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Handling pneumatic gripper with parallel clamping with 3 concentric fingers. The guide is prismatic and mechanism is completely protected Benefits of 3finger parallel tightening Although most handling applications are using parallel grippers with 2 fingers, because even in the case of cylindrical parts, Vshaped jaws allow a good grip. The use of a gripper with 3 fingers is preferred in 2 case – refocusing of the part along 2 axes during tightening – stability of a long cylindrical part clamped by its end In the particular case of screwing, we have a range of 3jaw grippers specifically dedicated to screwing Type 2913 grippers. Reliability and robustness of Type 24 parallel grippers With a hard anodized body and cylinder, prismatic steel guide, fully protected mechanism, these pneumatic parallel grippers are robust and reliable. The positions are detected by magnetic detectors (delivered separately) thanks to 2 Tgrooves on the upper face of the cylinder.

Pneumatic gripper with 2 concentric fingers Finger selflocking closed gripper (toggle joint action) Elastic absorption at opening Interest of 180 ° angle grippers Grippers with 180° opening angle are generally used to suppress a clearance movement because the open fingers allow the product to pass laterally, for example during a linear transfer or for maintaining a product on a turntable. Selflocking on closing by toggle effect These grippers use toggle technology that allows selflocking of the jaws in the last degree of closure and a large clamping force. They therefore remain locked even in the absence of air pressure. They can only be used for a grip from outside the piece and for parts with an identical grip dimension. The detection cam mounted on the axis of rotation allows the 2 inductive sensors to detect any desired position. The option « opening screw limitation » allows to adjust the opening stroke if the 180 ° are not sought

Pneumatic gripper with 2 or 3 concentric fingers Single acting with rear central air connection High clamping force External clamping and vertical using only Without detection Screwing gripper technology The technology of this gripper allows it to develop a very large clamping force (about 10x the force of a gripper) so as to obtain the necessary tightening torque in the following applications – screwing cosmetic or hygiene bottles, with or without spout – screwing of pots or cans with torque control – screwing of thermostatic subassemblies – screwing push buttons The central rear pneumatic supply and single acting makes it easy to mount on a rotating joint. Screwing bottles with pump spoutThe wide angle opening version is generally used for screwing vials with pump spouts. The 2finger version makes it possible to tighten square or prismatic caps, but also to reduce cycle time by let go the bottle radially by opening the gripper at the height of clamping

Motorization by integrated pneumatic cylinder Driving by rack and pinion system Adjustable mechanical stops Hydraulic shock absorbers Inductive sensors The wrist of a manipulator arm These rotary modules are, for example, the wrist of a manipulator arm, the turner of parts on a conveyor or the axis of rotation of an oscillating manipulator. In general, they rotate the gripper that grips the part. These modules are equipped with hydraulic dampers and inductive sensors, the rotation guidance is ensured by 2 ball bearings that allow this module to be used in all directions, even with offcentered payload. Rotary cylinder without angular play at end of stroke The end stops located under the plate allow there to be no shock in the rack and pinion transmission and no angular play at the end of the stroke. The absence of angular play allows use in assembly or precise positioning applications with 2 positions and the absence of impact in rack

Pneumatic retractable stop Locking by toggle joint action Adjustable stop screw Operating principle of the retractable stop This retractable stop is drived by a doubleacting pneumatic cylinder. It is retracted by a 90 ° rotation of the finger. When it is engaged to stop the moving element, it is mechanically locked by a toggle joint action. The retractable finger supports an impact force of 2250 N or less, it is generally necessary to provide damping at the point of contact (elastic or hydraulic depending on the application). Detection by 2 inductive Ø8 detectors is optional. Using of the retractable pneumatic stop There are 3 common applications for this retractable stop • Create an intermediate position for a manipulator or a linear pneumatic gantry • Create a conveyor stop • Referencing a product on a workstation For an intermediate position of the pneumatic manipulator, a hydraulic shock absorber must be placed opposite the stop screw.

