The movement on air casters can be compared to the movement on ice. It can take some force to overcome the initial inertia to start heavy objects moving, but once they are on the move controlling and stopping them also requires some power. The rule of thumb with air caster transportation is that above 4 tonnes of weight we recommend to have a number of people available to control the load safely, or you can make use of external or internal power drives. The internal drives can be built into a system as an option. External power drives can be connected temporarily to move the objects and then stored again after use.

The attachable air power drive consists of a pneumatic drive motor, pneumatic actuator to connect the coupling and a control bar to control the speed and actuator. We also have power drives available that can be connected and then controlled remotely.

There is a standard type of external power drive available, modifications can be made on request.