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Ingersoll Rand
Introducing 100% inline pneumatic control
This new control handle from Ingersoll Rand is intended for use in the easy handling of loads from 5 to 225kg. Used with Ingersoll Rand’s standard range of pneumatic load balancers, it is the only model on the market that is completely pneumatic, so doesn’t require any electric power supply. It gives the user an acute sense of control, with ergonomic positioning of the load, which allows increased productivity.
With the inline control, the raising and lowering of the load is carried out intuitively through the action of the control handle. The operator controls all the movement with one hand. In effect, the handle is 100% sensitive, and the speed of motion is thus proportionate to the effort applied by the operator. The load can be positioned effectively and directly onto the component with an effort equivalent to 5% of its own mass.
If no pressure is applied to the control handle, the load remains balanced no matter where the load balancer is located on its translation area. With a simple pneumatic sensor on the gripper, two different loads can be balanced very easily: the empty gripper or the gripper with the component to be handled. The inline control adapts, furthermore, to a wide range of loads, starting at around 80% of a load balancer’s capacity.
The installation of the inline control is particularly easy because it works completely by pneumatics. The majority of parts (control box, control cable, control handle, grippers, etc ) are standard Ingersoll Rand products. Being 100% pneumatic also eases maintenance operations and guarantees a greater reliability in cases of intensive use.
The Ingersoll Rand teams offer an inline control model that is best suited to where it will be used according to the following criteria: rails, brackets, manipulator arms, cycle time, vertical running, horizontal movement, number of loads and their weight, type of gripper and components, and total height availability.
The Solutions team at Ingersoll Rand can also develop a specific, customized gripper on demand.
Press contact:
Ingersoll-Rand
Aymeric Dupont-Franklin, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
If no pressure is applied to the control handle, the load remains balanced no matter where the load balancer is located on its translation area. With a simple pneumatic sensor on the gripper, two different loads can be balanced very easily: the empty gripper or the gripper with the component to be handled. The inline control adapts, furthermore, to a wide range of loads, starting at around 80% of a load balancer’s capacity.
The installation of the inline control is particularly easy because it works completely by pneumatics. The majority of parts (control box, control cable, control handle, grippers, etc ) are standard Ingersoll Rand products. Being 100% pneumatic also eases maintenance operations and guarantees a greater reliability in cases of intensive use.
The Ingersoll Rand teams offer an inline control model that is best suited to where it will be used according to the following criteria: rails, brackets, manipulator arms, cycle time, vertical running, horizontal movement, number of loads and their weight, type of gripper and components, and total height availability.
The Solutions team at Ingersoll Rand can also develop a specific, customized gripper on demand.
Press contact:
Ingersoll-Rand
Aymeric Dupont-Franklin, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
