Electric gripper provides dynamic performance

High-precision gripper unit is electrically driven by a noncogging voice coil linear motor, which provides exceptional dynamic performance while eliminating the need for compressed air.

Available now from Orlin Technologies is the GLP5-20, a compact high-precision gripper unit from SMAC of Carlsbad, California.

The unit is electrically driven by a noncogging voice coil linear motor, which provides exceptional dynamic performance while eliminating the need for compressed air.

The small overall footprint and light weight makes this unit ideal for pick and place, robotic applications and measuring and testing operations where high speed and accuracy are required.

The gripper unit has a stroke length of 5mm per jaw and position resolution options between 5um and 100nm.

Thanks to this level of accuracy the unit is especially useful for measuring a work piece while being picked and transported - ideal for inline QC operations "on the fly".

The unit also enables 100% data feedback of all operations as standard.

A high gripping force of 5N and free and independent control of speed, acceleration and finger position allow complete flexibility, and using SMAC's patented "softland" routine, objects of any size can be gripped with no programming changes.

Furthermore, with precise software control of gripping force, the GLP5-20 is highly suited to gentle handling of delicate components.

The unit achieves this impressive performance through the use of specially designed internal components and SMAC's high performance electronics.

C-sleeve linear guides to deliver exceptionally high life expectancy and a high resolution encoder are integrated into an optimised size footprint.

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