Automating with enthusiasm: simply get started: Schunk Gripper

By Niraj M Wanikar, Chief Editor, CNCTimes.com, 2021-06-22 13:02:00

“Automation is making its way into more and more areas, and the entry into automation should be as easily as possible,“ emphasizes Johannes Ketterer, Executive Vice President Gripping Systems. For example, with new tools for robotic material removal, SCHUNK is entering the new field of automated deburring, polishing and sanding of workpieces: These work steps have mostly been performed manually until now, because the “sense” and the visual inspection by humans with automated tools and robots could only be implemented at great expense. However, manually executed processes are associated with a high expenditure of time, and with hazards for employees. Now, with the robot and SCHUNK tools, many machining steps can be automated and performed faster, better, and more cost-effectively. Because robots can do both: loading and machining. The live stream impressively demonstrates the potential of automating manual machining processes.

In another live stream, SCHUNK is discussing “e-mobility,“ with a focus on the development of electromobility and electric vehicles , which is pushed forward with great commitment by the automotive industry. In this live stream, the example of the innovative and recently awarded gripper technology ADHESO is used and demonstrates the gentle and residue-free handling of fuel cells and highly sensitive battery foils. In addition, the directly driven, high-precision SCHUNK linear axes and SCHUNK grippers are used for precise high-speed assembly of hairpin stators.

SCHUNK also sets benchmarks in automation as an experienced and reliable partner of the life science industry, which is rapidly developing and continuously producing new manufacturing processes, medical technology products and medicines. With its global distribution network and application know-how in almost every life science area, SCHUNK offers customized solutions and a comprehensive product portfolio to plant manufacturers and automation specialists. The product portfolio includes the proven MPG-plus gripper for small components, which is widely used in the production of medical components. It is cleanroom certified and equipped with H1-compliant lubrication as standard. The gripper version with a protective cover is a high-performance gripper and is suitable for applications up to protection class IP 54. With smart grippers such as the SCHUNK gripper EGI for small components, users in the medical manufacturing and precise lab handling achieve a high degree of flexibility. In the live stream it becomes obvious that these durable high-end products and their extensive accessories and various options have become firmly established in the demanding and variant-rich assembly and handling applications in the medical technology, laboratory technology,pharmaceutical and cosmetics industries.

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