Let’s talk about the elephant in the room for a moment. Today’s servers, especially the ones developed to handle AI applications, are massive. ServerLIFT data center lifts are designed for maneuverability within tight spaces rather than for size.
In most data centers, we expect our users to be moving delicate, heavy equipment up and down narrow aisles filled with racks upon racks of even more expensive equipment. We’ve designed each data center lift to be bottom-heavy to prevent tipping, turn corners tightly, and stop immediately with our new fine-adjust pendant.
These features have proven to be good design choices, since they prevent innumerable costly and dangerous mishaps. If you’ve ever had a nightmare about racks of servers toppling over like dominoes, you understand why our data center lifts were purpose-built with these priorities in mind.
However, what if you’re expanding your AI support and you need to install a server or another piece of IT equipment that’s up to 40 inches long? The last thing you want is for your new and expensive server to overhang the lifting platform and get unbalanced when you hit a bump in the floor or knock into a door frame.
If your servers seem to be outgrowing the available lifting platforms, we recommend our WS-2X™ 21″ Wide Shelf accessory. This is a step up from the WS-1X™ 17″ Wide Shelf attachment, which already provided a greatly expanded lifting surface for larger loads.
The WS-2X™ 21″ Wide Shelf is a 21-inch plate that bolts onto all of our ServerLIFT data center lift models. There’s no need to buy a whole new model just to install larger items. You can stick with what you already know.
This shelf can support up to 500 lbs (227 kg) in the center of the platform and up to 300 lbs (136 kg) at the extended edge, so you can feel safe knowing your cutting-edge AI servers will be safe and sound during installations and moves.
The WS-2X™ Wide Shelf is compatible with the SL-350X® data center lift, the SL-500X® data center lift, and the SL-1000X® data center lift.
Wondering how to optimize your ServerLIFT data center lift functionality even more?
We offer several attachments and accessories you can use to keep your workers safe and your costly investments intact.
