Whether you’re moving bulky goods, delicate items or hazardous substances, there’s a palletizing gripper out there for almost every operation.
What is a gripper?
A gripper is one of the most common end effectors used in conjunction with a collaborative robot, or cobot arm. As the name suggests, it gives a cobot the ability to grip items and move them from place to place. Grippers can also be used to hold items steady for manufacturing, packing or palletizing.
Why are grippers important to palletizing?
The right palletizing robot gripper is one of the most important pieces of hardware. Second only to the palletizing robot arms, which are the central part of any cobot, these end effectors (also known as end of arm tooling) give a collaborative robot the ability to pick up items in a certain way.
Typically, a cobot equipped with the right gripper can carry out a palletizing task more efficiently, with more predictable force or more quickly than a human. Using a gripper for palletizing will also take a very tedious task off your people’s to-do lists, allowing them to focus on more fulfilling activities.