The intelligent parallel gripper Schunk EGI with certified Profinet-IRT interface was specifically designed for demanding and multi-variant handling tasks in electronics, pharmaceutical and laboratory applications.
read more...Fuyao Europe is an automotive supplier with Chinese roots and manufactures vehicle windows in Heilbronn and Leingarten, where a new warehouse and production hall was built in 2017.
read more...The digital factory is also finding its way into manual handling. Increasingly individualized products go hand in hand with increasingly complex processes, and intelligent handling devices help to make the growing complexity manageable and relieve the user.
read more...Large lifting gripper Co-act EGL-C
At the Hannover Messe, Schunk opened a new chapter in human-robot collaboration (HRC): The EGL-C large stroke gripper will be the first large stroke gripper certified for collaborative applications that leaves the league of small parts handling and can safely handle workpieces weighing up to 2.25 kilograms.
read more...Criteria for selecting the right gripper
Every automated production system is only as efficient and reliable as its weakest link. To ensure that the gripper is not the weakest link, the user must pay attention to the correct specification of the gripper, taking into account the operating environment.
read more...At the coffee machine manufacturer Eugster/Frismag, employees used to load pallets without any technical support. In the search for a lifting aid, a tube lifter version from Schmalz proved convincing.
read more...At the Hannover Messe, Schunk announced its cooperation with AnotherBrain, a specialist in artificial intelligence. By the beginning of 2020, the first autonomous gripping system is to be developed that enables independent handling without manual programming.
read more...During the process of thermoforming espresso cups from multi-layer plastic films, rejects are produced. With process-integrated system solutions comprising extraction and shredding technology, Getecha ensures that this waste is directly removed and recycled.
read more...Zimmer is expanding, with double-digit sales growth and around 100 new employees being hired every year. The company is therefore planning to expand its two sites in Rheinau with a new production and assembly hall each.
read more...With the Zero-Point clamping system from AMF, set-up times can be reduced by up to 90 percent, reports the manufacturer. The clamping systems are used in Matsuura machining centers; these hybrid machines combine additive and subtractive processes.
read more...As a specialist in pneumatic automation, IAI is expanding its range of freely programmable electric grippers. New products include a two-point lifting magnet gripper for small parts assembly and a long-stroke gripper for large workpieces.
read more...The smart battery cell gripper from Schunk combines handling, identification and 100% quality control of Li-ion cells in one module. The all-in-one solution thus enables the economical production of large quantities in battery production with maximum process quality.
read more...Gripper systems are part of highly dynamic robot systems; at the same time, grippers must be designed to be rigid and weight-optimized. Force application and robot path planning are responsible for avoiding vibrations and thus for the reliable operation of a gripper system.
read more...Bionic gripper. The operating principle of the DHEF adaptive shape gripper from Festo is based on the function of a chameleon's tongue. The gripper can grasp, collect and release objects with different shapes without the need for manual conversion.
read more...Digitization offensive for handling systems. Schunk wants to noticeably shorten the design and commissioning process for handling systems. Various tools are interlinked for this purpose.
read more...With the Gripkit technology, Weiss Robotics offers a universal platform with which smart gripper modules can be seamlessly integrated into robot applications.
read more...Grippers for collaborative applications
Grippers for collaborative applications. In future, robots and handling systems should be able to recognize, inspect and ultimately handle objects autonomously.
read more...Piab is presenting five new products at the Hannover Messe, including the Pilift Smart vacuum lifter, the Picobot cobot gripper, the Pisoftgrip vacuum gripper technology and a new generation of the Picompact Smart main ejector. Some solutions will also be on show in action at the Swedish CoLab stand.
read more...Schunk is exhibiting the Co-act EGL-C in Hanover, the first large-stroke gripper developed for collaborative operation. It has gripping forces of up to 450 newtons, a stroke of 42.5 millimetres per finger and is suitable for handling weights of up to 2.25 kilograms.
read more...Schmalz is showcasing innovations for vacuum generation, gripping and smart handling at the Hannover Messe. Among other things, the solutions stand for efficient energy utilization and automation.
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