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3. Adjust the gripping point so that an excessive force will not be applied to the fingers
when inserting a workpiece.
Confirm that the gripper can operate without receiving any shock by testing it in
manual operation mode or by low speed operation.
4. Control the opening/closing speed with the speed controller to avoid excessive high
speed operation.
If the finger opening/closing speed is greater than necessary, impact forces on the
fingers and other parts will increase. This can cause a loss of repeatability when
gripping a workpiece and have an adverse effect on the life of the gripper unit.
Example of Using SMC's Speed Controller
<Applicable Speed controller>
Air gripper mounted type: AS1211F-M3
, AS1201F-M5, etc.
Piping type: AS1000 series
, AS1002F, etc.
Good: Aligned
Not good: Not aligned
Double acting
For a cylinder with an inner diameter of
10, connect 2 speed
controllers in a meter-in state or 1 dual speed controller.
If the cylinder has bore size of
16 or larger, connect 2 speed
controllers in a meter-out state.
Single acting
Connect one speed controller, then adjust the speed with the meter-in
control or dual speed controller.
Impact load
