Carriage Size: 4′, 5′, or 6′ width or depth
Travel Height: Up to 32’
Lift Capacity: Up to 5,000 lbs

Carriage Size: 4′, 5′, or 6′ width or depth
Travel Height: Up to 25’
Lift Capacity: Up to 3,000 lbs

Carriage Size: 3’ W x 3’D
Travel Height: Up to 16′
Lifting Capacity: 500 lbs

Carriage Size: Up to 12’w x 10’d
Travel Height: Up to 32’
Lift Capacity: 5,000 – 7,000 lbs

Carriage Size: Up to 8’W x 7’D
Travel Height: Up to 30’
Lift Capacity: Up to 5,000 lbs

Carriage Size: 6’x8′ or 8’x6′
Travel Height: Up to 25’
Lift Capacity: Up to 3,000 lbs

Carriage Size: Min 7′ x 7′
Travel Height: Up to 36’
Lift Capacity: Up to 30,000 lbs

CIP Offers a Range of Installation Services to Meet Your Needs. We can handle everything, or get you in touch with a certified installer. We can even help guide you through the installation process if you prefer to do it yourself.

CIP Offers Three Different Inspection Services. Whether you are preparing for an installation, or just want to ensure your previously installed VRC still meets safety standards, we can help.

CIP Provides a Full Range of VRC Lift Maintenance Services. Protect your investment & minimize downtime with CIP’s lift maintenance services. We know how to keep your equipment operating in optimal condition.

We Have the Experience and Expertise to Solve Your Material Handling Challenges. As your business needs change, CIP can help your material handling strategy evolve to meet your productivity goals. We’re here to do the “heavy lifting” with pre-install surveys & technical support.

The world of warehousing and distribution is evolving at a rapid pace, driven by the need for greater efficiency, accuracy, and space utilization.

Mechanical material lifts, including Vertical Reciprocating Conveyors (VRCs), play an essential role across the automotive industry.

Factories are the engines of production, where efficiency, automation, and employee safety are the cornerstones of success.

In the highly-competitive retail and wholesale businesses, where space optimization, streamlined operations, and employee safety are vital, innovative material handling solutions are paramount.

In the dynamic world of bars and restaurants, where efficiency is key, optimizing the movement of supplies, ingredients, and kitchen equipment is essential for success.

In the diverse landscape of the education industry, which encompasses a wide range of institutions, from daycares and pre-K schools to colleges, universities, academies, and trade schools, efficient material handling is essential.

VRC Material Lifts from CIP are ideal for the unique needs of airports and ports.

In the highly secure and efficient world of military bases, government offices, and courthouses, precision, safety, and space optimization are critical.

Custom Industrial Products, Inc. is a vertical lift manufacturer offering effective solutions to your materials handling and manufacturing needs.

As your business needs change, CIP can help your material handling strategy evolve to meet your productivity goals. We’re here to do the “heavy lifting” with pre-install surveys & technical support.

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Knowledge Brief 4 – Choosing the Right VRC Lift for Your Application

VRC lifts come in many configurations and sizes.

Which VRC Lift is right for you?

Our VRC consultants can help engineer the perfect lift solution for your needs. Take the first steps below:

Define Your Load Requirements

What type of materials will you be transporting?
What are your material dimensions and weight capacity?

Determine Your Platform/Carriage

What will you be lifting? How will it be loaded/unloaded?
Load configurations include the “C”, the ‘’Z”, “90º”, & u 4511

Define Your Facility Requirements

What are the unique features of your facility? This also refers to the unloading and loading pattern of the lift.

Define Your Lift Type

S-Series VRC

CIP Straddle Lifts are robust, reliable, affordable and fit a wide variety of uses.

Carriage Size:    ≤ 8’ x 8’

Travel Height:    ≤ 40’

Lift Capacity:    ≤ 6,000 lbs

PM-Series VRC

CIP Modular Straddle Lifts are low cost, stackable, and easier to install.

Carriage Size:    ≤ 6’ x 6’

Travel Height:    ≤ 36’

Lift Capacity:    ≤ 5,000 lbs

C-Series VRC

CIP Cantilever Lifts take a variety of loads and work in low overhead areas.

Carriage Size:    ≤ 7’ x 7’

Travel Height:    ≤ 40’

Lift Capacity:    ≤ 5,000 lbs

TLM-Series VRC

CIP economical TL Lifts are advanced, versatile, efficient & safe for smaller loads.

Carriage Size:    ≤ 3’ x 3’

Travel Height:    ≤16’

Lift Capacity:    ≤ 500 lbs

DM-Series VRC

CIP Dual Mast Lifts take heavier, larger loads supported by 2 steel masts.

Carriage Size:    ≤ 30’ x 30’

Travel Height:    ≤ 60’

Lift Capacity:    ≤ 30,000 lbs

FP-Series VRC

CIP Four-Post Lifts move larger, heavier loads including forklifts and cars.

Carriage Size:    ≤ 30’ x 30’

Travel Height:    ≤ 60’

Lift Capacity:    ≤ 30,000 lbs

Define Your Enclosures

VRC’s must comply to 820.1 safety standards and your state and local codes.