ATEX version of air hoist
April 1st 2007

Ingersoll Rand now offers an ATEX zone 2 version of its Palair Premium oil-less air hoist, of which several thousand have already been sold worldwide. It is designed to stand up to the most demanding applications in terms of health and safety and is suitable for applications such as food processing, chemicals and petrochemicals, and clean rooms.

The patented Rotorair motor, a two-part gear motor developed by Ingersoll Rand, gives it a service life of over 10 years with regular maintenance. It is designed to lift loads of 250 to 980 kg.

When developing an ATEX version of the Palair Premium, the Ingersoll Rand teams were able to conserve the initial characteristics of the hoist for clean environments: no air lubrication, electrogalvanized chain, stainless steel casings, possibility of high-pressure cleaning, etc.

The Palair Premium was the first chain type air hoist to be approved by the USDA (US Department of Agriculture). In its ATEX version all the moving mechanical parts have been redesigned in bronze or stainless steel, the motor and the mechanical systems have been placed inside a sealed casing and a ventilation system has been added to the motor to eliminate the risk of creation of gas pockets under pressure.