Does a new requirement mean a new gripper? This must not be so.

The development engineers at FIPA have designed replaceable gripper jaws for efficient Pick & Place in the plastics, automotive, telecommunication and other industries. Be they soft gates, hot plastic parts or thin films: The gripper jaws available in four designs facilitate the handling of completely different materials using one and the same gripper. The use of one gripper for multiple applications saves investment costs and time in handling operations.

The new gripper jaws ensure maximum flexibility to the users, since the gripper can be specifically adapted to suit the material being handled. When the requirements change, the gripper jaws are simply replaced.

“Our new and innovative gripper jaws provide the customer with a highly flexible and versatile product, which he can adapt optimally to his area of application. The replaceable gripper jaws are completely compatible with the FIPA gripper construction kit, and can also be used in the systems of other manufacturers, owing to their availability in prevalent market clamp diameters ranging from 10 to 20 mm”, summarizes Mr. Rainer Mehrer, the CEO of FIPA, as their benefits.

Flexible gripper jaws for customized needs

So far, the replaceable gripper jaws are available in four designs for the FIPA sprue grippers GR04.103 and GR04.130C:

• Set 1, the customized version: The customer mills his own shape of the gripper jaw, which he can then adapt to his applications. This variant is recommended, above all, for application-specific material handling and gripper tasks.
• The sets 2 “Prisma” and 3 “Prisma and V-Shaped notch jaws” grip soft gates or multi-component systems firmly and securely.
• Set 4 for sensitive and hot materials: The rubberized gripper jaws with elastomer coating are particularly suitable for delicate gripping of warm to hot plastic parts. As a result of the HNBR coating, the gripper jaws can withstand heat up to 140 degree Celsius.

Additional plus points: All grippers are robust and light-weight, and have long life owing to their Hart-Coat® surface coating – and the reliable closing force that they provide makes them a convincing choice.

Be they standard components or customized solutions: FIPA develops all products just as they are demanded in practice based on the specifications of various industries and organizations. At present, the FIPA gripper range boats of more than 300 products.