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Where are pneumatic grippers used?

June 8, 2016 By Paul Heney

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Pneumatic grippers are used in many pneumatic systems, as a means of grasping or holding parts; grippers may move, insert, stack or orient the parts to achieve a desired step in a manufacturing process.

Grippers, which use compressed air to actuate the jaws, come in multiple styles, including parallel and angular, and may use a rack and piston arrangement, a lateral direct coupling or opposing jaws. They may have two, three or four jaws, depending on the type and shape of part that they will be interacting with.

Grippers can be used in many applications; here is a sampling:

• Oversize loads
• Heavy loads
• Part ejection
• Part seating
• Part handling
• Clamping and fixturing
• Pick and place
• Material transfer
• Camming and indexing

Industries served include:
• Robotics
• Medical device manufacturing
• Semiconductor manufacturing
• Laboratory processing
• Sensor manufacturing
• Plastic molding/blow and injection
• Vehicular lighting and trim
• Pharmaceutical and biotech
• Bearing manufacturing

Filed Under: Components, Engineering Basics

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