For lifting, grabbing or positioning ferromagnetic merchandise comparable to sheet metal within the automotive and metal processing industries, amongst others, Goudsmit Magnetics lately developed an electrically switchable magnetic gripper. This technique requires no compressed air and enhances the present technology of pneumatically-controlled magnetic grippers.
The tip-of-arm device will be connected to robots and manipulators and holds a metal sheet or different product as soon as gripped firmly in place, even throughout decide and place operations. The energy-efficient magnet system has a bi-stable design, making certain course of security even in case of energy failure, an emergency cease or malfunction. With its plug-and-play design, the protected E-gripper requires little power and eliminates the necessity for expensive compressed air; one thing that the present technology of magnetic grippers do want. The gripper is mechatronically constructed and accommodates no shifting elements. It’s wear-resistant and has a protracted service lifetime of greater than ten million cycles. The operation will be seen right here. (hyperlink to animation)
Clever end-of-arm device
The electrically switchable magnetic gripper was developed from market demand. Customers don’t all the time have compressed air accessible and desire a protected and dependable system for automation processes. The magnetic gripper is supplied with an entire set of sensors, together with inductive sensors for detecting product presence, in addition to Corridor sensors for signalling the on/off place. If the workpiece is misplaced attributable to a collision or for every other cause, the PLC receives a real-time notification , so the road controller can react accordingly and the manufacturing course of doesn’t expertise any severe disruption. Furthermore, the E-Gripper is supplied with all-round seen LED lighting that signifies the standing of the system with colors and lightweight alerts. That is notably handy for operators.
Excessive productiveness and lengthy lifetime The E-Gripper has a quick switching time of 350 msec, leading to quick cycle occasions. The magnetic gripper holds merchandise comparable to metal sheet firmly on a comparatively small floor space and requires no changeover when altering product dimensions. The magnetic robotic gripper is a mechatronic product with no shifting elements, leading to no put on and tear. The one put on half is the friction ring, which is definitely interchangeable and extends the lifetime of the gripper.
Straightforward commissioning The magnetic gripper has screw holes on the highest and is simple to connect to a robotic arm as an finish effector. Management is supplied by inside electronics with built-in microprocessor and will be related with just one cable for “Energy & Logic”. The guide accommodates clear meeting directions, making commissioning fast and straightforward.