Typical applications for electric vacuum gripping

Electric vacuum grippers are suitable for many handling tasks in industrial automation—especially where compressed air infrastructure needs to be minimized or energy consumption reduced.

Typical applications are found in packaging, automotive, electronics, and general industrial automation.

Typical Gripping Tasks

Pick-and-Place of components

• Cardboard boxes and packaging
• Glass panels or sheet metal parts of any size
• Plastic parts
• Circuit boards

Loading and unloading machines

• CNC machining centers
• EDM machines
• Assembly lines
• Presses

Removal and positioning of workpieces

• Removal from trays or boxes
• Feeding components into assembly processes
• Component Positioning in Automation Cells

Handling of sheet materials

• Metal, Plastics, Glass
• Cardboard and packaging material
• Films or thin plastic parts
• Wood or composite panels

Clamping and fixing tasks

• Fixing sheet metal or panels in machining processes
• Holding components during gluing, welding, or assembly
• Positioning and holding workpieces in assembly processes
• Positioning of Components in Measuring and Testing Fixtures
• Clamping solutions in automated manufacturing cells

Industry examples

Electric vacuum gripping is used in, among others:

• Packaging Automation
• Automotive manufacturing
• Electronics Manufacturing
• Glass and building materials industry
• Logistics and Material Handling

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