Historically, at least 20 percent of ASSEMBLY’s readers make products that are larger than a 6-foot cube, including buses, tractors, trains, yachts, jets, helicopters, and even rockets and missiles. Accessing such large assemblies poses a challenge. Ladders offer little freedom of movement and are an accident waiting to happen. They could also damage fragile surfaces or mechanisms.

Mobile elevated work platforms that can be customized to each assembly are a better option. Such platforms are the specialty of Spika Design and Manufacturing inLewistown, MT.