Gripper for food packaging
Challenge
A customer was looking for a special gripper that can insert food packaging (cream cheese) into different layers in a box.
Solution
The gripper was equipped with long gripper fingers made of stainless steel. The gripper also features an XY compensation unit to compensate for position tolerances, wide-ranging pivoting drives to pivot the packaging individually and an active hold-down device to secure the packaging position.
Highlights and technical data
IP40
Pneumatic
External gripping
Gripping force safety device for spring
Technical Data
| Drive type | PNEU |
| Max. gripping force | 990 [N] |
| Gripping concept | FORM |
| Gripping safety device | FED |
| Max. stroke | 20 [mm] |
| IP class | IP40 |
| System weight | 90 [kg] |
| Max. workpiece weight | 0.10 [kg] |
| Max. workpiece temperature | 80 [°C] |
Built-in standard components