Spika Maintenance Platforms ... the investment that pays for itself

   Spika's line of aircraft maintenance platforms are arguably the highest quality, best designed fall protection stands available to the commercial and military industries today.

    These platforms allow the maintenance technician to access upper-level service zones efficiently, improving overall productivity, while providing critical fall protection and assuring a safe work environment in accordance with OSHA 1910.

 The initial cost of a well-designed, high quality work platform can be offset by higher productivity, better quality workmanship and a safer work area.

Phase Systems

   Depot-level Phase Maintenance Systems designed and manufactured by Spika Welding & Mfg offer designs and features found on no other system, establishing them as the finest in wrap-around aircraft work platforms.

   From a user-friendly extruded aluminum plank deck to our proprietary pneumatic slider locking device, these systems make upper-level maintenance access safer, easier and more efficient. Easily assembled and disassembled without the need for tools, Spika's modules are stable and easily moved, thanks to high-quality industrial casters, brakes and quick-couple De-Sta-Co clamps.

   Compare the competition, and you'll agree that Spika's Phase Platforms are by far the better value. More features, more pounds of aluminum, better engineering and design and quality welds by Certified  Aluminum Welders compliant with AWS-D1.2 all add up to a superior product at a very competitive price.

The UMS Family of Universal Maintenance Stands

Common thinking used to hold that a "Maintenance Stand" fell into one of two categories: either a full wrap-around system used only when depot-level extensive maintenance was being performed, or a "B-Series" check stand used for daily service and inspection.

   Spika has introduced the new generation of daily work platforms that combine the best features of both, while allowing unmatched versatility, efficiency, and safety. The modularity of the UMS family makes Spika's stands a mandatory tool for any aviation facility, ranging in size from the UMS58, suited to the Kiowa and similar small aircraft, up through the UMS47 and UMS130 Series, large enough to access engines and components of Chinooks and C-130 Hercs. Whether used as a stand-alone check stand or linked together to form longer, complete fall protection systems, Spika's UMS family offers unmatched usability and value.

    Unlike the B-Series stands of yesterday,  Spika's UMS family is constructed of 6000 series aluminum, rendering them lightweight, easy to position and non-rusting. Unlike many of the B-Series, these stands have a very small footprint, a significant factor in many densely packed facilities. Spika's UMS stands have no hydraulics to leak or seep; instead, they employ manual screw actuators that easily and positively position the heights. Perhaps one of the greatest improvements is the ability to break these stands down and palletize them for shipping and deployment ... something the B-Series stands were never able to do well.

    Each module of Spika's UMS family is completely stable and usable independent of others, unlike the full wrap-around Phase platforms. When using one of Spika's UMS stands, the maintenance tech need not spend hours setting up a system to access the key areas, but merely roll the UMS stand into position, lock the brakes and begin working.

   Yet, Spika's UMS modules afford ample work deck areas and OSHA-compliant fall protection, with the versatility of being able to access numerous areas on various different aircraft with the same model stand. Are the stairs in the way in this configuration? No problem ... just pull two quick-release pins and relocate the stair module to another location. Is a longer work deck required? Simply roll two or three platforms together, connect the attached linkage bars, and lift the center railings out of their sockets and store to the side. Simple, safe and efficient - that's the focus of the Spika UMS family of Universal Maintenance Stands.

Specialty Platforms

    Do you have a particular need that is specific to your facility or aircraft? Spika has the ability to design and manufacture exactly what you need.
   When the USAF needed specialized stands to access difficult locations on the B2 Stealth Bomber, they chose Spika Welding & Mfg to design, engineer and manufacture exactly what they required. When the USCG fielded their new CASA-235 fixed wing surveillance aircraft, they selected Spika Welding to design and furnish a complete set of stands to facilitate daily and depot-level maintenance to the entire aircraft.
   Using state-of-the-art three-dimensional computer modeling, Spika takes the project from concept through development, blueprinting, manufacturing, delivery and on-site assembly (if required). The customer is interacting directly with the design engineer and manufacturer, not a marketer, so details and requirements can be communicated easily and accurately. The end result is a product that functions as envisioned and becomes an invaluable tool, not an accumulation of scrap in the back lot.