Drived by integrated pneumatic cylinder Guided by 2 rods on ball bushings Adjustable mechanical stops Hydraulic shock absorbers Inductive sensors Flow limitation Compact and robust manipulator With a compact and very robust design, they are suitable for shortstroke movement where rigidity is necessary. They are often used in vertical or lifting modules in the design of pneumatic handling assemblies. For longer strokes, use the Type 37 manipulators. Several mounting directions possible Equipped with the same end plates and without exceeding of the cylinder at the end of the stroke, these compact manipulators can be fixed by the 2 end plates to have the movable central body, but they can also be fixed by the body, the rod cylinder can then be oriented up or down. Optimized end of stroke adjustments The fine adjustment of the stroke is done by mechanical stops without any intervention on the hydraulic dampers and the inductive detectors this saves time

Handling pneumatic gripper with parallel clamping with 2 concentric fingers. The guide is prismatic and mechanism is completely protected. Benefits of 2finger parallel tightening The clamping of these parallel grippers is the most polyvalent clamping it allows to take pieces of slightly different sizes with the same jaws, to grab a piece in a limited space at opening, to seize the part by the inside or the outside … For very different sizes of parts, it’s possible to grip them without changing jaws with Type 25 parallel long stroke grippers. Reliability and robustness of Type 24 parallel grippers With a hard anodized body and cylinder, prismatic steel guide, fully protected mechanism, these pneumatic parallel grippers are robust and reliable. The positions are detected by magnetic detectors (delivered separately) thanks to 2 Tgrooves on the upper face of the cylinder. This groove is compatible with many detectors on the market to facilitate maintenance.

Drived by pneumatic cylinder (ISO or rodless) Guided by rolling guides Adjustable mechanical stops Hydraulic shock absorbers Inductive sensors Flow limitation More than a rodless guided cylinder With their selfsupporting aluminum beam and being equipped with mechanical endofstroke stops, hydraulic shock absorbers, inductive sensors and flow limiters, these gantries are more than a cylinder without guided rod, they are real handling axes ready to install and wired. They are intended for the transfer of loads from 3 to 50 kg over strokes up to 1500 mm. Pneumatic Cartesian manipulators The mobile carriage, drived by a rodless cylinder (or a rod cylinder in short stroke to be more economical) allows to carry a perpendicular axis to create cartesian manipulators with 2 or 3 axes, with manipulators Type 37. Optimized end of stroke adjustments Pneumatic gantry with intermediate positions with through-travel

Pneumatic manipulator for handling drived by ISO pneumatic cylinder. Guided by 2 rods on ball bushings and end stroke adjustable by mechanical stops. Hydraulic shock absorbers, inductive sensors and flow limitation are supplied. Pneumatic pick and place and 3 axes handling systems The combination of 2 pneumatic manipulators makes it possible to create pick & place (XZ manipulators) for assembly, loading, packaging machines … By combining them with gantries it’s possible to realize 3axis cartesian pneumatic manipulators. Equipped with hydraulic dampers, inductive sensors and flow limiters, these manipulators are ready to be installed and wired. Optimized end of stroke adjustments The fine adjustment of the stroke is done by mechanical stops without any intervention on the hydraulic dampers and the inductive detectors this saves time, guarantees the reliability of the adjustment and ensures an optimal lifetime of these components.

Fixing by its sturdy end plate Drived by ISO pneumatic cylinder Guided by 2 rods on ball bushings Adjustable mechanical stops Hydraulic shock absorbers Inductive sensors Flow limitation Easier implementation Attached to the frame by its end thanks to a sturdy flange, they serve as a lifting module for assembly, loading and conditioning machines. By combining them with Type 37 linear manipulators, you can create 2axis ZX. Equipped with hydraulic shock absorbers, inductive sensors and flow limiters, these manipulators are ready to be installed and wired. Optimized end of stroke adjustments The fine adjustment of the stroke is done by mechanical stops without any intervention on the hydraulic shock absorbers and the inductive sensors this saves time, guarantees the reliability of the adjustment and ensures an optimal lifetime of these components. All these components are very common on the market and are very accessible, thus facilitating the maintenance

H guide unit for pneumatic cylinders ISO Ø25 to Ø125 Very sturdy guide on plain bearings Protected by wipers seals Guide unit with large rods This Heavy Series has bigger guide rods than the Strengthened series. The thick front plate also allows long centering of the guide rods for better resistance to torsion. Only available in plain bearing version, it’s recommended for important radial loads in static. Sturdy guide for Ø125 cylinder Adapted to the ISO6432 (Ø25) and ISO15552 (Ø32 to 125) cylinders, this range therefore also makes it possible to meet the more robust guide needs for Ø125 cylinders, the guide rods then being Ø40, on 4 plain bearings. Anticorroding heavy guide For environments requiring an anticorrosion version, the steel parts can be supplied in stainless steel (rods, coupling, screws), the body and front plate are remaining in anodized aluminum (suffix /AC after the reference). Scrapers in polyurethane can be proposed for dusty or dirty environments.

