It’s National Biscuit Day

After the initial trial, Simmatic then tested different vacuum cups and lips including the P and X Lips. The straight through design of the Premium Speeder, with no filters, allowed debris to pass straight through the body. Our second trial, using a selection of biscuits supplied by the customer, shows a range of biscuits all with different surfaces and consistencies…

Although Simmatic’s initial trials were successful, our customer had limited resources to redesign the vacuum heads to integrate VMECA’s Premium Speeders.
We had a solution: Simmatic began remodelling the gripper head. A new 3D printed head, designed here at Simmatic HQ was created, maintaining both physical and cup face dimensions, so as not to alter robot programme settings.
Our Engineers returned to the customer and converted a single Delta Robot head to use with VMECA’s Premium Speeder. After initial issues with a P Lip turning inside out, as a result of different surface textures, the XP35-W5(FDA) vacuum cup proved much more successful. At full speed it achieved a 100% pick rate. It’s National Biscuit Day so take a look…

For all your pick and place applications – ask Simmatic Automation and Challenge us with your difficult to handle products. We can show you how to solve all your industrial vacuum handling applications.