Steel Plate Lifting Handling Manipulator
The arm parks above your rack of blanks. Pull the trigger on the pistol grip: eight venturi cups drop, hug the plate, and lift it clear while the mast glides forward on sealed bearings. A gentle rotation drops the sheet onto the cutting table pins; cups release, arm retracts, cycle done. The whole choreography needs less air than a single impact wrench and draws only 0.4 kWh per shift—cheaper than the coffee the operator would sip while waiting for the forklift.
Herochu Steel-Plate Lifting Handling Manipulator
Start at $2 999 · CE / ISO 9001 · Built for your table size · Ships in 10 days
Start at $2 999 · CE / ISO 9001 · Built for your table size · Ships in 10 days
A laser only earns when the beam is on. Between those sparks lies the real job: getting a 4 m, 300 kg sheet from the stillage to the shuttle without kinking an edge, scraping the paint, or calling two extra people who are already busy wrestling a different nest. The Herochu cantilever manipulator turns that 15-minute wrestling match into a 45-second solo dance—pneumatic suction, powered articulation, one-hand control, zero strain.
From flat-pack to first cut in under a minute
The arm parks above your rack of blanks. Pull the trigger on the pistol grip: eight venturi cups drop, hug the plate, and lift it clear while the mast glides forward on sealed bearings. A gentle rotation drops the sheet onto the cutting table pins; cups release, arm retracts, cycle done. The whole choreography needs less air than a single impact wrench and draws only 0.4 kWh per shift—cheaper than the coffee the operator would sip while waiting for the forklift.
The arm parks above your rack of blanks. Pull the trigger on the pistol grip: eight venturi cups drop, hug the plate, and lift it clear while the mast glides forward on sealed bearings. A gentle rotation drops the sheet onto the cutting table pins; cups release, arm retracts, cycle done. The whole choreography needs less air than a single impact wrench and draws only 0.4 kWh per shift—cheaper than the coffee the operator would sip while waiting for the forklift.
Built like a machine tool, not a gadget
The backbone is 180 × 180 × 8 mm square steel, laser-cut and fish-plate welded to take 1 000 kg at full reach without whispering. Pivot pins run in graphite-bronze bushings; no plastic sleeves to crush or replace. The suction bar floats on a parallelogram linkage so eight cups share the load even when the sheet bows or carries mill-scale ridges. A 60-micron filter/water separator keeps airlines dry; cup life stretches past 18 months in coastal humidity. Every joint carries a grease nipple—one pump every 500 cycles, five minutes, done.
The backbone is 180 × 180 × 8 mm square steel, laser-cut and fish-plate welded to take 1 000 kg at full reach without whispering. Pivot pins run in graphite-bronze bushings; no plastic sleeves to crush or replace. The suction bar floats on a parallelogram linkage so eight cups share the load even when the sheet bows or carries mill-scale ridges. A 60-micron filter/water separator keeps airlines dry; cup life stretches past 18 months in coastal humidity. Every joint carries a grease nipple—one pump every 500 cycles, five minutes, done.
Three bodies, one brain
Choose the throat that matches your bed: 1 500 mm for 3 m shuttle tables, 2 000 mm for 4 m fibre monsters. Lift height starts at 300 mm and climbs to 1 200 mm so you can feed a 200 mm table or clear a 900 mm sorting conveyor without swapping tools. Rated loads step 300 kg, 500 kg, 1 000 kg—same frame, bigger cylinder, different relief valve. One PLC box lives under the mast; cable sets are numbered and pluggable so a maintenance tech can swap a sensor in the time it takes to change a nozzle.
Choose the throat that matches your bed: 1 500 mm for 3 m shuttle tables, 2 000 mm for 4 m fibre monsters. Lift height starts at 300 mm and climbs to 1 200 mm so you can feed a 200 mm table or clear a 900 mm sorting conveyor without swapping tools. Rated loads step 300 kg, 500 kg, 1 000 kg—same frame, bigger cylinder, different relief valve. One PLC box lives under the mast; cable sets are numbered and pluggable so a maintenance tech can swap a sensor in the time it takes to change a nozzle.
Pneumatic muscles, electric nerves
We use air for brute force—clean, intrinsically safe, always available—and 24 V DC for brains. A magnetic encoder tracks boom angle; the screen shows live load, cup vacuum and cycle count. If vacuum drops below −55 kPa during a lift the valve block locks and the arm gently sets the sheet back down—no drama, no dropped parts, no midnight call to the insurance broker. The pendant is IP 65; weld spatter just bounces off.
We use air for brute force—clean, intrinsically safe, always available—and 24 V DC for brains. A magnetic encoder tracks boom angle; the screen shows live load, cup vacuum and cycle count. If vacuum drops below −55 kPa during a lift the valve block locks and the arm gently sets the sheet back down—no drama, no dropped parts, no midnight call to the insurance broker. The pendant is IP 65; weld spatter just bounces off.
