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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…
Pneumatic Rotary Actuators offers Flange Stop Design to reduce internal drive component wear of rack and pinion. AGI a leader in motion control technology, introduces the latest technological advancement in pneumatic rotary actuators. The Series AGR Rotary Actuator features extremely ultra thin profile and bearing supported flange provide an extremely compact package for tight space…
How Does Pneumatic Cylinder Actuators work? i.e.: Grippers, Linear Actuators and Rotary Actuators, they convert energy (compressed air or pressurized oil) into linear or rotary motion. Types of pneumatic actuators include: Pneumatic Gripper Rotary Actuators Linear Actuators Robotic Tool Changers Robotic Load Limiter Multi Motion Actuators O-ring Automated Assembly Feed Escapements A pneumatic actuator consists…
Pneumatic Powered Slide that provides smooth linear motion due to the precision ball bearings riding on hardened ground shafts. The aluminum body and end blocks contain tapped holes and dowel pin holes for precision mounting. AGS base slides have a built in air cylinder that reduces the overall length or footprint of the unit. Bore…
Magnetically coupled linear actuator slides have no mechanical connection between the carriage body and piston resulting in a fully enclosed piston that prevents contaminants from escaping. AGSL linear actuator incorporates an anodized aluminum carriage that is guided on precision linear bearings that ride on hardened precision ground shafts to move smoothly while supporting the tool…
The AGMS compact linear slide air cylinder offer a high performance solution for linear motion applications that require short strokes coupled with compact boundary dimensions and high loading capability. The compact size of this pneumatic miniature linear actuator is ideal for use in tight spaces needing large payloads. New AGMS series mini slide actuators from…