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9. Maintenance
Hand-E requires only external maintenance with limited downtime.
Maintenance is required after specified usage, measured in cycles (open and close motion of the gripper).
Complying with the maintenance interval will ensure the following:
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Correct functioning of your gripper.
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Validity of your warranty.
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Proper lifetime for your gripper.
Warning
Unless otherwise indicated, any repairs done on the gripper will be performed by Robotiq.
Info
A cycle is defined as a go t o request ed posit ion command that results in grip force being applied (picking an object while
opening or closing or closing the fingers on themselves).
Operation Daily Weekly 1 M
cycles 2 M
cycles
Gripper Cleaning Dirty
conditions Normal
conditions
Periodic Inspection X
Rack and pinion mechanism
cleaning X
Table 9-1: Maintenance Intervals for Hand-E grippers.
Maintenance guidelines are developedfor an average use of Hand-E. However, it is necessary to take some environmental conditions
into account:
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Operating temperature
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Humidity
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Presence of chemical(s)
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Presence of physical parts (debris, scraps, dust, grease etc.)
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Interaction with operated parts (sharp or rough)
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Dynamics of the operation (accelerations)
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