Festo recently supplied components to Stopak for the development of an airbag inflation tool. Stopak, a specialist in the design of cargo securing methods, developed the Jumbo Inflator to inflate dunnage bags used to fill the voids between cargo during transportation.

The patented Stopak inflation device

The function of dunnage bags is to protect valuable break bulk cargo and merchandise during transportation, either by ship, rail or road. However, the bags can easily be under or over inflated, causing damage to the cargo.
Stopak developed the patented inflation tool to overcome these shortcomings. The resulting tool is the first of its kind on the market. It is capable of inflating a dunnage bag automatically, at a high speed, to the exact pressure required. The desired pressure is programmed into the device and inflation occurs with a mere flick of a button. The inflator is twice as fast as other devices on the market and, as a result of the programmed setpoint, it will never over or under inflate a bag.