Sprue grippers
Series 60 Tiny gripper, without request Clamp diam. 10 mm
- Gripper for small sprues and restricted space
- Gap-free closing
- Body and jaws made of high-strength anodized aluminum alloy
- Index 1N and 1P for direct monitoring
- Single-acting
- Medium: filtered and oiled/unoiled air
- Ambient air temperature: -20°C to +80°C (-4 °F to 176 °F)
- Ambient air temperature for sprue grippers with sensor: -20°C to +70°C (-4 °F to 158 °F)
Series 80 gripper
- Clamping diameter 10 mm
- Body and jaws made of anodized aluminum alloy
- Model SI with FDA-compliant silicone pad
- Model H with replaceable HNBR pads for gentle handling
- Index 1N and 1P for direct monitoring
- Principle of operation: single-acting
- Medium: filtered and oiled/unoiled air
- Ambient air temperature: -20 °C to +80 °C (-4 °F to 176 °F)
- Ambient air temperature for sprue grippers with sensor: -20°C to +70°C (-4 °F to 158 °F)
- Usage temperature for HNBR pads 15 to 150 °C (59 to 302 °F), for silicone pads 15 to 200 °C (59 to 392 °F)
Series 90 gripper
- Grippers for small gates and limited space requirement
- High gripping force and wide jaw opening
- Housings and gripper jaws consist of an anodized, high-strength aluminum alloy
- Model H with replaceable HNBR pads for gentle handling
- Index 1N and 1P for direct sensor monitoring
- Index 2N and 2P for teachable sensors, direct/indirect sensor monitoring
- Index 3P for indirect sensor monitoring
- PNP Inverter 20.530 enables direct control of parts on gripper GR04.090-3N: Sensor triggers as soon as part is gripped
- The converter 20.531 enables the use of grippers in NPN circuits
- Single-acting
- Medium: filtered and oiled/non-oiled air
- Ambient air temperature: -20°C to +80°C (-4 °F to 176 °F)
- Ambient air temperature for sprue grippers with sensor: -20°C to +75°C (-4 °F to 167 °F)
Series 100 gripper
- Grippers with wide jaw opening for large gates
- Gap-free closing for flat gates
- Housings and gripper jaws consist of an anodized, high-strength aluminum alloy (except GR04.100XW)
- Model R with rotating gripper jaws for conical sprues
- Model XW with extra wide steel jaws
- Model B with rounded gripper jaws for large/inclined gates
- Model U for special gripper jaws; the closing force depends on the shape of the gripper jaws
- Model S with sawtooth profile for higher grip force
- Model H with replaceable HNBR pads for gentle handling
- Model XW with extra wide gripper jaws
- Index 1N and 1P for direct monitoring; large-area sensor operation, regardless of the position of the gate in the gripper
- Index 2N and 2P for teachable sensors, direct/indirect sensor monitoring
- Index 3N and 3P for indirect monitoring; signal triggering if no component has been gripped; no moving parts and thus increased mechanical stability
- Single-acting
- Medium: filtered and oiled/non-oiled air
- Ambient air temperature: -20°C to +80°C (-4 °F to 176 °F)
- Ambient air temperature for sprue grippers with sensor: -20°C to +75°C (-4 °F to 167 °F)
Series 100 gripper, double acting
- Grippers with wide jaw opening for large gates
- Gap-free closing for flat gates
- Dual-action for short cycle times; opening and closing separately controllable
- Housings and gripper jaws consist of an anodized, high-strength aluminum alloy
- Spring-assissted opening
- Double-acting
- Medium: filtered and oiled/non-oiled air
- Ambient air temperature: -20°C to +80°C (-4 °F to 176 °F)
Sprue wiper for gripper series 100
- Sprues are centered between the gripper jaws before gripping
- Sprues are scraped off when the gripper jaws are reset
- Simple assembly: the sprue wiper is fixed to the gripper with 2 screws
