As part of Simmatic’s ‘Challenge Us’ programme, we were challenged to vacuum handle 20kg bags of compost.
Using 8 x MC25 VMECA Magic Grippers attached to a bespoke laser cut aluminium mounting plate, we were able to lift a 20kg bag with ease. With Spring in the air, we thought this was an ideal opportunity to show you our results. We’re sure you’ll agree with this perfect pick and place solution…
Simmatic’s Challenge Us Programme
Whether you have an on-going challenge or a new project coming up, please don’t hesitate in contacting the team. If you’re looking to streamline your production process, reduce operational costs, or improve safety and efficiency, VMECA’s range of Magic Grippers offer a powerful solution that can help drive the success of your automated systems. So, whatever your project needs, we’re always keen to work with you and help you through your options. Challenge Us! If you’re gripping, moving, holding, pushing, pulling, lifting or lowering. Simmatic have the products and the knowledge to solve all your vacuum handling applications.
Magic Grippers attached to a bespoke laser cut aluminium mounting plate…
VMECA’s MC25 Magic Gripper…
The Magic Gripper is unique to the vacuum handling market. This clever innovation from VMECA takes the already very successful configurable Magic Cup and offers it coupled directly to a carefully measured vacuum source so, a tailored gripper specific to the project’s demands can be created.
The gripper only evacuates the vacuum between the built-in vacuum cartridge to the cup face, giving an instant response once supplied with compressed air. Because the size of the gripper can be honed to the application, it’s not wasteful with energy due to oversizing, equally, when large flows are required, the body allows full bore flow through it with no restrictions associated with pipework and fittings.
Where systems need multiple points of contact with several cups, each magic gripper generates its own vacuum and works independently. So, a cup failure or poor contact from one cup doesn’t compromise other cups. For a complete end of arm solution, a dedicated aluminium extrusion not only presents the gripper, it also acts as an air distribution manifold, further reducing the requirement for fittings simplifying installation.
For more information about VMECA’s Magic Gripper Range, Magic Suction Cups or, Simmatic’s Challenge Us Programme, call us on 01299 877770 or email: [email protected]
