Fine-control gripper suits complex operations
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SMAC Europe product story
Edited by the Engineeringtalk editorial team
Jan 16, 2008
Each jaw of the GRP17 gripper is independently controlled, enabling complex operations to be performed with ease.
The GRP17 has been developed to provide a compact, low-profile gripper which provides high-performance in a small package size.
The unit has a stroke length of 5mm per jaw and encoder resolution options of 5, 1 or 0.5 micron.
The low moving mass, coupled to zero backlash and low hysteresis provide the capacity to perform very high-speed moves within tightly defined performance envelopes.
Due to the high degree of accuracy and repeatability the unit is especially useful for QC measuring while parts are being handled, making it suitable for inline QC inspection.
Each jaw is independently controlled, enabling complex operations to be performed with ease.
It measures 17 x 55 x 70mm and is capable of exerting a peak force of 500g per jaw, despite the total mass being only 250g.
It can be controlled using either SMAC's range of single and dual-axis controllers, or any other proprietary servo controller.
The company's Smart Driver is capable of converting stepper signals into servo movement wherever a stepper driven system is provided.
The closed loop nature of the system ensures that the position of each jaw is known at all times.
Force, velocity and acceleration can all be programmed and monitored, so that the movement profile can be closely controlled and procedures such as a "soft land" are easily configured.
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