Knight (booth 2637) promotes turnkey solutions in product design and development. The updated IAD Servo Systems are designed to accommodate consumer requests for increased load/configuration capacity.
Its KSH1000-2301 single chain hoist manages up to 1,000lb (454kg), while the KSH2000-2301 twin chain dual motor handles up to 2,000lb (907kg). All Servo Systems provide controlled transfer of workloads while enhancing the accuracy and repeatability of an application. Standard or custom options allow for various programmed product functions.
The KSA1000-2301 Servo Arm (1000lb/454kg) is a recent addition to the Servo family. The system includes a larger chain, motor, gearbox, and servo drive. The arm integrates “smoother than air precision, ease of programmability, as well as built-in safety features,” Knight said.
Douglas Jones, controls manager, highlighted the introduction of a digital control handle that displays weights, fault codes, and I/O diagnostics. The digital design includes an accelerometer which isolates inertial forces resulting from structural vibrations, and in turn more accurately detects the force applied by an operator. This new technology provides an improved response reaction to operator input.
Knight Industries’ featured line of lean tools are designed to be “uncomplicated, durable, cost-effective ergo assists,” it said. Each pre-designed device includes a balancer and pendant control. Lean tools are essentially a “pre-engineered Ergo Assist in a box,” it added. Various lifting configurations include box clamp, prong clamp, J-hook, power clamp, seat scoops, magnetic and vacuum lifts.
