DESIGN INDUSTRIALIZATION INNOVATION SERVICES HURRY CONTACT Reception> Innovation Innovation Inflatable articulated arms The concept of inflatable articulated arms with strong slenderness was born at the Atomic Energy Commission in 2008. It was approached by the engineers of the CEA as a breakthrough technology in the problem of the inspection of hostile environments. After having the concept validated by a doctoral student, the CEA entrusted Warein Confection Technique with the development and industrialization of the textile production of inflatable arms with high slenderness. Today, this strong partnership of several patents allows Warein Confection Technique to offer you solutions adapted to your inspection problems in difficult to access or hostile environments. VAAR-1.2 mini Benefits Warein Confection Technique inflatable robotic arms are very light (less than 1kg for a 5m arm, 17cm in diameter), easy to transport (in a bag for example), easy to store, safe for the inspection environment (no risk of damaging the installations in the event of an impact), capable of reaching length / diameter ratios of 30 and carrying at least once their own weight. They can be completely non-magnetic and pneumatically controlled. We can adapt our technology to your needs on request, whether in terms of length, diameter, on-board load, ramifications, etc. Ideal for hard to reach, hostile, toxic or explosive environments. Nous sommes bien sûr ouverts à tout sujet de développement en dehors de la thématique d’inspection. Facteurs limitants Plus le diamètre est grand, plus l’intérêt vis-à-vis d’une structure classique est importante, plus le diamètre est faible, plus les avantages s’amenuisent. A l’heure actuelle le plus petit diamètre réalisé est de 10cm. Démonstrateurs 3 démonstrateurs ont vu le jour depuis que nous développons ces bras. Puisqu’ils sont destinés à l’inspection par vision, nous les avons baptisés VAAR pour Vision-air actuated-Robot. Actionneurs textiles ultralégers Pour mettre en mouvement ses bras gonflés, Warein Confection Technique a mis au point des vérins pneumatiques de traction, entièrement en textile et qui offrent des caractéristiques hors du commun. Par exemple, un actionneur de 18g peut développer 300N de traction ! Ces actionneurs peuvent aller de quelques g/m et développer plusieurs dizaines d’hN de traction, jusqu’à plusieurs kg/m pour quelques dizaines de kN de traction. Et toujours pliables et facilement stockables une fois dégonflés. Tous nos produits gonflables peuvent être rempli de gaz, de liquides, voire de mélanges solides/fluides en fonction de l’environnement d’utilisation. Particularly well suited for towing cables or ropes, these actuators have a stroke equivalent to 90% of their maximum size (against 50% for a conventional cylinder). The jacks can be made to measure with strokes ranging from a few cm to several tens of meters, or even more. Textile actuator of 37 g, max force: 60 Kg Ongoing developments We are currently working on the deployment of the inflatable arms, so that they can be gradually inflated until they reach their maximum length. They will be able to lie down while avoiding any obstacles and keeping the control organ (camera or sensor) always at the end of the arm. Inflatable articulated arms Textile actuator of 37 g, max force: 60 Kg, custom stroke length (unlimited) IN THE PRESS TF1 news Article in the Parisian Press release from the Ministry of the Interior Passage to Europe 1 The Express Youtube videos R&D TECH France THE SOCIETY Legal Notice Subsidiary of the Sagaert group CONTACT US WAREIN SAS 208, RUE SAINT LÉONARD 53100 MAYENNE Phone: 02 43 04 23 98 Fax: 02 43 04 86 03 E-mail : warein.sa@wanadoo.fr