What is the best gripper to pickup tiny components? Looking to find one gripper with 1mm nozzle but also be able to pickup 30mm objects (under an ounce).
Gripper for tiny components 1-3mm
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May 6, 2023 at 1:41 PM -
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"IRONIC COMMENT: NO OFFENSE"
Millimeter + Ounce. What Kind of measure systems are you using???
Why the
world(americans/british) are so complicated.
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What is the best gripper to pickup tiny components? Looking to find one gripper with 1mm nozzle but also be able to pickup 30mm objects (under an ounce).
What kind of gripper? Fingers? Vacuum? What kind of material -- hard, soft, porous, etc?
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Is the material possibly attracted to a magnet?
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I think he is looking for something to use in PCB assembly. The small parts are various components, mostly SMD...
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I think he is looking for something to use in PCB assembly. The small parts are various components, mostly SMD...
That would make sense. And not be an easy problem to solve. Most SMD pick&place machines I'm aware of (this isn't my field) use a very tiny vacuum cup for most components, since most SMD parts have a (very small) flat top that can be grabbed this way.
But since SMD components require very precise X,Y, and Rz location, you need a way to ensure the part is picked properly, and that the vacuum cup doesn't cause any rotation of the part when "sucking up". Which, with parts that small and with such a variety of shapes and sizes, can be quite difficult.
A 1mm vacuum cup that can also pick up a 30mm PCB, though... I don't think that's going to happen. Probably would require a double-header gripper with a SMD side and a PCB side.
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"IRONIC COMMENT: NO OFFENSE"
Millimeter + Ounce. What Kind of measure systems are you using???
Why the
world(americans/british) are so complicated. I think in terms of inches/lbs but use mm/g when working with pcb components.
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