PHD Releases Pneu-Connect™: Seamless Integration of PHD Grippers to Universal Robots

Jan. 25, 2018
PHD has released new accessory for seamless integration of pneumatic grippers on collaborative robots.

PHD has released new accessory for seamless integration of pneumatic grippers on collaborative robots. The PHD Pneu-Connect™ connects directly to the tool port on the robot arm making it easy to attach a PHD pneumatic gripper to a Universal Robot (UR) brand cobot. The Pneu-Connect incorporates a built-in pneumatic directional control valve for opening and closing the gripper. A connector is provided on the Pneu-Connect that plugs directly into the UR robot tool port. The Pneu-Connect comes with a “CAP” which is an application specific to the UR collaborative robot. The “CAP” runs inside of the UR control software and provides a graphical interface making the pneumatic gripper easy to use and integrate with the cobot.

Be sure to weigh all the factors involved when selecting an end effector for a collaborative robot. Part weight, speed, required accuracy, and variance in part size and shape are all factors to consider. When the part size and shape have only small variances and there is a need for placement accuracy, a pneumatic gripper may be the most economical choice, making the Pneu-Connect package a cost-effective solution for your collaborative robot application.

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