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The 2FG14 (left) and the 3FG25 (proper) grippers are designed for plug-and-play dealing with of heavy payloads. | Supply: OnRobot

CHICAGO — As collaborative robots get larger for duties akin to palletizing, the tip effectors must sustain. OnRobot A/S confirmed two new, heavy-duty grippers at Automate this week.

“As cobots develop extra highly effective, OnRobot clients are scaling up their collaborative functions,” acknowledged Enrico Krog Iversen, CEO of OnRobot. “Constructing on the success of our present, industry-proven gripper vary, the brand new 3FG25 and 2FG14 grippers ship unmatched gripping and payload energy whereas additionally offering customizability for heavy-duty functions, together with [in] harsh environments.”

Based in 2018, OnRobot was fashioned with the merger of three end-of-arm tooling (EOAT) corporations: Notion Robotics, OptoForce, and OnRobot. The Odense, Denmark-based firm additionally acquired Purple Robotics in 2018 and Blue Workforce in 2019.

The supplier of {hardware} and software program for collaborative functions stated its grippers assist small and midsize producers optimize processes akin to palletizing, packaging, decide and place, sanding, and screwdriving.

A number of main cobot manufacturers now supply fashions that may deal with round 30 kg (66.1 lb.), and industrial robotic arms are being deployed in collaborative functions, noticed OnRobot. To deal with these functions and allow improved workpiece adaptability, the corporate plans to formally launch the 3FG25 gripper later this month, whereas the 2FG14 gripper made its North American debut this week. 

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OnRobot goals so as to add flexibility with heavier grippers

OnRobot stated each of its new electrical grippers can deal with bigger elements with out the majority or energy constraints of pneumatic techniques. The three-fingered 3FG25 gives 25 kg (55.1 lb.) of payload capability in a compact, all-electric, light-weight type issue, stated the corporate.

The 3FG25 is a bigger model of the 3FG15 gripper, which has already been extensively adopted for CNC (laptop numerical management) machine tending, stated OnRobot. Each are able to dealing with cylindrical and oddly formed objects, and the 3FG25 has new fingers for heavier metallic workpieces. It’s obtainable for preorders.

Equally, the 2FG14 doubles the payload and gripping drive of the favored 2FG7 gripper, whereas additionally offering 30% extra complete stroke, in response to the firm. It has a payload of 14 kg (30.8 lb.), making it appropriate for machine-tending functions, OnRobot stated.

As well as, the 2FG14 has a compact base and is designed for difficult work environments the place workpieces are incessantly uncovered to oils or reducing fluids. 

“The 2FG14 is a good gripper. It’s simple to make use of and permits our cobots to take care of most payload,” stated Alex Pinkerton, mechanical engineer at Gosiger. “OnRobot merchandise have intuitive, operator-friendly consumer interfaces, and the 2FG14 maintains this custom. It’s excellent for demanding packaging, machine tending, and meeting functions.”

As well as, OnRobot stated its grippers, connectors, and software program “supply an all-round plug-and-produce expertise.” They embrace fingers with a number of configurations, flange adapters, cabling, and software program to cut back the complexity of robotic programming. OnRobot helps a number of robotic arms and is a part of the UR+ ecosystem as an authorized providing with Common Robots cobots.

“The flange will not be new, however we’ve used a brand new materials to cut back the load,” Kristian Hulgard, normal supervisor of OnRobot, informed The Robotic Report. “It’s actually concerning the flexibility; cobot customers ought to nonetheless do security assessments of their payloads and functions, akin to welding.”

Ellison Applied sciences launches AutoPilot powered by D:PLOY

OnRobot additionally introduced that it’s collaborating with Ellison Applied sciences Inc., a supplier of superior machining techniques. The businesses are releasing AutoPilot powered by D:PLOY, which goals to simplify the method of deploying CNC machine-tending functions.

OnRobot’s D:PLOY is an automatic platform for constructing, working, monitoring, and redeploying machine tending functions. By automating the event course of, it might lower deployment instances and allow deployments to happen on the manufacturing unit ground, with zero programming and 0 simulations required, asserted the businesses. 

“Firms racing to plug labor gaps and meet rising demand in an unsure financial local weather can’t afford to spend weeks deploying and redeploying CNC machine tending automation,” stated Greg Haley, vp of automation at Ellison Applied sciences.

“D:PLOY is the right software program for Ellison’s AutoPilot answer, because it decreases the programming complexity and makes half changeover a snap,” he added. “This places automated CNC machine tending in attain for extra clients than ever, even these with high-mix, low-volume half runs.”