Piab’s Kenos® foam gripper head provides sweet success
Piab’s Kenos® foam gripper head provides sweet success
2 PagesPiab’s Kenos® foam gripper head provides sweet success Background When a leading British sugar manufacturer wanted to modernize and relocate a granulated sugar production line, a local robot expert was chosen to provide a robot based end of line palletizing solution. The existing line could only handle one box at a time. The aim was to provide a solution that could handle multiple boxes at once and to rapidly reduce the time taken to complete each pallet. The customer wanted a simple solution, moving away from a complex system of suction cups and mechanical grippers on their existing system. Solution After extensive consultation with the customer and Piab, the robot company selected Piab's Kenos® KVGL-800 large area foam gripper head. Integrated vacuum generation with COAX® vacuum technolo
