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News Release from: KUKA Automation + Robotics | Subject: Robotic gripper system - palletising
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 01 January 2008
Robotic grippers streamline palletising
Designed to streamline the automation of depalletising applications, a robotic gripper system can secure handling and depositing of layers of products, with or without shrink wrap.
KUKA has launched a robotic gripper system, which can streamline the automation of depalletising applications The layer-depalletising gripper is capable of secure handling and depositing of layers of products, with or without shrink wrap, thanks to its 'roll-up' principle
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 22 Dec 2003 at 8.00am (UK)
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Two rollers, driven by servo motors, gently push against the pallet layer from opposite sides.
The products are then rolled up and pushed on to two symmetrical carrier plates.
Thanks to some clever software, said KUKA to manufactuingtalk.com, the gripper is able to adjust contact pressure and positioning of the rollers to suit the weight and height of the products.
"Automatic depalletising can be complicated because the variety of products and their packaging have little in common.
However, KUKA has recognised the fact that most do have flat bottoms so has taken advantage of this fact to develop a unique and universal system capable of gripping layers of products where all other conventional methods fail," explained Tony Dowling, robot sales specialist at KUKA Automation + Robotics, the UK's leading supplier of industrial robots and automated production solutions, and part of KUKA AG, Europe's largest robot manufacturer.
KUKA said a typical robotic cell featuring the new gripper system could handle a layer weighing up to 200kg and depalletise as many as 300 layers/h.
The gripper is suitable for handling a wide variety of products, offering short cycle times and easy operation.
It also incorporates a special centring function which ensures it accurately deposits the goods. Request a free brochure from KUKA Automation + Robotics ...
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