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Aerial Work Platforms

The AWP or aerial work platform is a machinery designed and engineered to raise workers and gear to a particular height for the completion of tasks. The kind of machinery varies with the particular brand and unit. Before aerial work platforms were developed, all jobs requiring work at high levels had to be carried out with scaffolding. Thus, the invention of aerial work platforms has kept numerous employees safe and increased the overall productivity of similar jobs.



The three main kinds of aerial work platforms are mechanical lifts, scissorlifts and boomlifts. These machines are able to be operated with pneumatics, mechanically making use of a pinion and rack system or with screws or by hydraulics. These units may be self-propelled with controls located at the platform, they may be unpowered units which need an external force to move them or be mounted to a vehicle so as to be transported.



The aerial work platform was created by John L. Grove, an American inventor and industrialist. Nonetheless, in the year 1966, before the first unit of JLG, a company called Selma Manlift introduced an aerial lift unit.



In the year 1967, after selling his previous business Grove Manufacturing, John L. Grove together with his wife decided to take a road trip. They opted to make a stop at Hoover Dam. While the couple was there, Grove unfortunately witnessed 2 employees electrocuted while they were working on scaffolding. This tragic incident led John Grove to discover an untapped market for a new product that could lift workers safely in the air for them to do maintenance and construction jobs in a better way.



John bought a small metal fabrication business and formed a partnership with 2 friends, once he returned home from his trip. The small business soon began designing ideas for the aerial work platform. The new business was called JLG Industries Inc. They proudly launched their first aerial work platform in the year 1920 with the aid of 20 employees.

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