SCHUNK, the competence leader for gripping systems and clamping technology has announced its cooperation with AnotherBrain, the world’s leading expert for artificial intelligence at Hannover Messe. Until the beginning of 2020, the first autonomously acting gripping system will be developed.
The SCHUNK Co-act EGL-C long-stroke gripper is a milestone on the way to a comprehensive human/robot collaboration: The world‘s first long-stroke gripper developed for collaborative operation achieves high gripping forces up to 450 N, and combines them with a long stroke of 42.5 mm per finger
With the advent of smart factories, flexibility is becoming an increasingly important factor. According to SCHUNK’S vision, tomorrow’s grippers will enable flexible operations and even autonomous handling scenarios.
The intelligent SCHUNK battery cell gripper offers an efficiency advantage for the production of lithium-ion batteries. The smart gripper unites flexible handling, identification and the 100 % quality control of li-ion cells in one compact module.
Just one year after the market launch, SCHUNK is systematically expanding its series of powerful KONTEC KSC-D double clamping vises.
High clamping force, compact design, low weight – SCHUNK TANDEM plus 140 clamping force blocks are particularly designed for the robot-assisted pallet loading of machine tools. The modules ensure process-reliable workpiece clamping in confined spaces and open up a lot of space for handling the workpiece weight.
Following the certification of the SCHUNK SVH 5-finger hand, the SCHUNK Co-act EGP-C gripper has now also been DGUV certified for HRC operations by the German Social Accident Insurance. Why is certifying individual components so important for you, when it is actually the entire automated system as a whole that has to be certified for collaborative operation?
With a big bang, Siemens PLM Software and SCHUNK attracted attention to the Automatica 2018: As part of an OEM partnership, the leading providers of simulation software and the competence leader for gripping systems and clamping technology will be radically simplifying the entry into the world of simulation of handling solutions.
With its 24V modular system, SCHUNK has defined a new benchmark in assembly automation. For the first time, complete handling systems can be assembled based on 24V from grippers, rotary gripping units and linear modules. In the user’s opinion, the technology has a great deal of potential. Above all when more and more providers are bringing components based on 24V onto the market – from feeding technology right up to robots that can be used on the move and safety technology.
SCHUNK Electronic Solutions has developed MAGNOPLATE – a universal workpiece holder for depanelling machines that places magnetic carrier pins with a milling head on a support plate. This results in lightning-fast brackets for new assembly groups. The advantage for users: You start new jobs faster without having to wait for the time-consuming production of suitable workpiece carriers.
