Technology and application comparison

ELOF low lifter
Counterbalance forklift
Air cushion
Overhead crane​​​​​​​
Electrical
Yes
​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
Yes
for lower loads
No
​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
Yes
​​​​​​​
Emission free
Yes
​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
Yes
If electrical
Air exhaust
​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
Yes
​​​​​​​
Compact & lightweight
Yes
​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
No
due to counterbalance
Yes
​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
Yes
​​​​​​​
Flexible
Yes​​​​​​​
compact and lightweight
​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
No​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
due to size
​​​​​​​
​​​​​​​Yes
restricted by air hose and floor surface​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
Yes
​​​​​​​​​​​​​​within work area
​​​​​​​
Floor pressure applied
Low
​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
High

​​​​​​​High
​​​​​​
None
​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
Energy efficient
​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Yes​​​​​​​
due to low unladen weigh
​​​​​​​No
due to high unladen weight
​​​​​​​​​​​​​​No
expensive pressurized air
​​​​​​​Yes
​​​​​​​​​​​​​​electrical drive
Low lift
​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Yes
​​​​​​​
Yes
​​​​​​​
​​​​​​​​​Yes
​​​​​​​
Yes
​​​​​​​
High lift
​​​​​​​​​​​​​​No
​​​​​​​
Yes
​​​​​​​
No​
​​​​​​​
Yes​​​​​
​​​​​​​
Safe​​​​​​​
​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Yes​​​​​​​
​​​​​​​low lift and well protected driver
​​​​​​​Yes
​​​​​​​if low lift
Yes
​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
Issues with heavy loads
​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
Noise​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
Low
​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
Low
if electrical
Noisy air
​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
​​​​​​​Low
​​​​​​​
Indoor
​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Yes
​​​​​​​
​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Yes
​​​​​​​
​​​​​​​Yes​​​​​​​
​​​​​​​
​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Yes
​​​​​​​
Outdoor
​​​​​​​On solid surface
​​​​​​​

​​​​​​​Yes
​​​​​​​
​​​​​​​No
​​​​​​​
​​​​​​​​​​​​​​No
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Facility Investments and Costs
​​​​​​​Only normal level floor required​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
​​​​​​​More space required
​​​​​​​
​​​​​​​Strong and almost perfect floor required
Fixed installation under ceiling required​​​​​​​​​​​​​​