Mobile Lift Assist Arm for Fiber Optic Plants

Fiber optic cable reels are heavy yet very sensitive to squeezing and bend radius — just dragging or pressing on the wrong spot can damage the fiber inside without any visible sign. Workers carrying reels by hand get tired and struggle to center the reel on the machine shaft.

FullSharp introduced a pneumatic mobile lift assist arm for cable reels from 50 to 300 kg. The reel is gripped from the core and lifted in balance, and the operator pushes the whole unit on wheels to the machine that needs a reel change, then places it onto the shaft without dragging it across the floor.

Mobile Lift Assist Arm for Handling Cable Reels in a Fiber Optic Plant

FullSharp mobile lift assist arm lifting a cable reel in the fiber optic plant.

Equipment Installed

Wheeled mobile base: rolls to each machine in the plant, with locking feet once positioned.
Pneumatic lift assist unit: balances the cable reel across the 50 to 300 kg range, holding it steady even when released.
Reel gripping head: grips from the core rather than pressing on the outer cable layer, avoiding fiber bending.
Control handle: lift/lower and grip/release buttons within finger's reach, operated by one person.

Key Specifications

Reel load capacity50 - 300 kg

Benefits for the Factory

Protects the fiber

Gripping from the core and lifting in balance keeps the cable from being squeezed or bent past its allowed radius.

Reaches every machine

The wheeled base serves multiple reel-change positions with just one unit.

Faster reel changes

The reel is centered on the shaft on the first try, cutting machine downtime.

Actual Installation Photos

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Suitable Applications

Fiber optic and electrical cable manufacturing plants
Reel material warehouses in factories
Reel feeding lines for coating and winding machines
Inspection and packaging areas for finished reels

Installation Consulting for Your Factory

FullSharp measures the core diameter, width, and weight of the cable reels along with the shaft height of each machine. Our engineers design a gripping head that holds the core correctly, select the appropriate lift stroke, then install and test-run it with real reels before handover.