Piab strengthens its grip on the palletizing options market with a light-weight bag gripper, the LBG-50. The brand new gripper simply lifts sacks and luggage with weights of as much as 50 kg [110 lbs]. As it’s a pre-engineered instrument, worthwhile growth time might be saved.
An unavoidable problem when defining a brand new bag gripping system in a palletizing line is to get the precise measurements to align with the conveyor rollers for a easy lifting and releasing course of. This calls for time-consuming evaluation and design and, later, much more time for adaptation and changes.
Moreover, further options might should be thought of, e.g., for slip sheet dealing with, which prolongs the implementation course of and should intervene with the unique set-up and function of the gripper.
Piab’s new child within the palletizing instrument household, light-weight bag gripper LBG-50, solves all that.
“LBG-50 is the results of our lengthy expertise from creating customized palletizing Finish-of-Arm-Tooling (EOAT)”, says Madeleine Sheikh, Product Supervisor at Piab Vacuum Automation Division. “What now we have here’s a full pre-engineered bag gripper that’s simple to put in, modify and keep. It affords flexibility to suit any curler conveyor available on the market, and slip sheets are dealt with simply as simple by our vacuum-based improve choice with Duraflex® suction cups and COAX® know-how.”
Dealing with sacks usually poses a problem as they’re heavy and versatile, but with a floor that’s delicate to pinching, puncture or tough therapy. LBG-50 avoids that by offering a delicate however agency raise whereas a built-in high clamp plate secures the bag from above throughout movement. This, in flip, permits greater cycle pace.
Each the arm and the framework of LBG-50 are made from aluminum, which makes it strong but light-weight. Different optimistic options are versatile width and finger positioning and beneficiant mounting choices. Flexibility additionally goes for the valve package deal, which might be configured with both Discrete I/O, Ethernet/IP or Profinet.