Space is money—keep both
The footprint is a single square metre. When the shift ends the boom parks vertically, leaving aisles free for sweepers or a pallet truck. Compare that to the three-metre corridor a forklift needs for turning and you realise the manipulator often pays for itself in reclaimed floor before the first year is out. Ceiling height? If you can stand the sheet up, the arm will reach it—up to 4 m under hook without a mezzanine.
The footprint is a single square metre. When the shift ends the boom parks vertically, leaving aisles free for sweepers or a pallet truck. Compare that to the three-metre corridor a forklift needs for turning and you realise the manipulator often pays for itself in reclaimed floor before the first year is out. Ceiling height? If you can stand the sheet up, the arm will reach it—up to 4 m under hook without a mezzanine.
One operator, eight hours, zero backache
Manual feeding teams usually run two people: one to steady, one to drive. The manipulator cuts that to a single setter who never lifts more than a game-controller. In field tests customers shaved 40 labour minutes off every nest change. Run fifteen nests a day and you have gifted yourself ten extra machine hours daily—enough capacity to accept that rush job without touching overtime.
Manual feeding teams usually run two people: one to steady, one to drive. The manipulator cuts that to a single setter who never lifts more than a game-controller. In field tests customers shaved 40 labour minutes off every nest change. Run fifteen nests a day and you have gifted yourself ten extra machine hours daily—enough capacity to accept that rush job without touching overtime.
Metals, woods, plastics—no prejudice
Cup compound is shore-60 nitrile: oil-resistant, mark-free on polished stainless, yet happy on rough-sawn plywood or acrylic with protective film. Swap to blue silicone for high-temp pickled plate, or foam rings for perforated sheets—thirty-second change, no tools. We once fed 12 mm copper busbar straight into a punching centre; another user loads MDF boards into a CNC router. Same arm, different day.
Cup compound is shore-60 nitrile: oil-resistant, mark-free on polished stainless, yet happy on rough-sawn plywood or acrylic with protective film. Swap to blue silicone for high-temp pickled plate, or foam rings for perforated sheets—thirty-second change, no tools. We once fed 12 mm copper busbar straight into a punching centre; another user loads MDF boards into a CNC router. Same arm, different day.
Installation that does not hijack the weekend
The manipulator ships bolted to a steel baseplate. Drop four M16 anchors, connect ½” air line and 230 V single phase, run the self-calibration routine—thirty minutes and the arm is ready for production. No pit, no civil work, no factory air upgrade. If you move premises, unbolt it, fork it onto a truck, and reinstall it before the coffee gets cold.
The manipulator ships bolted to a steel baseplate. Drop four M16 anchors, connect ½” air line and 230 V single phase, run the self-calibration routine—thirty minutes and the arm is ready for production. No pit, no civil work, no factory air upgrade. If you move premises, unbolt it, fork it onto a truck, and reinstall it before the coffee gets cold.
Price that respects cash-flow
Entry model 300 kg, 1 500 mm reach, eight-cup array: $2 999 ex-works. That is less than the cost of one hernia claim or three weeks of idle laser rent. Step to 1 000 kg heavy-duty and you are still below the price of a used forklift that will need fuel, tyres, and a licence. Spare cup sets start at $12; a complete seal kit is $89—maintenance budgets stay asleep.
Entry model 300 kg, 1 500 mm reach, eight-cup array: $2 999 ex-works. That is less than the cost of one hernia claim or three weeks of idle laser rent. Step to 1 000 kg heavy-duty and you are still below the price of a used forklift that will need fuel, tyres, and a licence. Spare cup sets start at $12; a complete seal kit is $89—maintenance budgets stay asleep.
Ten-year frame, two-year everything else
We weld, machine, and paint in one facility; every serial is logged to steel heat number and test report. The frame carries a ten-year warranty; pneumatic and electric components two years. A QR plate on the mast links to a video library: how to set vacuum, how to bleed the circuit, how to swap a cup while the kettle boils. If you prefer human eyes we video-diagnose in under an hour and ship parts within 24 h from regional hubs.
We weld, machine, and paint in one facility; every serial is logged to steel heat number and test report. The frame carries a ten-year warranty; pneumatic and electric components two years. A QR plate on the mast links to a video library: how to set vacuum, how to bleed the circuit, how to swap a cup while the kettle boils. If you prefer human eyes we video-diagnose in under an hour and ship parts within 24 h from regional hubs.
Stop renting strain
Every plate you man-handle is a coin someone else picks up: lost minutes, bent corners, aching backs. Bolt a Herochu manipulator to the floor and those coins stay in your pocket. Feed faster, cut sooner, ship earlier—turn the laser into the pacemaker of the shop and let the arm do the heavy breathing. Your operator will walk taller at the end of the shift, and the beam will still be burning while the other guys are hunting for their next sheet.
Every plate you man-handle is a coin someone else picks up: lost minutes, bent corners, aching backs. Bolt a Herochu manipulator to the floor and those coins stay in your pocket. Feed faster, cut sooner, ship earlier—turn the laser into the pacemaker of the shop and let the arm do the heavy breathing. Your operator will walk taller at the end of the shift, and the beam will still be burning while the other guys are hunting for their next sheet.
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