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News Release from: SAS Automation | Subject: Advanced and curved needle grippers
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 11 December 2006
Advanced and curved needle grippers
SAS Automation has introduced advanced and curved needle grippers to their GRN Needle Gripper line, specifically for insert mold applications, including cloth or vinyl.
SAS Automation has introduced advanced and curved needle grippers to their GRN Needle Gripper line, specifically for insert mold applications, including cloth or vinyl These new GRN additions feature a more compact design that is lighter weight and one version has curved needles that rotate to securely grip material, offering a more reliable insert solution
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 28 Apr 2005 at 8.00am (UK)
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Needle grippers are commonly used for inserting cloth materials into injection molding applications that require superior material adhesion to plastics parts like automotive interior parts.
These robotic needle grippers commonly secure the material at a fixture station and then automatically insert the material into the mold.
They are mounted on an EOAT gripper that also removes the molded part from the molding machine.
The GRN with the one-of-a-kind rotation (rather than linear) of curved needles secures the insert better, especially on thin cloth material.
This offers deeper penetration into the material without exposing the needles on the other side.
This allows the gripper to approach the mold closer for placement of the material.
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