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Summary:
When a tire manufacturer was struggling with an end effector on their tray handling robot, Applied Kinetics developed a new, reliable, end effector. Details: Applied Kinetics was called in to design a new retro-fit robotic end effector onto an existing tire manufacturing robot. The existing end-effector was not consistently gripping the tray, and was requiring too much maintenance. A re-designed unit was needed. Project: | End Effector Retrofit | Industry: | Tire Manufacturing | Technology: | Pneumatic/ Vacuum | Cycle Speed: | 1.5 sec. |
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The new design was much more sophisticated, with precise control over the necessary degrees-of-freedom compliance, redundant vacuum cups, cup alignment rollers, and a much more robust structure. Pneumatic valves were mounted at the end-effector for quicker response time. |
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Manipulator Retro-fit