Table for pneumatic cylinders ISO Ø16 to Ø40 Guided on ball bushings Protected by wipers seals More rigid than a H guide unit These tables maintaining the same quality of guidance and rigidity throughout the stroke. For a offcentered payload in vertical, these tables allow to be more rigid than a guide unit in H. Hydraulic shock absorber on this table A hydraulic shock absorber may be placed in opposition to the pneumatic cylinder to dampen, for example, the descent and/or limit the stroke at the output of the cylinder rod. The retracting stroke can be adjusted by the floating rod coupling. Use in harsh environment For dusty environments, additional nitrile or polyurethane scrapers can be added in front of the ball bushings. An anticorrosion version can be proposed with the rods, the coupling and the screws in stainless steel (the carriage and the plates remain in anodized aluminum). It’s possible to make these tables with plain bearings (bronze or polymer) on request.

For pneumatic cylinders ISO Ø16 and Ø25 Guided on ball bushings Adjustable mechanical stops Manipulator made with your components = competitiveness These linear units make it possible to carry out any translation requiring precision and rigidity, to move up to 15 kg on 1, 2 or 3 axes (handling, assembly, loading, transfer, packaging …). By adding a cylinder with sensors and flow limiters as well as hydraulic shock absorbers from the supplier of your choice, you get a complete module that generally meets the requirements of the panels of suppliers, at a very competitive price.

U guide unit for pneumatic cylinders ISO Ø32 to Ø80 Short guide on bronze bearings Protected by wipers seals Short guide for ISO15552 pneumatic cylinder This Classic Series provides antirotation of the cylinder rod. The guide is shorter than the H Classic series and is only available in plain bearings, so this series is recommended for low strokes and moderate loads. Anticorroding Uguide For environments requiring an anticorrosion version, the steel parts can be supplied in stainless steel (rods, coupling, screws), the body and the front plate are remaining in anodized aluminum (suffix /AC after the reference). For all stainless steel guides, refer to the 34*X series. Protection kit and back stop kit on Uguide The protection kit (tube wrapping the rods at the rear of the guide), for example allows to avoid a guarding housing on a semiautomatic machine (label maker …). The back stop kit, with hydraulic shock absorber, allows

U guide unit for pneumatic cylinders ISO Ø12 to Ø80 Antirotation guide on bronze bearings Protected by wipers seals Antirotation for ISO pneumatic cylinder This Light Series provides antirotation of the cylinder rod. With limited dimensions, it permits to use an ISO cylinder for shortstroke translations, while protecting the rod of the cylinder with its floating rod coupling. For environments requiring an anticorrosion version, the steel parts can be supplied in stainless steel (rods, coupling, screws), the body and the front plate are remaining in anodized aluminum (suffix /AC after the reference). For all stainless steel guides, refer to the 34*X series.

Hguide unit for pneumatic cylinders ISO Ø25 to Ø125 Sturdy guide on ball bushings or bronze bearings Protected by wipers seals Sturdy Hguide This Strengthened Series has bigger guide rods than the Classic series and a thicker front plate for longer centering of the rods to increase torsion strength the plate / rods connection is generally the weak point of the Classic series when offcentered forces or loads are applied. Guide unit for Ø125 cylinder Adapted to the ISO6432 (Ø25) and ISO15552 (Ø32 to 125) cylinders, we can also adapt other types of pneumatic cylinders or electric actuators. Sturdy guide on plain bearing or ball bearing ? The plain bearing version is recommended for static radial loads, short strokes, dusty environments, it’s also the more economical version. The ball bushings version is recommended for precision (no radial play), high loads at horizontal, long strokes and offcentered loads. For critical applications, we propose Heavy series.

