Ingersoll Rand has unveiled a new control handle for handling loads from 5-225kg.

Used with Ingersoll Rand’s standard range of pneumatic load balancers, the completely pneumatic unit does not require any electric power supply.

Loads are lifted and moved with just one hand.  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: 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.