FullSharp 50 kg Air Balancer Articulating Arm for Billets

This plant machines ring-shaped steel billets weighing a few dozen kilos each. They sit on pallets, in racks and on benches, and operators were bending to lift and place them all day long. The owner wanted a device one person could run, fast enough to keep up with the work rhythm and with no electricity.

FullSharp installed a 50 kg FullSharp air balancer articulating arm on a mobile base, fully pneumatic. The two-section jointed arm reaches out, folds back and works around columns and benches easily. A pneumatic billet gripper hangs from the arm: the operator holds the handle, puts the jaws into the billet bore, clamps, lifts, swings and sets it down. The air balancer moves as fast or as slowly as the operator's hand, ideal for lifting billets over and over through the shift.

FullSharp air balancer articulating arm for lifting billets in a factory

FullSharp 50 kg air balancer articulating arm on a mobile base, photo edited to keep the equipment in colour.

Installed equipment

Two-section articulating arm: smooth joints, arm marked 50 kg, swinging and folding freely around the workstation.
FullSharp air balancer: pneumatic lifting and lowering at the speed of the operator's hand, no electricity.
Mobile base: yellow steel column on a square base with casters, a push handle and four hand-wheel leveling feet; a label requires all four feet down before operation.
Pneumatic billet gripper: air-actuated jaws, a coiled air hose following the hook and the control handle right on the tool.

Key specifications

Rated load50 kg
EquipmentFullSharp air balancer articulating arm
PowerFully pneumatic
BaseMobile, 4 hand-wheel leveling feet
ToolPneumatic billet gripper
LoadRing-shaped steel billets

Benefits for the factory

One person, no bending

Clamping, lifting, swinging and placing a billet takes one operator, without bending for each piece.

Fast, repeatable all day

The air balancer follows the operator's hand, keeping up a continuous lifting rhythm through the shift without overheating.

No electricity

Only the plant air line is needed, safe for oily, chip-filled areas.

On-site installation photos

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Suitable applications

Loading and unloading machining centres
Moving steel billets, bushings and rings from pallets and racks to benches
Assembly stations lifting 20–50 kg parts continuously
Areas that need non-electric lifting

Get a solution for your factory

Send FullSharp photos of your billets, their dimensions, the heaviest weight and the station layout. We will survey your site, choose the arm reach and design a gripper to fit your parts, with a free quotation.

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