EXPRESSO eBalanceLift – ergonomics via column or rail

The second highlight on the EXPRESSO stand is the eBalanceLift electronic rope balancer. This ergonomic handling system supports manual lifting, lowering and positioning actions during load handling. It can be installed as a column or rail version. In both cases, the user operates via an operating unit that is fixed to the control head of the eBalanceLift or to the load receptacle and is connected to a servo-motorised hoist via a steel cable. All necessary parameters and programming can be entered directly on the control unit, i.e. without an external computer. A load cell in the operating unit detects the weight of the load and passes on the movements carried out on the unit to the hoist, which supports the user and takes the load from him. Depending on the application, the use of the operating handle can also be dispensed with via the balancing mode integrated as standard. “Regardless of the load weight and without any effort, the user can move loads of up to 600 kg with the eBalanceLift and concentrate fully on handling. This allows him to carry out even positioning, pick-up and delivery situations with high precision,” explains Oliver Stauch-Vaupel.
In the column version – called ARM – loads with weights of up to 300 kg can be handled with the eBalanceLift via an articulated arm on a column. Here, endless 360°degree manoeuvring of the load is possible, with the articulated arm extending up to 4,000 mm depending on the system configuration. In the RAIL variant, the EXPRESSO eBalanceLift can be combined with all common rail types and used for loads weighing up to 600 kg. The same applies to both the column and the rail solution: the operating head and drive have programmable inputs and outputs, and the control software can be adapted to the customer’s individual requirements.