H guide unit for pneumatic cylinders ISO Ø12 to Ø100 Long guide on ball bushings or bronze bearings Protected by wipers seals H guide unit according ISO standard This Classic series of linear guide unit is the most common on the market. It ensure the guiding and antirotation of the payload, the floating coupling protects the rod of the cylinder from any mechanical stress. Adapted to the ISO6432 (Ø12 to 25) and ISO15552 (Ø32 to 100) cylinders, we can also adapt other types of pneumatic cylinders or electric actuators. Guide unit on plain bearing or ball bearing The plain bearings version is recommended for static radial loads, short strokes, dusty environments, it’s the more economical version. The ball bushings version is recommended for precision (no radial play), high loads at horizontal, long strokes and offcentering loads. For critical applications, we propose Strengthened and Heavy series and for simple antirotations, you can opt for Useries, Classic or Light.

This retractable stop is drived by a double-acting pneumatic cylinder. It is retracted by a 90° rotation of the finger in the direction of movement of the pallet or the object to be stopped. When it is engaged to stop the moving element, it is mechanically locked by a toggle joint action which ensures high repeatability of this stop (<0.05 mm with mechanical stop). There are 3 common applications for this retractable stop: • Create a conveyor stop, a stop pallet, a separating stop, a stopper cylinder • Create an intermediate position for a manipulator or a linear pneumatic gantry • Referencing a product on a workstation

Very compact and economical linear guide unit for ISO 21287 cylinder Ø25 to 50 (cylinder not supplied). Access to the lateral sensor grooves of the cylinder. Short guide on bronze bearings, ball bushings or polymer bearings. Ideal for compact guided cylinder applications while retaining an ISO cylinder. 2 ranges of linear guide units for ISO 21287 cylinder Depending on the stroke and the lateral forces, 2 ranges are available to guide the rod of ISO 21287 cylinders. . 34*EC series is the most compact version, with a rigid connection of the cylinder rod directly screwed into the front plate. This model is therefore limited to cylinders with stroke up to 50 mm. . 34*EF series has a floating rod coupling between the cylinder rod and the front plate. This model can receive cylinders with a longer stroke (100 mm maximum recommended). ISO 21287 cylinder with guide unit or compact guided cylinder ? It’s more advantageous to use an ISO 21287 cylinder and a 34*EC series guide unit

Guide units for pneumatic cylinders ISO Ø20 to Ø50 For other cylinders (not standardized) Complete guide units, or subsets (bearings, guide rods, rod couplings) to realize a guide adapted to your need and integrated to your machine Materials used in stainless steel guides These guide units are made of 304L stainless steel for environments requiring anticorrosion and resistance to certain aggressive agents.. The scrapers are in thermopolyurethane FDA approved. Polymer bearings are in Iglidur J (dry using) Bronze bearings are impregnated with oil (oil compatible with food processing areas) The ball bushings can be with FDA grease (contact us) Precautions for use in the food industry Despite the materials used, these units cannot however be used in the direct food zone without precaution (in contact with or above food), since there is a retention zone at the level of the rod coupling and that particles or drops may ooze from the guide bearings.

Guides, delivered without motor, allows to realize systems with 1, 2 or 3 axes For LinMot® motors P0123, P0137, P0148 Stainless steel version for *SSC motors Presentation of the range of guides for LinMot® motors These guides are intended exclusively for cylindrical linear motors of the LinMot® brand and are broken down into 5 families LB modules for pick and place manipulators LE modules Gantry LR LH guide units comparable to guide units for pneumatic cylinders Guides in stainless steel LX and LW for motors * SSC Special features of the LE and LB modules On LE modules, for vertical applications, it’s possible to have a mechanicalpneumatic brake or a LinMot MagSpring. The LB23 module is equipped with pneumatic balancing (antifall in the event of a power outage but also for high speed by eliminating the impact of gravity).

Our H guides can be adapted to many electric actuators of the market (with threaded rod or tapped rod). Also available in anticorroding version (AluStainless Steel)

Pneumatic cylinder double acting Guided by 2 rods on ball bushings or bronze bearings Elastic damping at end of stroke Magnetic piston and Tgroove for sensor Robust and precise compact cylinder with guide Long and precise guidance because even for very short strokes, guidance is ensured by 4 bronze bearings or 4 ball bushings as the shortest body is the 50 mm stroke for lower strokes, a stroke limiting ring is placed in the cylinder. This guidance avoids the problems of buttressing, regularly encountered with ultrashort guides. These pneumatic cylinders are robust and reliable, even at high speed thanks to screwed cylinder’s covers (no circlips) an hardanodized body at 35 μ a thick front plate allowing a long centering of the rods for a better resistance to torsion Guided cylinder for universal detector The 5 / 6.5 mm Tslots allow the use of the majority of brands of magnetic detectors on the market. Stroke adjustment on compact guided cylinder

