.

The lifter can easily manage a 500lb lift; it also has a reach of 8 feet, which helps getting to higher U spaces within the racks. So with the height and weight statistics, the server lift can easily manage most servers. Of course, you are not limited to only utilizing the SL500 server lifter for servers, as you can also easily manage a number of other products that would be necessary to regularly lift, such as heavy batteries or UPS's.

Some data centres are limited to the amount of room and the server lift copes with this by having a slim footprint. At only 24 inches wide, it can easily be navigated through very narrow areas without having to worry about any of the equipment that is along the sides. The lift itself is less than 6 feet high, and although it has the ability to extend 8 feet, the fact that it is at a lower height while you were manoeuvring it makes it easier for you to see over or around the lift.

The obvious advantage to the server lifter is removing heavy equipment from racks, saving on time and back injuries, however the server lifter also allows for equipment to easily be fitted in to racks as well. It is a straight forward task to manoeuvre the lifter next to the rack and raising it to the required height with the easy to use controls. Once you are at the desired position, the server lifter side moving shelf assists with the final push in to the racks, and then just fasten the equipment in to the cabinet before moving the lifter away. As you can see the server lifter saves a lot of time and hassle, but another great advantage is the reduction in back injuries that are sometimes caused by lifting these heavy items incorrectly by hand or by overstraining.

The SL500 server lifter comes fully assembled and it is not necessary to be certified in order to operate one of these pieces of machinery. You can easily request a quote for one of these items, and in a very short time you will be up and running with this impressive lift.

Although you certainly do have a lot of different choices as far as the equipment that you are going to use in your data centre, the SL500 server lifter is one that certainly should not be overlooked. It can provide you and your workforce with lots of benefits, as it takes care of the lifting and moving of these heavy servers for you.

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