OnRobot Debuts VGC10 Compact, a New Customizable Electric Vacuum Gripper at ATX West 2020

在美国西部，最大的自动化节目是北美小型抓地力的北美发射台，具有令人印象深刻的15公斤（32磅）有效载荷，并能够快速重新配置几乎任何应用程序

Anaheim-As attendees arrive at the ATX West lobby in Anaheim Feb 11-13, they will be met by OnRobot’s new VGC10 gripper holding poster boards as part of a choreographed dance featuring collaborative robot arms from Universal Robots equipped with OnRobot end-of-arm-tooling (EoAT). The new gripper, that just made Cobotics World’s Top 5 Grippers of 2019, is a small but powerful and highly configurable vacuum gripper with no need for external air supply. Based on the design of the OnRobot VG10 electric vacuum gripper, the compact VGC10 is smaller and lighter than its larger cousin, so it is ideal for constrained environments and smaller robot arms, offering the same impressive payload of 15 kg (32 lb). The VGC10 features two independently controlled air channels that allow it to act as a dual gripper with pick-up and release in the same action, further increasing efficiency and reducing cycle time. The gripper can also be used with a single air channel for higher gripping performance.

The VGC10 provides fast out-of-the-box deployment but also offers unlimited customization, with easily changeable suction cup options and the ability to add or replace arms to fit highly specific application needs. With this configurability, the VGC10 can grip and move a wide array of small, multi-dimensional, and heavy objects even with a lighter payload robot arm.

The compact new gripper is seamlessly compatible with any major collaborative or light industrial robot arm through OnRobot’s new award-winning One System Solution platform that provides a unified mechanical and electrical interface between the robot arms and any OnRobot EoAT. VGC10 will also be on display at OnRobot’s own booth 4395, showcased on Omron’s TM5-700 collaborative robot, and on a Doosan M1013 in OnRobot partner Ellison Technologies’ booth 4293.

Onrobot摊位将在三菱RV-4FL机器人臂上的双重设置中展示RG2和VG10握手。将在川崎RS007机器人上安装的双重快速更换器，可以证明在任何Onrobot EOAT之间快速变化的能力。

General manager of OnRobot’s Americas division, Kristian Hulgard, emphasizes how the compatibility and benefits of OnRobot EoAT are breaking down automation barriers: “Up until now, manufacturers’ ability to integrate end-of-arm-tooling has been limited by proprietary interfaces, complex programming, and inflexible, limited-use tools. Our product portfolio is a drastic departure from this scenario,” says Hulgard, who looks forward to showing the ATX audience hands-on demos of the company’s “plug & produce” mission. At the show’s Smart Manufacturing Innovation Summit, the OnRobot general manager will also be participating in the panel “Factory Reboot – Introducing New Technology & Blood into Your Operations.”

The new VGC10 gripper joins OnRobot’s rapidly expanding product portfolio poised to capture significant shares of the rapidly growing EoAT market. Over the next 10 years, the global gripper market, valued at US$1 billion in 2018, is expected to see substantial growth according to a study by Future Market Insights, projecting the market to increase at a CAGR of 10 percent between 2019 and 2029.

About OnRobot
该公司成立于2015年，于2018年与感知机器人技术和OptoForce合并，随后几个月后收购了紫色机器人技术。2019年4月，Onrobot收购了Blue Workforce的知识产权，Blue Workforce是一家丹麦公司，制造了抓手和视觉系统。现在，Onrobot产品系列具有各种各样的武器末端工具，包括：电动夹具，力量/扭矩传感器，真空夹具，屡获殊荣的壁虎抓手和工具更换器。来自Onrobot的产品的新组合使其更快，更简单地自动化任务，例如包装，质量控制，材料处理，机器倾斜，包装，组装和表面饰面。该公司计划在未来几年内通过进一步的收购增长。Onrobot总部位于丹麦的Odense，丹麦，在达拉斯，SOEST（德国），巴塞罗那，华沙，上海，东京，首尔，新加坡，新加坡和布达佩斯设有办事处。