Modular Ergonomic Arm ANATERGOARM™ AEA-15

Key Features

• Reconfigurable modular design which can be easily adjusted to perform other specific applications.
• Robust and flexible design which supports pneumatic and electric accessories from 15 to 150kg depending
• on the model.
• Adjustable arm length: users can add or remove modules depending on their needs.
• Optimized work-space coverage: performs a full rotation of 360 degrees without turning the base, reducing space needed to perform.
• Automatic brake system: object and arm position retention assured even if air pressure is removed.
• Arm remains parallel to the horizontal plane.
• Vertical positioning remains constant after button is released.
• Connectors, cables and wiring contained inside the structure.
• Optional flexible tool holder, adaptable to wide range of standard tooling.
• Built with corrosion free anodized aluminum.
• Support numerous tools such as welders, dispensing systems, hot melt applicators and most pneumatic and electric tools.

Advantages

• Increases productivity, reduces operating costs and improves the quality of the production.
• Reduces work-place accidents and injuries.
• Fewer employee absences.
• Absorbs the recoil caused by manipulation of manual tools.
• Improves the operator’s comfort by providing an ergonomic working procedure and reducing RMI and carpal tunnel syndrome.

Applications

• Tapping, deburring nut running
• Burnishing & sizing
• Inserting helicoids, Chamfering, Reaming,
• Countersinking
• Drilling, Screwing, Grinding, Torch cutting
• Handling, assembly and repair of heavy objects in limited work spaces.

The ANATERGOARM™ AEA-15 is a heavy-duty tool-support arm with a modular ergonomic design made with anodized aluminum. It allows anyone to use a wide variety of heavy pneumatic, electric and hydraulic tools up to 15kg in tight spaces. Users slide tools effortlessly and glide through tight spaces with ease while in complete safety and comfort.  The ANATERGOARM™ AEA-15 has all the advantages of zero gravity tool balancers and requires a fraction of the workspace and has snake-arm flexibility while combining and surpassing the types of ergonomy in traditional ergonomic manipulator arms.

The ANATERGOARM™ AEA-15 is composed of five modules and one extension with a 1.2m reach that form an arm attached to a column that the arm moves up and down inside at the push of a button when motorized, or with counter-weights. The zero-gravity load design of the arm eliminates all friction, so it takes no power to slide tools horizontally. Modules fold over each other, allowing the arm to take the most direct path to any object and glide around obstacles. Users experience three levels of ergonomics: the handle and arm support are ergonomic, the arm’s movement mimics the natural biomechanical movement of the human body and recoil from tools is reduced by 441% at peak torque and 158% for impulses. The arm requires zero power consumption moving or resting and the automatic brakes allow it to maintain its current vertical position. The base of the arm contains counter-weights which balance the arm, allowing users to move the arm up and down by hand effortlessly.

Testing conducted by the University of Windsor as mentioned in the July/August 2019 edition of Plant magazine found that the ANATERGOARM™ helps to prevent Repetitive Motion Injury (RMI) at the workplace, while minimizing worker fatigue and accidents. The testing was conducted using the Atlas Copco® Power Focus 6000™ electric assembly system, a widely used electric torque wrench, especially in automobile manufacturing.

The ANATERGOARM™’s length can be customized by adding or removing modules to or from the arm. An optional extension can be added to allow the user to increase the reach of the arm and change the configuration for different tasks. An optional end-effector can be added to allow the user to rotate tools 360 degrees. The arm can be mobile, mounted on a column or fixed overhead using our rugged support system, designed for long lasting performance.