Greifer beim Robotereinsatz

Automated gripping and handling processes offer great potential for rationalisation, but are not always easy to implement in practice. This book shows how safe projects can be created when the right components and the necessary application expertise work together. It is aimed at users in production as well as machine and plant manufacturers.

The richly illustrated book presents all important aspects of handling processes - from the basic conditions of the gripping process and the history of automation to the starting point of the process, the workpiece. It defines the boundary conditions and initial situation of the process and shows how the movement follows the gripping. The realisation of simple linear movements through to multi-axis kinematics is explained in a practical manner.

A spectrum of realised applications shows the variety of possible uses of automation in practice. Examples show that automation technology plays a role in the automotive, electrical and plastics industries as well as in the food sector. The application examples are woven into the text at the relevant point in the relevant specialised field.