For electric cylinders ISO 15552 size 32 to 100 Selfcentering rod coupling without axial play adapted to positioning Principle of rod coupling with reduced axial play Rod coupling with adjustable axial playThe difference with the ISO 15552 pneumatic cylinder guide units is at the level of the cylinder rod coupling on these guides for electric cylinders, the selfaligning rod coupling has no axial play (or a reduced axial play) depending on the assembly carried out, these units without axial play are therefore suitable for positioning applications. For applications without positioning accuracy or with high radial loads in static, it’s possible to use the guide units for pneumatic cylinders with a guide on plain bearings, since the rod coupling has an axial play (<0,2 mm). Guides for nonISO actuators For electric actuators which are not ISO, we know how to adapt our guide units to most of the rod actuators on the market see Hguide for actuators.

Rods for ball bushings and plain bearings Ø10, 12, 16, 20, 25, 30 et 40 mm Guide rods with tapping at both ends (except stainless steel just 1 side) 4 matters hardened steel, chromed steel, stainless steel 304L, hardened stainless steel Several lenghts and special length on request.

Floating rod coupling for pneumatic, electric or hydraulic cylinders Zinc steel or stainless steel 304L With axial play or adjustable play Floating coupling for cylinder rod These rod couplings make it possible to connect the rod of a pneumatic cylinder (or electric) to any part to be set in motion while avoiding any stress on the rod. They are available in 2 versions . with axial play (<0.20 mm) usual pneumatic applications and for pushing applications . with adjustable play for positioning applications => The version with axial play allows a radial compensation of the axis of the cylinder rod, it’s for usual pneumatic applications => The version with adjustable play allows the axial play to beRod coupling with adjustable axial play – reduced by screwing the cylinder rod against the internal pin and then unscrewing it slightly (then lock with the cylinder rod nut against the coupling) – removed by screwing the cylinder rod against the internal part (with tightening)

These linear guide bearings are available in cylindrical short housings or prismatic long housings. Guided on ball bushings, bronze or polymer bearings. The housing is in anodized aluminium. To build your own linear guide These linear guide bearings make it possible to create a guide unit adapted to your needs and integrated into your machine You choose the diameter of the guide rods according to load capacity and rigidity, the type of guidance (bronze, polymer, ball bushings), the guide length (long prismatic or short cylindrical bearings) and the rods spacing according to the application. You can integrate any cylinder (type, standard, brand …) by using a cylinder rod coupling. You limit the number of parts by directly using a support of your frame and your end plate. A range of stainless steel guide bearings is also available Guide Type 34X You can also use bearing blocks

Short bearing housings (cylindrical) Long bearing housings (prismatic) Guide rods Cylinder rod couplings The subsets of this range allow to realize a guide adapted to your need and integrated to your machine. Make your own guide unit To make a guide unit adapted to your needs and integrated into your machine you choose the diameter of the rods according to the load capacity you choose the type of guidance (bronze, polymer or with ball bushings) you choose the guide length (long or short bearings) you choose the distance between the rods according to the application (on your support and your plate) you can integrate any cylinder (type, standard, brand …) you limit the number of parts by directly using a support of your frame and your own end plate You simply have to guarantee a parallelism of the bearing axes by the quality of the surface of your support. A range of bearings, guide rods and rod coupling is also available in stainless steel Guide Type 34X

For pneumatic cylinders ISO Ø8 and Ø10 Guide on bronze bearings or ball bushings The smallest guide unit in the range It’s the smallest unit, suitable for ISO6432 Ø8 and Ø10 pneumatic cylinders, allowing an ISO cylinder to be kept for small guided cylinder applications. It has a long Ushape to remain compact and have a guide length comparable to an Hshape. For environments requiring an anticorrosion version, the steel parts can be supplied in stainless steel (rods, coupling, screws), the body and the front plate are remaining in anodized aluminum (suffix /AC after the reference). Any special stroke is possible, with a maxi stroke of 200 mm.