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Selection guides & technical articles
Practical guides for sizing grippers, suction cups and tool changers for your robot application.
How to Calculate the Grip Force for a Pneumatic Gripper
A step-by-step method to size a pneumatic parallel gripper using part mass, robot acceleration, friction coefficient and a safety factor.
How to Choose a Vacuum Suction Cup for Your Robot
Flat or bellows, NBR, silicone or PU, and how many cups you need. A practical guide to sizing vacuum suction cups for robot vacuum grippers.
Robot Tool Changer Selection Guide: Payload, Air and Signals
What to check before adding a robotic quick changer to your cell, including payload and moment, air passages, signal modules, locking safety and tool stands.