1. About Moon Lifter 

An electric balancer that lifts a workpiece of 10 to 1500 kg and moves it with little strength. Operates at AC100V or AC200V with load sensor and servo motor. It supports raising and lowering of workpiece while constantly detecting the force and position. The Moon Lifter balances the weight of objects by a built-in servo motor in order to handle a heavy object as if its weight is zero. You can precisely set a heavy object with no effort, and moreover, it doesn’t make any vibration.  

The Chain is made out of copper/electroless nickel plating and the breaking load is 2t. The end of the chain has an eye hook shape as standard, however, several pieces of lifting equipment can be set for different requirements. The lifting range supports up to 4 m. There is also a dustproof type that is often requested in the field such as casting, machining, and welding, and a HACCP type that uses stainless steel for the main body and upper and lower hooks, and uses lubricating oil for dust pans and food machinery. The bottom is the eye hook, but we also have a grip that is perfect for the work. 

2. The advantages of Moon Lifter

Easy to plug in 

All you need is a power supply of AC100V or AC200V!! No pneumatic supply or piping is required. It can be used by just one worker.

Safety functions 

"Don’t want workpiece to hit my leg!” 

“I want to move it slowly at head level!” 

You can tune upper / lower limit, speed, safety settings, etc. that suit the user. 

It is pre-installed with speed limit, position limit, and braking function in case of an emergency stop. 

Speed limit and position limit can be set during lifting and lowering respectively. 

When approaching a predetermined position, the speed will be limited and will decelerate. The chain is held by the brake when the power is off or stopped during an emergency. Prevents the workpiece from falling. 

Operability 

Balance control of the workpiece by measuring the shaft torque and rotation speed of the motor and adjusting the output. It can be moved with a light push regardless of its weight. 

Since it senses human touch and assists, it realizes stress-free and smooth movement. An “inertia canceller” that cancels the inertia of the movement of the work is equipped as standard. It is now possible to handle super heavy objects more safely. 

In addition, you can work with both hands in a balanced state. 

Precision 

Balance control of the workpiece by measuring the tension and speed of the chain. Supports precise assembly regardless of the weight of the work. 

Console unit which can tune Moon Lifter “ML console” 

Can switch from 4 operational mode (A,B,C,D) on Moon Lifter. Settings are customizable such as lifting distance limit, deceleration limit, etc. These parameters can also be saved in SD card as backup. 

Can switch from 4 operational modes (ABCD). Furthermore, it can be customized to fit the working site. 

Accumulation display option 

You can add up the weight of the suspended load, measure the number of times it is lifted and unloaded, and perform the number of counts. 

• Checking the quantity received during warehouse work 
• Checking the cumulative shipping weight during shipping work 
• Prevention of overload and weight check during loading and palletizing work 
• Check if the packaging is done by cumulative weight 
• Check the cumulative weight that is weighed multiple times 

External I/O option 

Moon Lifter is now automated! Newly developed! 

Introducing [External I/O option]. 

Input/output signals (4 each) are usable for coordination with PLC or robots! [Moving up command] & [Preset weight or tare] are available as external input, then [Notify ML status] & [Notify irregularity] as external output. It is useful for coordination with robots or emergency countermeasure. 

Coordinated motion with robots 

Support small-size robots using electric balancer, able to lift heavier weight! (No need bigger size robot) 

Parallel operation option 

Even long and heavy objects can be handled by an operator, and it can be kept in balance all the time. (By changing the setting, each balancer can be operated separately as a stand-alone device as well.) 

Weight display option 

• Indicate the weight value on the display unit in real-time. 
• Able to check the weight just by hanging the load using Moon Lifter. 
• It is useful at field sites to verify the weight of transferred parts, disassembly of parts, overload error, etc. 

3. Applications

Read now: Specifications of Moon Lifter

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