Tips and guidelines on tooling o-ring gripper:
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Tips and guidelines on tooling o-ring gripper:

AGI O-ring grippers are designed to facilitate automated installation by spreading and ejecting the o-ring onto a part quickly, it can also be used for part seating applications. Via a vibratory feeder bowl, O-rings can be singulated and fed down a track to a dead nest fixture where the gripper can pick and place one…

Design Guidelines for Pneumatic Gripper

Design Guidelines for Pneumatic Gripper

When designing a robotic or automated assembly machine, applying a gripper correctly unit can make the difference in the reliability and productivity of the assembly machine system or robotic cell. Gripper calculations will vary depending on many factors such as, part acceleration, part weight, physical size, tooling length, tooling jaw style (encompassing grip or friction…

Robotics are an Integral Part of Manufacturing Processes

Robotics are an Integral Part of Manufacturing Processes

Taking both a short and long view, there’s no doubt that robotics is a key component of mainstream automated assembly in manufacturing processes today. The International Federation of Robotics (IFR) reported that 2012 saw the second highest number of robots ever sold: 159,346 units. IFR estimates the worldwide market value for robot systems at $26…

27 Concepts to maximize production for Robotic Assembly Automation

27 Concepts to maximize production for Robotic Assembly Automation

Automation carries a wide range of inherent benefits, not the least of which are an expected lower production cost per unit and a freeing up of semiskilled workers to focus on tasks that are, well, semiskilled rather than remedial and repetitive. So while the decision to automate should be an obvious one for assembly manufacturers,…

Robots or “Co-Bots” are coexisting with humans in manufacturing environments

Robots or “Co-Bots” are coexisting with humans in manufacturing environments

The 1980s film “The Terminator” and its sequels are examples of great storytelling. The movie franchise brought into the 20th Century a couple of literary ideas from the Industrial Revolution: fear of world conquest by robotic machines. The reality of robotics in the 21st Century is quite different, though. The world manufacturing community is focusing…

Gap between product and assembly process shrinks, yielding multiple benefits

Gap between product and assembly process shrinks, yielding multiple benefits

Developing a closer tie between product design and assembly can yield major benefits that ultimately result in lower costs and higher quality. The closest tie between product design and assembly is actually incorporating significant adaptability of products to the assembly line. It’s estimated that about 85 percent of product cost is rooted in design. An…

Clemson University Students Design Ergonomic O-Ring Assembly to Reduce Worker Repetitive Strain Injury

Clemson University Students Design Ergonomic O-Ring Assembly to Reduce Worker Repetitive Strain Injury

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….

WSU Autonomous Underwater Vehicle equipped with robotic gripper

WSU Autonomous Underwater Vehicle equipped with robotic gripper

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…