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News Release from: Applied Robotics | Subject: End-of-arm Smart Gripper
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 09 January 2008
Robot end-of-arm gripper is
precise/programmable
An intelligent closed-loop direct-drive robotic end-of-arm gripper offers precise gripping with a powerful programming interface, and offers easy integration with most commercial robots.
An intelligent closed-loop direct-drive robotic end-of-arm gripper, introduced by Applied Robotics, offers precise gripping with a powerful programming interface Applied Robotics, a leading global manufacturer of robotic end-of-arm tooling and connectivity products, claims the gripper to be the only small gripper that offers easy integration with most commercially available robots
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 12 Jul 2007 at 8.00am (UK)
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The gripper features the following.
* Accurate robotic finger positioning.
* Adjustable grip force.
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* Easy installation.
* No external controller required.
The company plans to show the new gripper on its booth No 674 at the Lab Automation show to be held on January 27-29 in Palm Springs, California, USA.
Vice president of Applied Robotics, Jim Fitzgerald, said: "Our Smart Gripper offers unique performance advantages to our customers".
"It offers varying levels of force, able to take on any application, where efficiency and flexibility are a concern".
* Integration with most robots - Applied Robotics' Smart Gripper is claimed to be the only small direct-drive gripper available that can be integrated with most commercially available robots.
Using a universal operating platform and closed-loop encoder-based positioning of robotic fingers, the new gripper brings precision and flexibility to applications and increases customer's efficiency.
Its gripping fingers can be designed by the user, or provided by Applied Robotics.
The gripper is operated using 24V DC discrete signals for use with any robot controller.
The user pre-programs motions into the Smart Gripper's non-volatile memory, for recall later, triggered by the robot controller's discrete output lines.
Up to 32 programs can be selected using the gripper's five discrete input lines.
The 'Smart Gripper' can also provide status back to the robot controller using the gripper's three discrete output lines.
* About Applied Robotics - Applied Robotics Incorporated, headquartered in Glenville, New York, USA, is an ISO-9001 registered, employee-owned company serving the world's automation market.
Founded in 1983, Applied Robotics designs and manufactures end-of-arm tooling and connectivity solutions intended to solve complex automation problems and improve efficiencies.
Serving a wide spectrum of customers and industries ranging from large Fortune 500 companies to small privately-held businesses, the company's wrist-down solutions can be found in manufacturing, welding, assembly, material removal and material handling applications throughout the United States, Canada, Pacific Rim, Europe, Mexico, South America and Australia.
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