ProStar™ Boom & Column Manipulators

Standard Features

  • Heavy duty box-beam construction
  • Remote pendant with joystick
  • Precisely machined anti-fall device
  • 360 degree rotation
  • Rack-and-pinion drive system for boom movement
  • Precision machined ways

Available Options 

  • Free-standing base
  • Forward/stop/reverse footswitch
  • Fast-slow footswitch
  • Preset digital tachometer
  • Tach feedback
  • Variable speed hoist
  • “Step-Over” overlay control
  • Flashing red lights at column top and boom end
  • Operator seats
  • Welding support platform
  • Remote mounting of wire reels
  • Bulk wire systems
  • Flux delivery and recovery systems
  • Power track for cable
  • Operator catwalk and ladder
  • Power column rotation
  • Wiper brushes
  • Weld current grounds
  • Screw lift
  • Slides and swivels
  • Travel cars
  • Weld head mountings
  • Tilting boom
  • Remote operator stations
  • Programmable operation
  • Small ID weld heads
  • Fume exhaust mounting
Praxair ProStar Boom & Column Manipulators

Prostar Manipulators Handle Small & Large Welding Jobs with Stroke to 35 Feet+


Typical Max Deposition Rates*
Single Wire Up to 20 lbs./hr
Twin WireUp to 26 lbs./hr

*Using 1,000 amp sub-arc power source. 

Standard Configuration

SpecificationsPRS4x4-MPRS6x6-MPRS Double 8PRS1100PRS1400 PRS1600
Boom Stroke48 in. 72 in. 8 in. 11 in. 14 in. 16 in.
Vertical Boom Travel10 in. to 58 in. 10 in. to 82 in. 205/8 in. to 112 in. 167/8 in. to 11 ft. 97/8 in. 211/8 in. to 14 ft. 91/8 in. 263/8 in. to 16 ft. 83/8 in.
Overall 300 lbs. 300 lbs. 500 lbs. 1,000 lbs. 1,500 lbs. 2,200 lbs.
Height 66 in. 90 in. 11 ft. 10-3/4 in.15 ft. 15/16 in. 18 ft. 10-1/2 in. 21 ft. 8-3/4 in.

Specifications subject to change without notice.