As industrial automation continues to develop, robotic handling is becoming an important part of modern manufacturing. In this project, HVR MAG provided a customized magnetic gripper integrated with a customer’s robotic arm for cylinder barrel loading and unloading.
The solution replaces the previous manual KBK crane handling method, helping reduce manual workload and improve material handling efficiency on the production line.
Project Overview
The customer, Suzhou Jieruisi Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd., is an automation integrator. The application involves automated handling of cylinder barrels in a production environment.
Previously, operators used a manual KBK crane to move the workpieces. This approach required considerable manual effort and took more time during each handling cycle.
The customer was looking for an automated magnetic gripping solution that could meet several requirements:
- Reliable Workpiece Holding: Prevent workpieces from dropping during robotic handling.
- Flexible Compatibility: Handle cylinder barrels of different sizes.
- High-Speed Operation: Maintain secure gripping during the robot’s relatively high acceleration movements.
- Automation Integration: Communicate with the customer’s PLC control system.
- Customized V-Shaped Magnetic Gripper Design
Based on the workpiece layout drawings provided by the customer, HVR MAG designed and manufactured a customized magnetic gripper.
The magnetic arrangement adopts a V-shaped design to suit the cylinder barrel handling application. Rather than using a standard magnetic gripper configuration, the magnet layout was developed according to the actual workpiece arrangement and customer requirements.
Key design considerations include:
- V-Shaped Magnetic Arrangement: Designed according to the geometry and layout of the cylinder barrels.
- Multiple Workpiece Sizes: The customized solution is intended to accommodate different workpiece dimensions.
- Robotic Integration: Designed to work with the customer’s robotic arm.
- PLC Communication: Supports communication with the customer’s automation control system.
- Magnetic Gripper for Robotic Automation
- Integrating a magnetic gripper with a robotic arm provides an automated approach to handling ferromagnetic workpieces.
In this project, the robotic system performs cylinder barrel loading and unloading, reducing the need for operators to manually move workpieces using a KBK crane.
Compared with the previous manual handling method, the robotic magnetic gripping solution offers several practical benefits:
- Reduced Manual Workload: Less manual involvement in repetitive loading and unloading operations.
- Improved Handling Efficiency: Supports automated workpiece transfer as part of the production process.
- Flexible Material Handling: Accommodates different cylinder barrel sizes through a customized magnetic arrangement.
- Automation Compatibility: Integrates magnetic gripping with robotic movement and PLC control.
Customized Magnetic Grippers for Industrial Applications
Different robotic handling applications involve different workpiece shapes, dimensions, weights, and movement requirements. A suitable magnetic gripper should therefore be designed around the actual workpiece and operating conditions.
HVR MAG provides customized magnetic gripping solutions for robotic arms, gantry systems, and automated material handling equipment.
From magnetic pole arrangement and structural design to control interfaces and system integration, each solution can be developed according to the customer’s application requirements.
Looking for a magnetic gripper for your robotic handling system? Contact HVR MAG to discuss your workpiece and automation requirements.
