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your air consumption rates, many machines now come with energy-saving functions, minimizing these effects.
In general, vacuum grippers are ideal for: material handling applications, such as steel fabricators, conveyors, electronic assembly, industrial
robotics; food and packaging tasks, including canning, bottling, capping, tray making, filling, bagging and sealing, conveying, box making and
labeling; and printing applications, such as sheet feeding and handling.
Magnetic Grippers Offer Unique Benefits
Lastly, magnetic grippers from Magswitch® can handle metallic objects like sheets of metal and are ideal for tasks like de-stacking, fixture tooling
and bin picking. Although these grippers are limited to applications involving ferrous metals, they require minimal air consumption to actuate,
achieving energy savings up to 90-percent compared to suction cup grippers. Other benefits include:
* Strong gripping. Magswitch magnetic grippers use a shallow magnetic field that enables material de-stacking.
* True ON/OFF. Magnets can be switched completely off and stay clean; any metal fillings leſt behind from production processes instantly fall
away.
* Fast. Magswitch magnetic grippers can actuate in 250 milliseconds, saving valuable cycle time.
* Safe. They also provide fail-safe performance and will not drop parts in the event of a power or air loss.
Getting Started
No matter your application, there's an ideal gripper for you. Ultimately, the right choice depends on a number of variables, including workpiece
size and shape, operating conditions, industry, energy requirements and cost. In some cases, unique handling applications may even require a
custom gripping device. If that's the case, our engineering team is here to help.
To learn more, please visit www.festo.com.
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