FIPA's Latest Customized Application Solution: A Gripper with Thermalon® Vacuum Cups for Rapid Demolding of Injection Molded Parts from an 8-cavity Mold
Tasked with creating a demolding gripper that would yield extremely fast cycle times to achieve a high output, FIPA developed a high-performance, cost-effective solution for German manufacturer Franke Kunststofftechnik GmbH & Co. KG. Cary, N.C. (May 7, 2019) — FIPA Inc., a leading manufacturer of advanced vacuum technology, gripper systems, air nippers, and End-of-Arm-Tooling (EOAT), recently...
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New Heavy-duty Bag Grippers Available in 25 & 50kg Payloads for Palletizing Plastic, Woven Cloth or Paper Bags
Fixed bag width can be re-adjusted within 4 minutes to fit the new bag size. ABG adjustable width model are ideal for low to medium frequency of bag changes. SBG servo adjustable model can be adjusted within seconds and is suitable for medium to high frequency of bag changes.
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New Co-act EGL-C Long-stroke Gripper Equipped with a Combined Force-/ Path Measurement
24 V gripper is suitable for handling workpiece weights of up to 2.25 kg. Developed for collaborative operation achieves high gripping forces up to 450 N. Equipped with a LED light in traffic light colors that signals the current condition of the module.
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Seven Foot (7') Side Grip Elevation Conveyor
Winneconne, WI - Multi-Conveyor (www.multi-conveyor.com) - Multi-Conveyor recently built a mild steel, "S-style", side grip elevator - or "Gripper" - designed to transport filled, capped bottles of oil, to an over seven foot (7') elevation from infeed to discharge. Grippers are comprised of two parallel conveyors mounted side-by-side, with the Neoprene gripper bulb chains facing one...
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Direct Acting High Speed Servo Valve (DASV)
Download this paper to learn about how high performance servo valve's can be used in your most demanding hydraulic and pneumatic applications.
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Coval Launches CVGL Grippers are Based on Vacuum Handling Technology
The CVGL Vacuum Grippers are available in 424, 624 and 824 mm lengths. The units are offered with 3 gripping interface technologies, 3 suction flow rates and integrated or external generator. The grippers can be integrated into robots with lower payloads.
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New Sprue Grippers from FIPA Can Now Handle Plastic Materials
FIPA has upgraded it's line of sprue grippers. The Series 90 grippers are able to grip small sprues with their high closing force, wide jaw opening, and compact design. Gripper models also feature sensors with direct, indirect, and and teachable component monitoring, as well as sensors with NPN or PNP outputs. Grippers are ideal for de-molding hot plastic parts.
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New NSR-PG-10-20-UR Precision Parallel Gripper Comes with Teachable Finger Positions
The NSR-PG-10-20-UR Precision Parallel Gripper is designed for UR3e, UR5e and UR10e collaborative robots for handling intricate part handling, measurement, sorting and assembly. The unit features a 20 finger stroke and is able to measure part size with 30 µm precision. The gripper can handle work pieces up to 100 g and weighs 175 g.
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SMAC MGR6 Series Micro Gripper has a stroke of 10mm (5 each), peak force of 3.8 N, and force constant of 11.5 N/A with 55 x 47.5 x 24 mm dimensions. Unit comes with capabilities such as programmable and controllable position, velocity and force and high accelerations. Jaws can be controlled independently to ensure precise force control, measurement, and positioning. Units are suitable for...
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RCP6-GRT7 Thin Gripper Series feature integrated body frame guide.
RCP6-GRT7 Thin Gripper Series come with battery-less absolute encoder. Unit can be used with orthogonal axis and gripper pick and place. Product offers overhang amount of 150 mm and grip force up to 300N. Gripper provides mounting freedom by selecting option from 1 to 4 surfaces to mount and select from 4 wiring exit directions.
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AutomationDirect adds NITRA Pneumatic Rotary Actuators & Grippers
AutomationDirect's line of NITRA® pneumatics now includes rotary actuators and pneumatic object grippers. NITRA rotary actuators are available in four body sizes with or without shock absorbers. All are double acting and have an adjustable travel range from zero to 190 degrees. Anodized aluminum bodies include integral mounting slots for position switches and a durable ball bearing hub and...
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Gorbel Introduces New Mobile Fall Protection Unit
Providing adequate fall protection is always a critical consideration and one that in many cases can be difficult to ensure. The new Mobile Fall Protection Unit is designed to facilitate positive fall protection in applications that would typically be difficult or impossible to provide with standard methods. To learn all about the advantages and convenience, see our video.
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