Organization: SCHUNK GmbH
Country: United States
State: NC
Website: www.schunk.com
Year Founded: 1945
Number of Employees: 500+
EGL-C is one of the world’s first long-stroke grippers designed for human-robot collaboration.
Description:
Introduced in March 2019, the EGL-C gripper surpasses the typical force-limited 140 N used by most collaborative grippers in accordance with safety standard ISO/TS 15066. It achieves high gripping forces up to 450 N, offers a long stroke of 42.5 mm per finger, and handles workpiece weights up to 2.25 kg. The gripper force is limited to <140 N while the fingers are in motion. Only when the gripper fingers are within 4 mm of gripping the workpiece can the force be increased up to 450N.
The EGL-C combines six safety functions -- an integrated, safe path-measuring, a safe position detection of the gripper fingers, a safe switch-off, a safe brake control, a safe operating system architecture, and a safe movement and speed control.
Introduced in March 2019, the EGL-C gripper surpasses the typical force-limited 140 N used by most collaborative grippers in accordance with safety standard ISO/TS 15066. It achieves high gripping forces up to 450 N, offers a long stroke of 42.5 mm per finger, and handles workpiece weights up to 2.25 kg. The gripper force is limited to <140 N while the fingers are in motion. Only when the gripper fingers are within 4 mm of gripping the workpiece can the force be increased up to 450N.
The EGL-C combines six safety functions -- an integrated, safe path-measuring, a safe position detection of the gripper fingers, a safe switch-off, a safe brake control, a safe operating system architecture, and a safe movement and speed control.