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At Blechexpo, Schmalz will be presenting innovations in vacuum automation and manual handling. One of these is the STCSi compact terminal, which has been expanded to include new vacuum generators.
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At Blechexpo, Schmalz will be presenting innovations in vacuum automation and manual handling. One of these is the STCSi compact terminal, which has been expanded to include new vacuum generators.
Gripper for electronics production

Vacuum specialist Schmalz has numerous solutions for the automated handling of sensitive electronic components in its portfolio. The gripping systems reliably protect sensitive components from electrostatic discharge.

ASS Maschinenbau has added more than 260 new products to its manual robot construction kit catalog.

With a servo-pneumatic balancer, employees in assembly and logistics can lift and move heavy masses with just two fingers. At the heart of the balancer is the powerful and safe YHBP drive solution from Festo - with automatic weight detection and safety up to performance level d suitable for the automotive and packaging industries.

Goudsmit has redesigned its magnetic grippers. The grippers are equipped with a permanent neodymium magnet. These handling magnets can be switched on and off using compressed air and have a threaded hole for attachment to the robot arm.

The dimensions and weight of workpieces in sheet metal processing often exceed the capabilities of manual processing. Loading, unloading and removal systems can therefore simplify the entire sheet metal working process.

Automation for SMEs. With the Varioshaker 270, Variobotic has developed a component separator for the areas of pick and place and flexible feeding. Components with different geometries can be separated using targeted movements.

Powder handling. With Piab's vacuum conveyors, the production powder can be easily transported to the 3D printing systems in the required quantity - without any fine dust pollution for the employees.
For an end customer, Zellwag Pharmatech supplied a rotary transfer machine that simultaneously fills and closes containers. Electric handling systems from Afag are used for pre- and post-screwing. This enables the user to handle up to 2,000 containers per hour.

One Screw System (TOS). The modular gripper system from automation specialist Tünkers is suitable in the TOS 002 double profile version for heavy and large components such as side panels and underbodies in automotive production.