Handling Systems
D-BP Pneumatic Rope Balancer
Easier handling with higher precision – simple and safe

Decisive benefits

Featuring unsurpassed functionality, rope balancers facilitate load handling and offer

• precise and smooth positioning
• effortless handling
• individual guidance

Most advanced balancer system

The rope balancer is the most advanced pneumatically powered balancer system available. Use this system to guide and move your loads effortlessly into an exact position, even without the need for a control pendant – with maximum precision, safety and reliability.

Depending on the control method, many functions can be performed by regulating the air flow. These range from simple lifting and lowering to virtually weightless handling of individual loads.

Outstanding ergonomics

Using a rope balancer unit, any load can be handled while the operator adopts the most favourable ergonomic posture. This prevents back strain and cramps and normally unavoidable muscular and skeletal injuries. This not only results in a significant reduction of the physical burden, but also leads to higher productivity and greater employee motivation.

Never too fast

The speed limiter is a standard rope balancer feature. If the cable ruptures, it prevents the remaining cable from moving upwards too fast.

Effectively held even without power

The optional D Brake supplied with the D-BP 110 model ensures that rope balancer units hold the load, even if the compressed air supply is interrupted for a long period of time.

Up/down control - Performance to meet your needs

Rope balancer units operate at lifting speeds up to 60 m/min, with a duty factor of 100 %. Depending on the model, they are suitable for loads weighing from 0 to 55 or 0 to 110 kg at 6 bar operating pressure.

Up/down control with DSK pendant

The standard rope balancer control is integrated into the ergonomically designed housing of the proven DSK control pendant. The patented valve block offers unsurpassed sensitivity for infinite control of the lifting and lowering speeds depending on how far the buttons are pressed. The great advantage of the rope balancer over chain hoists is that, when the load has been brought to a standstill, the operator can position it some ± 10 cm by hand thanks to the air cushion.

The required maximum operating speed can be simply adjusted inside the DSK housing. Naturally, this is tamper-proof to prevent any manipulation.

High precision and productivity

As an option together with the up/down control, the patented speed control offers even more enhanced motions. The state-of-the-art valve system smoothly controls the lifting and lowering speeds virtually independent of the load. Rope balancer units enable you to achieve the most productive working speeds. Dangerous situations do not occur, neither while raising an empty hook, nor while lowering a heavy load.

Always leave a hand free

The Manulift switch enables you to guide, lift and lower loads with only one hand, leaving one hand free for other important jobs. In addition to all the benefits of the standard up/down control system, this switch can be used to guide and manually position the load on the level without any problems.

The C-hook is attached to a handle for fast and easy handling. A rocker switch integrated into the handle provides for intuitive lifting and lowering motions.

Single and dual balance controls – the right solution...

... for a constant load

If you always have to lift the same load again and again, a rope balancer fitted with single balance control provides fast and reliable support. It will hold a permanently attached load, such as a tool or welding gun, in perfect balance. This enables the load to be picked up effortlessly and moved to the desired position. When released after use, the tool will stay in place until needed again.

for two alternating loads

A dual load control will keep both an empty as well as a loaded end effector or load attachment in balance. The load may be always the same, or there may be different loads that always weigh the same.

Manual force control

What is it about?
The most convenient control available for rope balancer units offers you unbeatable advantages for handling, guiding and positioning

• any load
• no adjustment required
• convenient with both hands
• independent of the weight
• minimum resistance
• follows your hand up and down
• effortless
• safe and reliable
• fast or slow
• sensitive and precise
• with intuitive control

Always where you left it
One of the outstanding advantages of manual force control is that once left in balance, a load will remain where it is.

Hands on if required
If you need to handle the load direct, manual force control can be switched to floating load control at the push of a button to enable you to guide and position the load. In this way, semi-finished products can be positioned in machinery or machine cells down to the last millimeter, for example. Parts can also be placed and connected in precision assembly operations.

Quick disconnect
Standardised load handling attachments can be changed effortlessly using the quick-change coupling at any time. In addition, special end effectors can also be permanently attached using threaded connectors.

Standard or individual control
Your rope balancer is of course fully operational when delivered. However, if necessary, a small hand-held terminal can be used to modify the control functions to meet the needs of your application at any time. Using a simple menu, you can change the rope balancer configuration to meet your needs online. Any changes, such as to the safety release, the maximum load setting or device dynamics, can be tested immediately and modified, if required.

Rope balancer integration

KBK crane construction kit
However and wherever you want to use a rope balancer unit – the KBK crane construction kit also makes it possible, simple and cost-effective. The rail system includes a wide range of steel and aluminium track sections. The possibilities are infinite: from simple designs to complex monorail systems or single and double girder suspension cranes to pillar and wall-mounted slewing jib cranes. Trolleys featuring maintenance-free and wear-resistant travel rollers ensure outstanding reliability.