Wheelabrator Robot Gripper shot blast machines
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Robot Gripper shot blast machines

Robot Gripper 1 Maintenance platform 2 Abrasive reclamation unit 3 Bucket elevator 4 Abrasive silo 5 Abrasive control units 6 Blast wheel 7 Blast chamber 8 Rotating membrane seal 9 Abrasive collecting hopper io Gripper 11 Robot Programme-controlled workpiece movement and high blast performance The Robot Gripper unites the advantages of two technologies to deliver precisely targeted surface treatment at high efficiency. The combination of an industrial robot and an efficient wheelblast machine provides programme-controlled accurate movement of the workpiece to achieve a high blast...

shaping industry Typical applications The Robot Gripper is primarily used when • highly targeted blasting of parts is requested, e.g. when delicate parts should only be blasted at defined points. • a high blast performance is needed, but only closely defined areas must be treated, e.g. deep internal areas. Typical usage by industry sector Foundries • Primarily blast cleaning (cosmetic finishing) and burr removal: Robot Grippers can be directly integrated in foundry lines and run in the same cycle. • Due to its space-saving construction, the Robot Gripper can be easily integrated in fully...

The process The robot picks up the workpiece and introduces it through a special rubber membrane seal into the blast chamber. A sealing plate fixed to the robot arm docks it to the seal. The connection is 100 per cent tight, protecting the robot and its environment from abrasive and dust. Before docking, the rubber membrane seal is held in position by three arms. The workpiece is then very accurately blasted as it is moved by the robot in the blast pattern in accordance with the required blast result. Afterwards the membrane seal is held by the holding arms and the robot undocks. The robot...

Special features and options Blast wheel maintenance at ergonomic height Easy accessibility Specific functions Wheelabrator Robot Gripper blast machines provide high availability/operational readiness as the robot is protected from abrasive and contamination by the membrane seal. Combination of a blast wheel with an air blast nozzle Other than the gripper arm of the robot which is constructed in hardened manganese and tool steel, there are no more mobile parts for workpiece handling within the blast chamber, so there is no additional wear. Large blast chambers ensure that the abrasive has...

The right solution We will configure your machine utilising the knowledge gained from our extensive experience in many industries and applications as well as from specific tests carried out on your original parts in our laboratory. We aim to achieve the best blast results for your needs, this is particularly important for the process reliability of peening tasks. Our Technology Centre, Metelen houses a test centre which is equipped with a variety of trial blast machines. The laboratory features an X-ray diffractometer (amongst other equipment) which allows us to optimize the blast process...

shaping industry As the world's leading surface preparation company, Wheelabrator offers a complete range of equipment, replacement parts and services. For more than 100 years, companies from the foundry, automotive, aerospace, energy, shipbuilding, railway, engineering and many other industries have been using the products and services of Wheelabrator Group. Using insight gained from thousands of different applications, Wheelabrator's technical experts work in close cooperation with customers to design specific solutions to meet their operating needs, and to increase their productivity and...

Subject to technical alterations • 10/16 • © wheelabratorgroup ULheelobrotor shaping industry For more information, please contact: Wheelabrator Group GmbH (Technology Centre) Heinrich-Schlick-Strasse 2 D-48629 Metelen T: +49(0) 25 5688 0 F: +49(0) 25 5688 150 E: kontakt@wheelabratorgroup.de www.wheelabratorgroup.com Norican Group is the parent company of DISA and Wheelabrator.