- The sprue wiper fits most Series 100 grippers (see data sheet sprue gripper series 100)
Sprue wiper suitable for gripper series 100
- GR04.100
- GR04.100-1N
- GR04.100-1P
- GR04.100-3N
- GR04.100-3P
- GR04.100S
- GR04.100S-1N
- GR04.100S-1P
- GR04.100H
- GR04.100HNBR
- GR04.100B
- GR04.100P
- GR04.100P-1N
- GR04.100P-1P
- GR04.102
GR04.100-30 mounted on GR04.100
Mounting instructions
Series 120 – sprue grippers with indirect sensing
- GR04.120 for special gripper jaws
- GR04.120LD and GR04.120DR for gates with Ø 10 - 25 mm
- GR04.120DR with extra wide gripper jaws
- Principle of operation: single-acting NO, can also be operated double-acting
Series 130 grippers
- Grippers with strong gripping force and wide jaw opening for large gates
- Tight closing for flat gates
- Housings and gripper jaws consist of an anodized, high-strength aluminum alloy
- Model 130 with straight gripper jaws
- Model 130S with sawtooth profile for inclined gates
- Model 130U for special gripper jaws; the closing force depends on the shape of the gripper jaws
- Model 130H with replaceable HNBR pads for gentle handling
- Model 130B with rounded gripper jaws for large/inclined gates
- Model 130SXL sawtooth profile with extra-long jaws for long sprues
- Model 130XW with extra wide gripper jaws for fan gates
- Index 1N and 1P for direct monitoring; large-area sensor operation, regardless of the position of the gate in the gripper
- Index 2N and 2P for teachable sensors, direct/indirect sensor monitoring
- Index 3N and 3P for indirect monitoring; signal triggering if no component has been gripped; no moving parts and thus increased mechanical stability
- Single-acting
- Medium: filtered and oiled/non-oiled air
- Ambient air temperature: -20°C to +80°C (-4 °F to 176 °F)
- Ambient air temperature for sprue grippers with sensor: -20°C to +75°C (-4 °F to 167 °F)
Series 110 – grippers
- High grip force, extra wide jaw opening and gap-free closing allow for a wide range of sprue diameters to be gripped
- PNP or NPN sensors with 0.3 m cable, 3-pin M8 plug and extension cable 2 m with 3-pin M8 socket & free end, included
- Principle of operation: single-acting
Series 140 – power grippers
- Clamping diameter 20 mm
- PNP or NPN sensors with 0.3 m cable, 3-pin M8 plug and extension cable 2 m with 3-pin M8 socket & free end, included
- Very high grip force
- Body and jaws made of anodized aluminum
- Principle of operation: single-acting
- Medium: filtered and oiled/unoiled air
Series 2016 gripper
- Clamping diameter 20 mm
- Grippers with wide opening jaws and high gripping force
- GR04.2016S with sawtooth jaws for a higher gripping force
- GR04.2016H with interchangeable HNBR pads for gentle gripping
- Easy assembly/disassembly of the gripper jaws
- Jaws made of zinc-plated steel
- If a sprue detection is needed please use the grippers GR04.2016RC or GR04.2016SC with direct part detection
- Body and jaws made of anodized aluminum
- Principle of operation: single-acting
- Medium: filtered and oiled/unoiled air
- Ambient air temperature: -20°C to +80°C (-4 °F to 176 °F)
Series 2016 – sprue grippers, with direct sensing
- Clamping diameter 20 mm
- Grippers with wide opening jaws and high gripping force
- Self-centering
- Large area sensor activation, regardless of sprue position
- Easy assembly/disassembly of the gripper jaws
- Jaws made of zinc-plated steel
- Body and jaws made of anodized aluminum
- GR04.2016HC and GR04.2016HC/NPN with replaceable HNBR pads for gentle handling
- Principle of operation: single-acting
- Medium: filtered and oiled/unoiled air
- Ambient air temperature: -20°C to +80°C (-4 °F to 176 °F)