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Pneumatic Actuators, Motors, Accessories
News Release from: FS Engineering | Subject: PPM, PPC and PAP grippers
Edited by the Engineeringtalk Editorial
Team on 28 January 2008
Grippers suit pick and place use
Invariably for different reasons but company accountants as well as design engineers should find the new compact grippers from FS Engineering attractive.
FS Engineering's compact gripper range includes high-quality parallel and angular double acting, self centring and lightweight units suitable for pick and place applications involving small parts PPM parallel grippers come in four sizes with gripping forces from 50 to 185N
This article was originally published on Engineeringtalk on 14 Jul 2000 at 8.00am (UK)
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With a body height of 45mm for the smallest unit and weighing 75g, the PPC super compact parallel grippers include similar features but are fully enclosed, preventing dirt from entering the gripper mechanism.
This model is suitable for use in clean assembly areas.
PAP angular grippers are available in four sizes with a robust steel lever system providing jaw angles from -10 to + 30 degrees and a torque range from 0.48 to 2Nm.
The gripper bodies are made in hard anodised aluminium and include multiple mounting holes and slots for the optional position sensors.
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