FIPA Inc. has upgraded its product line of sprue grippers for handling plastic material. The updated Series 90, 100, and 130 grippers now bear the red FIPA dot, which makes the gripper components immediately identifiable in installations. The grippers in each of the series offer unique features and benefits. For example, the Series 90 grippers […]
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Going soft on grippers
There’s a growing interest in nontraditional pneumatic end effectors that offer flexibility and a deft touch. Pneumatic grippers have been used for decades to pick up, carry and place everything from tiny electronic components to sizeable objects like engine blocks and lumber. Most have rigid fingers or jaws, usually made of steel or aluminum. Such devices work […]
Pneumatics system from FIPA creates safe injection molding and cutting solution
When a well-known automotive manufacturer needed its front and rear wheel arches molded by an injection molding specialist, it turned to Proper Polymers, a South Carolina-based company that manufactures plastic parts using the injection molding process. The project presented considerable challenges, achieving a viable solution maintaining zero vestige, producing a cutting station that would handle two […]
FIPA creates gripper system for protective film removal for sheet metal handling
FIPA Inc. recently created a custom EOAT solution that facilitates the removal of protective film from sheet metal with a cost- and labor-saving automated process. Developed for Foilpuller GmbH, a stainless steel sheet metal processing company based in Bobingen, Germany, FIPA’s system combines long lifecycle, high holding force vacuum cups with pressure-regulating, air-saving compact ejectors […]
Bellows vacuum cups for short-cycle automated plastics applications
FIPA Inc., a manufacturer of vacuum technology, gripper systems, air nippers, tube lifters, and end-of-arm-tooling has announced its SP-BX Series Varioflex bellows vacuum cups for short-cycle automation applications in the plastics industry. Varioflex bellows vacuum cups are made of an oil-, ozone-, and wear-resistant polyurethane composite material that can withstand temperatures up to 50°C (122°F) […]
FIPA develops flexible, cost-effective vacuum gripper solution for repacking application
FIPA Inc., recently designed and installed an alternative package handling solution for PCA Roboter- und Verpackungstechnik GmbH, which has specialized in powerful, innovative palletizing and packing systems for more than 20 years. Challenged to efficiently remove filled cardboard boxes weighing up to 44lbs. and ranging from 9.5” to 14” in length and 8.5” to 9.5” […]
Bellows suction cups used to develop custom hand gripper
FIPA Inc., a manufacturer of advanced vacuum technology, gripper systems, air nippers, tube lifters, and End-of-Arm-Tooling (EOAT), recently used its Varioflex bellows suction cups to develop a low-noise, hand gripper. The gripper is designed to handle delicate plastic caps for use in optosensors without leaving any marks or contaminants behind. Developed for Leuze electronic GmbH […]
FIPA announces Varioflex bellows suction cups for material handling and packaging automation
FIPA Inc. launched its Varioflex bellows suction cups for material handling and packaging automation applications. Made of oil-, ozone-, and wear-resistant polyurethane composite material, FIPA’s SP-BX Series Varioflex bellows suction cups feature a dimensionally stable body (60° shore) that prevents buckling over a broad range of shear forces, and a soft, extremely low-marking sealing lip […]
