Brief Summary:

Gripper selection is economically beneficial to a company.  Proper gripper size is also important, a undersized or oversized gripper can lead to costly problems.  

• Gripper selection is crucial to trouble free production and maximum up time. The gripper is the closest thing to the part and is where all applications planning should start.
• Choosing the right gripper can prevent costly down time and tooling redesign costs, also keeping in mind that an over sized gripper can be just as bad as an undersized gripper. An oversized gripper can result in a larger more costly robot or assembly system in turn an undersized gripper can lead to premature failure.
• With the comprehensive SSG Gripper Sizing Software you can be sure to select the proper gripper for any application. This intuitive program queries required parameters to be entered by the customer and determines the appropriate gripper for the application.
• This sizing software takes real engineering data in and actually calculates every thing for you. It uses information like the coefficient of friction between the part and finger based on the material along with taking into account the finger length in your application to insure the proper grip force.
• The SSG sizing program will go as far a selecting the proper gripper for any environment from a cleanroom to a forging application. And if you have already sized a gripper you can also confirm your selection by having the program verify the application data.

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