Avoid mistakes in pneumatic and electrical connections by choosing to use a quick changer with your application. Gimatic’s NEW Small size Quick Changers are suitable for use with vacuum or compressed air and used when the maximum EOAT size is less than 4.5lbs. The two halves (gripper side & robot side) are sold separately and fittings are available through EMI as well.

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These Finger Blanks were designed to fit our popular Standard Size GS & GW Grippers. Their compact size and parallel jaw motion allow grippers to pick up small parts and to be mounted in small spaces. Available in both aluminum and acetal, these finger blanks have been designed so they can be customized to the part it’s picking up. Simply cut away the material to fit your part!

Shop for Standard Size GS & GW Grippers.

You can now shop for End-of-Arm Tooling, Injection Molding Accessories, Hot Runner Temperature Controllers, and Water Management Products on our Web site. Browse for products by category or search using quick numbers, part numbers, or keywords. We even have a Quick Order feature that allows you to add products to your cart by using Quick and/or Part numbers without having to find the products on the Web site first. Customers can even check their order and account statuses.

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We’ve added new products from Gimatic, >ASS<, Piab, Senvex, and more to our EOAT catalog for 2011. Request a printed copy or download an interactive, searchable PDF version to your desktop.

Or try the online, interactive EOAT e-catalog in our new online viewer. Search by keyword, part number, or Quick Number. Bookmark pages and add sticky notes too!

Gimatic IFD & IFU airhands were first generation. This new series, identified as MFD (downward actuation) & MFU (upward actuation) replaces the IFD and IFU. The features are as follows:

• Fully aluminum body with no steel parts
• FDA approved grease and silicone
• The bodies have a clampable section on them that are EOAT industry standard diameters of 14mm, 20mm, & 30mm
• The threads on the rear portion are compatible with Gimatic, >ASS<, or >SAS< Extension tubes.
• Both MFD & MFU styles have a through hole version.
• Size 27 (27mm) and larger have an optional sensor feature to sense gripper state.
• Nose cones are an accessory option for sizes 10 and larger

Profile-based EOAT is great for some applications, but sometimes a lower cost, lighter weight, and easier to assemble option can be used. To suit these needs, EMI also offers plate-based EOAT.

Typical plate-based EOAT is laser cut from 1/8”, 3/16”, or 1/4” aluminum or 12-gauge stainless steel—standard materials in our inventory. Shown in the following pages of examples, excess weight is removed by material cutouts. Thinner, lighter material can be strengthened by incorporating reinforcing bends.

Other EOAT suppliers generally only offer profile-based and not plate-based EOAT for two reasons:

Effective plate-based EOAT requires more upfront design engineering, which EMI offers without charge but our competitors don’t like to do. Compare the amount and quality of free engineering EMI supplies with a quotation compared to our competitors. We start with a 3-D file such as SolidWorks or a Step file of your part that you provide to us. We then supply you a complete design proposal in 3-D without cost or obligation.

Secondly, they don’t have the equipment. EMI has laser-cutting machinery in our own manufacturing plant that allows us to make plate-based EOAT fast, accurate, and at a low cost.

 Call our EOAT engineering department at 216-535-4848 to discuss which is better for your application.

Now there is no need to choose between stability or compactness when selecting a vacuum cylinder. The new OFL vacuum cylinders utilize a through hole in the piston that eliminates the need for bulky manifolds mounted on the rod’s end when connecting vacuum cups. This increased stability also means that the cylinder won’t wear as quickly.

Features:

• Double-acting with 30mm piston bore
• Two sensor slots
• Large thru hole with G1/8 threads on both ends for vacuum fittings
• Non-rotating
• 20mm clampable neck

Quick# 6771 (10mm): $109
Quick# 6772 (15mm): $118

For more information about these or other vacuum cylinders, call 216-535-4848 or email sales@emiplastics.com.

Many consider these the best performing polyurethane cup available and now they come in smaller sizes! Each non-marking vacuum cup is constructed in two different durometers that make them both strong and flexible. A 60º shore, green bellows section provides pliable support and a large, 30º shore yellow sealing surface that is flexible and performs extremely well on uneven surfaces.

Quick# 5639 (10mm): $5.96
Quick# 5640 (15mm): $7.31

For more information or to order, call 216-535-4848.

Sometimes automating your production facility isn’t an all-or-nothing proposition. Automating some facets of the production or packing process while relying on manual labor for others can be the best option.

The system pictured above utilizes a manual packing station as well as an automated elevator and conveyors. Two people pack boxes with bags of pretzels and, when full, send them down the conveyor to the elevator where a photo eye determines if the box should go to the first- or second-level trunkline conveyor. The boxes then travel 125 feet where they are prepared for shipping.

The elevator does two things: it lets the packers use two trunkline conveyors to divide the volume and run faster and it is also more ergonomically friendly than the old system. Previously, the packers were only able to reach the first-level trunkline which was located about shoulder high. This unit gives them the ability to work at waist level and still get boxes onto the two conveyors.

For more information about how EMI can custom design an automation system for you, call 216-535-4848 or email sales@emiplastics.com.

20mm, 1.5 bellows, silicone vacuum cups are among the most popular vacuum cups used on end-of-arm-tooling.  EMI has a great selection of vacuum cups and we regularly keep them in-stock.  In addition to silicone we also have a wide variety of other materials such as Hithane, polyurethane, nitrile, butadiene, Viton, EPDM, natural rubber, and others.  EMI engineering can help you select the correct vacuum cup for your EOAT.