Robotics & Automation News

Market trends and business perspectives

gripper

Schunk demonstrates how the electronics industry can be made more collaborative

by

Schunk is now showcasing on a demo system to show how depanelling machines can be made collaborative for the electronics industry.

The depanelling machine, from its subsidiary Schunk Electronic Solutions, uses a robot arm for the loading and unloading processes, so that a single employee can operate up to five machines simultaneously.

The automated system consists of the SAR 1700 depanelling machine and a UR5 six-axis robot arm from Universal Robots equipped with a Schunk Co-act EGP-C gripper.

[Read more…] about Schunk demonstrates how the electronics industry can be made more collaborative

Schunk introduces programmable magnetic switches for gripping systems

by

Schunk is now offering a freely programmable and universally applicable magnetic switch with ATEX certification for device group II, category 2 for monitoring gripping systems in potentially explosive areas.

The MMS 22-PI1-EX has a freely programmable switching point and detects a magnet inside of the actuator. It can be placed directly in the C-slot of the gripping or rotary modules with no interfering contours.

Instead of time-consuming mechanical adjustment of the switching point, the magnetic sensor can be programmed in just a few steps. The required magnetic teaching tool is included in the scope of delivery.

An optional plug-in teaching tool is also available. The corresponding switching condition is indicated on an LED display. Thanks to the standard plug connector, the sensor can be easily connected with standardized connection cables.

Schunk grippers help visions become reality

by

Schunk
Schunk LDx linear direct axes are already widely used today in high-performance assembly.

Admittedly, the iron hand of the legendary knight Götz von Berlichingen and Schunk’s 5-finger hand have very little in common. Yet it cannot be denied that the first personal handshake with the agile high-tech gripper creates an unnerving feeling.

The soft handshake soon dispels all skepticism, however, giving way to enthusiasm for the possibilities of modern mechatronics.

Since the Hannover Messe 2015, where the mechatronic masterpiece caused a sensation in the media, the innovative SCHUNK gripper has become the shooting star in the area of flexible handling. [Read more…] about Schunk grippers help visions become reality