The rapid rise of intelligent manufacturing since 2015 has led to the use of automated electro-permanent magnetic grippers. Even the famous brand SCHUNK robotic grippers are developing electro-permanent magnetic gripper for automated material handling.
What can magnetic grippers do in automated material handling?
The automated electro-permanent magnetic gripper is mainly used in steel sheets and profiles’ sorting, palletizing, bending, welding fixture, and other aspects of use. The magnetic gripper can replace a robotic hydraulic or air gripper to adsorb, lift, transfer, and place workpieces without letting them fall or hurting the surfaces.
Small space occupation and high compatibility make magnetic grippers suitable for almost any smart manufacturing factory layout. As a robotic arm gripper, it can be used for gantry robots, AGV carts, and articulated robots (sorting robots, palletizing robots, and collaborative robots). Since nearly 80% of productivity can be realized by unmanned automatic production, magnetic grippers will develop faster.
Take the two important processes: loading and unloading, and sorting for example. The robotic electro-permanent magnetic gripper can be custom-made to achieve a specific size, shape, and magnetic force. After PLC programming, usually with a robotic vision system, magnetic grippers will do the repeated loading and unloading, and sorting jobs correctly and quickly. One more thing, it doesn’t need much electricity in the working process, because electricity is only used to energize and de-energize the permanent magnet. Compared with an electromagnet, it saves up to 95% of electric power. Thus, the magnetic gripper greatly saves the enterprise’s manpower, material, and time costs. 
HVR MAG magnetic grippers for manipulators
HVR MAG has been only focusing on the electro-permanent magnet since its foundation in 2010. But it has nearly 2 decades of technical engineering experience. The founding team has led the company to the industry leader in China, from technology, marketing, and in-house manufacturing respectively. If you’re looking for a reliable China manufacturer of the electro-permanent magnet, HVR MAG can be your optimal choice. We can provide magnetic lifters for structural fabrication and construction machinery, grippers for industrial automation, and mold clamping systems for plastic injection molding machines.
For more details about this automated material handling equipment, please visit HVR magnetic gripper website.
