Possible Applications
Inside the robotic gripper assemblies of modern automotive body-in-white lines, this sealing kit maintains the precise interface between the gripper’s actuating mechanism and its housing. The gripper itself is a compact, high-cycle unit that clamps sheet-metal panels during welding, adhesive application, or assembly—often handling dozens of parts per minute under fluctuating temperatures and spray from lubricants or cleaning fluids. The seals prevent ingress of metal swarf, weld spatter, and coolant mist that would otherwise migrate into the gripper’s internal bearings or pneumatic cylinders, causing premature wear or stiction. By keeping contaminants out, the kit ensures consistent clamping force and repeatable positioning, which directly affects the dimensional accuracy of door frames, hoods, and underbody structures. In adjacent sectors such as printing machinery, the same sealing principle protects cylinder grippers from ink and paper dust, but in vehicle manufacturing the stakes are higher: a single misaligned panel can halt an entire production cell, making the seal’s reliability a quiet but critical factor in maintaining takt time.
Sommer
DSGP-260
Kit packing for clamp AM
Specifications
| Part Number |
DSGP-260
|
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | Sommer |
| Deutsch | Dichtungskit für Greifer AM |
| Italiano | Kit guarnizione per pinza AM |