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euroTECH’s Vacuum Lifter System Increases Efficiency and Ergonomics in Wood Processing

March 31, 2023 by Mark Allinson Leave a Comment

A long-standing wood processing company in the Black Forest, Germany, is facing challenges in maintaining efficiency and ergonomics in a tight labor market.

To tackle this issue, the company has implemented partial automation through the use of euroTECH’s vacuum lifter solution for loading the crosscut saw.

This system reduces the workload of employees, making the company a more attractive employer in a physically demanding industry. [Read more…] about euroTECH’s Vacuum Lifter System Increases Efficiency and Ergonomics in Wood Processing

Filed Under: Manufacturing Tagged With: automation, company, crosscut, efficiency, employees, ergonomics, eurotech, handling, lift, lifter, lifters, partial, processing, robots, safety, solution, suction, system, technology, vacuum, wood, work

How Do Vacuum Pads Work?

March 6, 2023 by Mai Tao Leave a Comment

Vacuum pads, also known as industrial suction cups, are widely used in a variety of industries for material handling and transportation.

The utilization of vacuum lifting technology through the implementation of vacuum pressure has revolutionized the material handling and transportation industry by providing a safer, more efficient, and cost-effective solution compared to traditional manual lifting techniques.

The use of vacuum pressure to securely hold and lift objects has proven to be a superior method, ensuring the safety of operators and increasing productivity in various industries.

[Read more…] about How Do Vacuum Pads Work?

Filed Under: Features, Industry Tagged With: handling, material, pads, suction, vacuum

Do Suction Cups Work on Wood? Best Suction Cups for Wood Surfaces

March 6, 2023 by Mai Tao Leave a Comment

Timber or wood processing industry relies much on efficient automation production. However, the properties and characteristics of wood make it complicated for handling.

The application of vacuum technology in various industries works well. Meanwhile, can it handle the problem with timber well? Do suction cups work on wood? [Read more…] about Do Suction Cups Work on Wood? Best Suction Cups for Wood Surfaces

Filed Under: Features, Industrial robots Tagged With: cup, cups, suction, vacuum, wood

Piab adds new size to its ‘bellows’ end-effector range

May 19, 2021 by David Edwards Leave a Comment

Piab has further broadened its already extensive range of what are called “end-effectors” – basically the “hands” for robotic arms. 

Piab has extended its line of bellows flat friction suction cups to include a cup measuring 80 mm in diameter.

With this 80 mm cup, the company says it will fill the gap in its “highly competitive” range of DuraFlex friction cups. The new size BFFT80P-2 is available with 10 standard friction suction cup fittings. [Read more…] about Piab adds new size to its ‘bellows’ end-effector range

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Webinar: Speed and separation monitoring system from SICK and Universal Robots

April 1, 2021 by David Edwards Leave a Comment

Webinar: Fast Solution for Speed & Separation Monitoring in a Collaborative Robot Application

SICK and Universal Robots (UR) are announcing a new safety solution for the safeguarding of accessible robotic applications.

When combined, the sBot safety system and URCap from SICK increase productivity with immediate automated restart and profit from an easy configuration of the safety system directly from the UR teach pendant.

With this partnership, SICK and UR have created the fastest way to implement speed and separation monitoring for cooperative robot applications. [Read more…] about Webinar: Speed and separation monitoring system from SICK and Universal Robots

Filed Under: Industry, News Tagged With: bags, cup, energy, fitting, industrial, mx, objects, piab, picking, robots, suction

Piab launches new suction end effectors for industrial robots

April 1, 2021 by David Edwards Leave a Comment

Piab has launched a new suction end effector range for industrial robots.

The company says its MX suction cup family is exceptional for picking various objects primarily for the Logistics, warehousing, e-commerce, and re-cycling industries.

The MX suction cup can work across an array of applications such as bin picking, order fulfillment, box depalletizing, and parcel sorting. Gone are the days where you need to change gripper or suction cup for each individual product in the application. [Read more…] about Piab launches new suction end effectors for industrial robots

Filed Under: Industrial robots, News Tagged With: bags, cup, energy, fitting, industrial, mx, objects, piab, picking, robots, suction

Piab introduces soft gripper range for industrial robots

January 20, 2021 by David Edwards Leave a Comment

Piab has introduced a soft gripper – or end effector – for industrial robots. The company says its piSoftGrip range is developed for the automation of the food and chocolate industry.

Piab once again extends the pi-SoftGrip family with a new pinch gripper developed for the automation of the food/chocolate industry. The vacuum-based soft gripper can grip sensitive and lightweight oblong objects with odd geometries and/or objects with an unusual surface.

piSoftGrip has two gripping fingers and a sealed vacuum cavity, all made in one piece, resulting in a simple and robust product. [Read more…] about Piab introduces soft gripper range for industrial robots

Filed Under: Industrial robots, News Tagged With: automated, cavity, controlled, easily, easy, fitting, food, force, grip, gripper, gripping, industrial, industry, level, objects, piab, picks, pisoftgrip, product, products, range, rows, sealed, sensitive, soft, suction, vacuum, wash-down

How to Choose A Gripper for Your Collaborative Robot

January 2, 2020 by Liv Leave a Comment

Most modern robots are built with both affordability and practicality in mind. This is because there is work that robots can do really well, and there are some simple things that human beings can do better than robots.

It is for this reason that collaborative robots have gained popularity in all major industries – robots that work alongside humans to not only increase productivity, but also safety in facilities.

Collaborative robots can be programmed to do almost any task. [Read more…] about How to Choose A Gripper for Your Collaborative Robot

Filed Under: Features, Industrial robots, Promoted Tagged With: better, collaborative, fingers, grip, gripper, grippers, handle, handling, human, object, option, robot, robots, shape, suction

OnRobot launches ‘compact, highly customizable’ electric vacuum gripper

January 2, 2020 by Sam Francis Leave a Comment

OnRobot, a provider of robotic end-of-arm tooling, has launched the VGC10 compact electric vacuum gripper that addresses customer demand for a small but powerful and highly configurable gripper for nearly any application.

Based on the design of the award-winning OnRobot VG10 electric vacuum gripper, the compact VGC10 is smaller and lighter than its larger cousin, so is ideal for constrained environments and smaller robot arms, but offers the same impressive payload of 15 kg (35 lb).

The VGC10 provides fast out-of-the-box deployment but also offers unlimited customization, with easily changeable suction cup options and the ability to add or replace arms to fit highly specific application needs. [Read more…] about OnRobot launches ‘compact, highly customizable’ electric vacuum gripper

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OnRobot launches ‘small but powerful’ new gripper

December 18, 2019 by David Edwards Leave a Comment

OnRobot, a manufacturer of robotic end-of-arm tooling, has launched a new gripper which it describes as “small but powerful”.

OnRobot says the VGC10 compact electric vacuum gripper addresses customer demand for a small, powerful and highly configurable gripper for nearly any application.

The new gripper has no compressor and requires no air supply, which eliminates the cost, noise, space, and maintenance of producing compressed air, says OnRobot, adding that the compact electrical gripper is “easy to implement and move”. [Read more…] about OnRobot launches ‘small but powerful’ new gripper

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