Industrial Manipulators - Tools for Enterprise Modernization.

Industrial manipulators are a tool for the modernization of enterprises.

Over the past 30 years, many of the world's leading industrial companies have invested large amounts in modernizing their production with industrial pneumatic manipulators.

Industrial manipulators are special pneumatic lifting systems used for moving and precise positioning of various loads. The construction of manipulators allows the operator not only to lift all kinds of cargo, but also to orient them in space, to rotate in various planes, and with minimal effort.

Industrial manipulators can often be found in automotive plants. With their help, the body elements, suspension, instrument panels, wheels, batteries, etc. are installed. In many cases, the use of manipulators in machine-building enterprises allows companies to reduce the risk of occupational diseases of the musculoskeletal system in personnel, improve work safety, and significantly increase the productivity of production sites.

The trend towards the ergonomics of production sites had a significant impact on the emergence of industrial manipulators in enterprises. In addition, major global campaigns seek to minimize the costs of workers' compensation, downtime and legal claims resulting from injuries. Not many businesses can afford to ignore any of these problems.

Typically, industrial manipulators are manufactured in several versions: in the rack, hanging and even embedded in other process equipment. If it is necessary to cover a large work area, the manipulators are made movable, for example, they are mounted on suspension rails.

The operating principle of a typical pneumatic manipulator is relatively simple. Lifting and lowering the load is the result of the action of one or more pneumatic cylinders. Moving in the horizontal plane is carried out by the muscular force of the operator, in a "weightless state". The rotation of the weight around the axis of the suspension, as well as turns and revolutions around other axes can be performed both by the muscular force of the operator and by the pneumatic drives built into the gripping devices.

One of the main distinguishing features of pneumomanipulators is their safety. In case of a breakdown in the supply of energy (in this case air), the transported cargo can be returned to its original position due to a residual amount of compressed air, unloading the manipulator, which eliminates the possibility of injury and production rejection.

High accuracy of moving and positioning the load is achieved by the fact that the controls are located directly on the load grippers, allowing the operator to move loads and parts as if with their own hands. The same is achieved by the ease of use of such equipment, operators do not require a special training course.

Industrial pneumatic manipulators are very reliable. The life of pneumatic components is millions of cycles. In the event of failure of the pneumatic system element - the aggregate replacement. All elements are standard and are produced serially.

Possibilities of manipulators allow to apply them in the most various areas. Heavy, large-sized, fragile, dangerous and harmful objects and loads move easily, safely and quickly. Control over the moved cargo is preserved at any time of the operation, which is especially important in a limited space. The use of pneumatic components allows the exclusion of sparks, which makes it possible to use manipulators in explosive and fire-hazardous conditions.

The use of special load-gripping devices made for a specific task makes it possible to significantly reduce the time of the production cycle of enterprises and increase the degree of efficiency of production processes. The use of several quick-release grippers provides flexibility of adaptation to any technological process and versatility within a specific production site.

At present, modern machinery and technology play an increasingly important role in Russian engineering enterprises in basic technological operations. But the auxiliary work is usually done manually, or with the help of obsolete low-performance mechanisms. In the general balance of the worker's time, time that is not directly related to the performance of the basic operations, in some cases not only occupies a significant amount, but also often involves heavy manual labor.

This applies primarily to machine operators, when installing and removing long shafts and drums, large flanges, disks, cast and welded bodies, and machine tools (lathe chucks, machine vice, turntable, dividing heads and other similar equipment ) The worker sometimes has to expose himself to considerable physical stress.

A similar situation occurs in the assembly areas of machines and large-sized units, when heavy parts or assembly units must be installed in the specified position in a strictly oriented position.

In all these cases and a number of others, industrial pneumatic hoist-manipulators developed and manufactured in St. Petersburg by the company "Loader" can come to the aid of specialists of various enterprises. Our specialists will develop and offer the best technical solutions for the organization of work areas using pneumatic manipulators, we will produce, deliver and install manipulators and grippers, and provide all necessary design documentation.