Ceiling Mounted Manipulators

These conveyors are commonly used to supply parts to production and assembly lines. Full pallets of product index forward and are presented to the operator. The empty pallets are evacuated out of the work cell in the opposite direction. This product provides product storage and buffer on the while keeping the operator to task.

For Performance and Quality

• Lightweight and easy to position.
• Push-button up/down valve controls lift and lower for ease of operation.
• Up and down speed valves for precise load control.
• Optional balance controls allow operator to achieve critical load positioning by hand, without activating up/down valve.
• 360° rotation at main post.
• Radial reach up to 113 inches.
• Vertical travel up to 54 inches.
• Parallel link available to support loads beyond end of arm.
• Pneumatic is designed to be operated with clean dry air.
• Precision bearings and thrust washers at joints for smooth motion and long life.

Safety Features

• 5:1 design factor minimum on all structural components.
• Pilot operated lock valve on lift cylinder and gripper cylinders prevents vertical arm movement and loss of payload if supply pressure is interrupted.
• Gripper Safety Circuitry senses the pressure in the cylinder and does not allow the part to be released from tooling unless it is supported.
• Lost Load Cylinder is a separate, sealed hydraulic device that protects the operator from any sudden, uncontrolled vertical motion of the manipulator's arms.

Requires 80-psi clean and dry air to operate at rated lift capacity *Capacity varies according to arm length. Includes payload and tooling **Vertical lift varies according to lift-arm length.

Floor Mounted Manipulators

For jobs that require the compliance and float of a pneumatic manipulator, this machine gives the highest level of feel and position to payload. Positech's SAM uses pneumatic power to provide quick response and superior maneuverability with loads up to 900 pounds. The Simple Air Manipulator's lift cylinder uses compressed air for vertical lifting positioning. Positech's SAMs come equipped with a standard operator-controlled up/down metering valve. As an option, automatic balancing control, combined metering and balancing control, or an ergonomic twist grip control, is available. Precision bearings at every articulating point to minimize resistance to movement.

For Performance and Quality

• Substantially greater endjoint side-loading capability than competitive manipulators.
• End of arm rotating axis has:  up to 15,000 inch pounds of end of arm moment loading and 360° full rotation.
• Its pantograph design allows for a rectangular working window.
• Tool-mounting surface deflects less than 2° when fully side loaded.
• Low SAM models allow for excellent reach in low headroom work areas.
• Mounts on pedestal, overhead spacer, portable or mobile base, or dual rail trolley.
• Designed for low maintenance and high productivity.
• Special circuitry available to meet application requirements.
• Pneumatic is designed to be operated with clean and dry air.
• Precision bearings and thrust washers at joints for smooth motion and long life.

Safety Features

• 5:1 design factor minimum on all structural components.
• Enclosed parallel linkage minimizes visual obstruction and protects operator from potential harm at pinch points.
• Pilot operated lock valve on lift cylinder and gripper cylinders prevents vertical arm movement and loss of payload if supply pressure is interrupted.
• Gripper Safety Circuitry senses the pressure in the cylinder and does not allow the part to be released from tooling unless it is supported.
• Lost Load Cylinder is a separate, sealed hydraulic device that protects the operator from any sudden, uncontrolled vertical motion of the manipulator's arms.

Requires 90-psi clean and dry air to operate at rated lift capacity. Oversized lift cylinder available for lower supply pressures. *Includes payload and tooling: increasing arm length reduces payload capacity.

Verticle Lift Cylinder Manipulator

With up to 6000-pounds capacity, Positech's Vertical Lift Cylinder is ideal for straight line transfer, over-the-assembly line handling and reach-in operations when combined with an overhead rail system or a Positech Articulated Jib Boom. The Positech V-Lift system is uniquely designed with a pneumatic or hydraulic lift cylinder. This lift cylinder provides smooth, controlled lift with the flexibility of off-center loading. Control circuits and auxiliary/optional components mount on the cylinder case, keeping the tooling and operator sight lines free of obstructions.   The V-Lift can be mounted on a monorail trolley, a dual rail bridge, or on the Positech Articlulated Jib Boom.

For Performance and Quality

• Monorail, dual bridge system and Positech Articulated Jib mount options.
• Up to 90,000 inch pounds of off-center loading allows side loading and reach in.
• Optional 360° continuous rotation around its vertical axis.
• Push button or twist-style up/down controls.
• Pneumatic includes air filter/regulator system.
• Standard flange plate bottom mounting for adaptability to a variety of special tooling.
• Pneumatic is designed to be operated with clean and dry air.
• Requires no lubricator.
• Precision bearings and thrust washers at joints for smooth motion and long life.

Safety Features

• 5:1 design factor minimum on all structural components.
• Pilot operated lock valve on lift cylinder and gripper cylinders prevents vertical arm movement and loss of payload if supply pressure is interrupted.
• Gripper Safety Circuitry senses the pressure in the cylinder and does not allow the part to be released from tooling unless it is supported.
• Design limits obstructions in the operator's line of sight.

Pneumatic requires 90 psi clean and dry air to operate at rated lift capacity. *Includes payload and tooling.