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# Custom Work Platforms

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## [Key Reasons to Choose a Work Stand Design Team that Uses 3D Modeling](https://blog.spikamfg.com/key-reasons-to-choose-a-work-stand-design-team-that-uses-3d-modeling)

 When it comes to sophisticated equipment and complicated assembly lines, off-the-shelf work...

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## [The Slider Revolution: Achieve Perfect Conformance with Work Platforms](https://blog.spikamfg.com/the-slider-revolution-achieve-perfect-conformance-with-work-platforms)

 With the ability to extend out from a work deck to conform around equipment edges, sliders have...

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## [Three Signs You Should Invest in a Dual-Stage Actuation Work Platform, Not a Scissor Lift](https://blog.spikamfg.com/three-signs-you-should-invest-in-a-dual-stage-actuation-work-platform-not-a-scissor-lift)

 When someone requires upper-level access with a large amount of height adjustability, they...

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## [7 Steps to Buying the Perfect Custom Work Platform](https://blog.spikamfg.com/7-steps-to-buying-the-perfect-custom-work-platform)

 So you've decided you need to buy a custom work platform. How do you go about ensuring you end up...

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## [Industrial Work Platforms: Aluminum or Steel?](https://blog.spikamfg.com/industrial-work-platforms-aluminum-or-steel)

 The first decision to make when buying or designing an industrial work platform is the type of...

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## [Four Methods of Work Platform Actuation: Which is Best for You?](https://blog.spikamfg.com/four-methods-of-work-platform-actuation-which-is-best-for-you)

 Going up! One of the characteristics that make modern work platforms so effective is their ability...

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