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Lift Design

A Study in Lift Design

Engineering Report

BendPak’s goal is to take the mystery out of buying a car lift by providing simple, transparent facts backed by real engineering and rigorous testing standards. Every BendPak lift is developed using extensive structural engineering, component analysis, and real-world validation to ensure long-term performance, durability, and safety.

There’s a lot that goes into properly engineering a vehicle lift, but here’s what matters most: every test and validation process is absolutely necessary. DO NOT accept anything less than a car lift provider with years of proven experience in structural engineering and structural component analysis. They MUST be able to provide the following for all of their machinery:

  • Structural engineering calculations and an analysis of the entire design per AISC (American Institute of Steel Construction), as well as a full report on the carrying capacities of all load-bearing structural components.

  • Finite element analysis of all load-bearing structural components.

  • Structural stability analyses (e.g. nonlinear buckling analysis) to make sure that the lift structure and all mechanical components will not buckle, even under absolute worst-case loading conditions.

After over 40 years in this business, we've seen the devastation that inferior quality parts, inflated material specs and lax safety standards can lead to. Believe us, it isn't worth the risk. Maybe you'll save money, but by definition the best case scenario for "the bare minimum" is just "barely" getting the job done without complete disaster.