Magnetic Grippers for Automotive Wheel Automated Handling

More and more users consider the use of electro-permanent magnetic grippers in the design of automated production lines, as long as the workpiece is magnetically conductive. Electro permanent magnetic gripper is small and flexible, with powerful clamping force, easy to operate, safe, and reliable. With the flexibility of equipment with robots, trusses, gantry, welding shifters, robotic palletizers, and other automated equipment fixtures, you can save yourself from complex structures, high space occupation, inaccurate layout positioning, workpiece drop damage, etc. This is a case share of custom magnetic grippers for automotive wheel handling on an automated production line.

Custom design of electro-permanent magnetic gripper for automotive wheel handling:

The car wheel is round, so the workpiece has a curved shape. What’s more, some surfaces are done with plating. So HVR MAG engineers decided to give a custom design since the general design has a flat magnet surface which will lead to an insufficient contact area. and even a hidden danger of the workpiece falling off.

At last, HVR Magnetics imitated the curvy shape according to the workpiece’s shape to increase the contact area between the two, and to ensure no hidden danger of the workpiece falling off even when the magnetic gripper is conducting flipping or circular movements.

Advantages of automated magnetic grippers:

The high degree of automation. It can be controlled by PLC throughout the whole process and can adapt to various cycles.
Small size. Flexible and convenient to meet multi-directional layouts.
High precision. No inaccurate positioning of the layout.
Safe and environmental protection. Power failure does not lose magnetism, constant clamping force, no decay, low energy consumption, no leakage, and pollution
Energy-saving and no maintenance. Reduce operating costs, help save labor and electricity costs, and no maintenance later

Electro permanent magnetic gripper can improve the whole workshop production environment, and productivity and reduce product defect rate. These advantages are incomparable to traditional clamps. Please contact our company if you want to use magnetic grippers for automotive wheel automated handling or other ferromagnetic workpieces.