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Clemson University students design ergonomic o-ring assembly to reduce worker RSI stemming from prolonged repetitive, awkward and forceful movements. Clemson University’s capstone design project provides students with a realistic design experience that allows them to integrate and apply disciplinary material they have learned during their engineering program to synthesize a new product, device or process….

American Grippers Inc is proud to participate in sponsorship opportunities for University students majoring in Robotics and manufacturing. Washington State University Students are working on a self-operated robotic submarine to enter in the International RoboSub Competition in San Diego. The competition, in its 16th year, brings teams from around the world together to compete in…

O-ring gripper assembly equipment Advances in automation reduce production losses and diminishes cost to companies. AGI, a leading provider of sophisticated robotic products, releases a set of tools that automate O-Ring Installation. Both dual motion gripper products offer O-ring and seal positioning capabilities for assembly lines and single station hand assists. They are made available…

The AGO series Pneumatic Robotic Collision Sensors features seven new models that are suited for a wide variety of applications to increase production. There are many names for the robotic safety devises, crash protectors, collision sensors, EOAT load limiter and so on. They all have the same purpose and that’s to minimize or completely prevent…

AGI Pneumatic Angular Grippers 180 degree opening has gripping forces from 20-200 lb. When the jaws are completely opened, the work piece can be placed in a fixture without having to retract the gripper. This saves an extra step as well as the expense of another axis of movement. Saving time in a production line…

Ergonomic O-Ring Installation Devices Save Companies Money AGI, a leading provider of sophisticated pneumatic devices, releases new tools that automate the installation of O-Rings. Used in many products, including tractors, valves, and home appliances, O-Rings are integral to the manufacturing of devices in innumerable industries. Two different devices are now offered to allow the positioning…

Robotic Tool Changers improve production & safety. The AGI robotic tool changer provides the flexibility to automatically change end-effectors or other peripheral tooling. The products are designed to function reliably for millions of cycles at rated load while maintaining extremely high repeatability.                                                                                                                                                 Typically when robotic tool changers are required is when changing multiple end effectors,…

MRO interchangeable pneumatic components are critical to just about every type of manufacturing facility. When large companies decide to discontinue or phase out an old product line it becomes a MRO (Maintenance, Repair, and Operations) nightmare to do machine repair and maintenance. AGI has touched upon this subject by making some of these discontinued items the…

AGT heavy duty linear thruster slide series are pneumatically powered by an external air cylinder guided by hardened shafts running on precision ball bearings. This linear thruster offers the highest load-carrying capabilities due to the dual endplate system. This serves two purposes, one the shafts are bolted together with the endplates making it a rigid…