The Konecranes AirBalancer

Ergonomic, Efficient Load Handling

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The Konecranes AirBalancer is a type of lifting equipment that, by making use of a floating load unit, aids in placing, lifting, moving and picking items up  by hand. This device runs on air pressure and makes the item you’re lifting feel nearly weightless. The Airbalancer will increase productivity and has low maintaining, acquiring and operating costs, making this crane a worthwhile investment.

Meets Your Industry’s Needs

The AirBalancer combines speed with flexibility, making it the perfect alternative hoist. When it comes to handling fragile items, this device is extremely useful.

This device can enhance assembly processes where accurate, efficient movements are necessary. This is extremely beneficial for industrial repair and production jobs, as well as throughout the automotive, aviation and solar energy industries.

Profitability Meets Manageability

Heightened Efficiency Throughout Operation

  • Shorter cycle times
  • In comparison to chain hoists, the lifting/lowering speeds are much higher. Some models can reach up to 2000mm/sec.

Added Safety Features

  • Overload is no longer a possiblity
  • No longer requires any electricity
  • Eliminated jerky movements while a load is being lifted or lowered

Heightened Manageability and Ergonomics

  • Fast, uninterrupted movements are also 3-dimensional
  • Cleaner, quieter, more convenient working space
  • Easy to work on
  • Heightened precision

Air Pressure

The most important energy carrier in the industry, aside from electrical power, is air pressure. In comparison to electrical systems, airlifting devices are subject to fewer regulations and therefore greatly reduce cost.  Lowering, pivoting, lifting, and grabbing can be done easily when using strictly pneumatic control technology.

Optimized to Handle the Needs of Your Industry

Konecranes has a large selection of control options standard. We are able to optimize this device for nearly any industry by using varying grab devices and a variety of control options. Various security options are available as well to meet your needs.

Examples of Control Options:

  • Balancing control for fixed load weight (single load balancing)
  • Balancing control with automatic pneumatic load detection
  • Load weight compensation for manual touch lever control
  • Balancing control for consistent load weights (dual load balancing, triple load balancing)
  • Manual touch lever control (down/up)

Base-pressure and interlock, among other options, are also available for the aforementioned basic control systems.

We Offer Total Grab Devices

Grab Devices are load handling devices that grab or brace the load.

  • Pneumatic grab devices use cylinders activated by air pressure to brace the load
  • Mechanical grab devices do not require air pressure, magnetism, vacuum or any other  additional energy to brace the load
  • Magentic grab devices are built specifically for magnetic parts like metals because they use magnetism to grab their load
  • Vacuum grippers are often used for thick materials like synthetic materials, metals and glass because they use vacuum  suction cups to grab the load

These devices can be paired with jib cranes, ergonomic hollow profile and competent crane systems XM and XA, as well as the various control options and grab devices mentioned above.

All our balancers, as well as the manipulators, have EC-conformity and meet the EN-14238 regulation.

Available Services

Konecranes can help your business maintain your AirBalancer so it remains in peak condition. Design a customized service package by contacting one of our many local service locations.

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