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ARTICULATED LIFT ASSIST ARM

CHALLENGE: An automobile manufacturer needed a means for ergonomically transporting heavy parts between processes. The application called for a large articulated arm, but no such off-the-shelf product existed that would handle both the payload and the reach required.

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SOLUTION: A large arm was custom-designed for the application. Due to the size of the arm, zero-gravity lift assistance is required at all times, both when a payload is being transported and when the arm carries no load.
Air logic components are utilized to sense whether or not a payload is present, and to adjust the air pressure of the pneumatic balancing mechanism accordingly to provide zero-gravity at all times.