Complete Catalog - Norman Equipment Co.

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E N D - E F F E C T O R S
T A B L E O F C O N T E N T S
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Advantages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Conform To Any Shape . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Multiple Sizes Handled with One End Effector
Delicate Handling. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Wide Size Range. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
High Load Capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Non-marring Contact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
No Lubrication Required . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Low Cost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Long Life in a Dusty Environment . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Precautions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Contact Surface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Minimum and Maximum Working Diameter . . . 3
Unrestricted Inflation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Preconditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Contaminates. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Chemical Compatibility Chart . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-7
Performance Characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Load Capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Coefficient of Friction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Diameter vs Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Cycle Rate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Body Tolerances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Repeatability. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Centering & Positioning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Rotational Displacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Construction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Body . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Rubber Bladder Material . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Fabric Reinforcement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Miscellaneous Constructions & Models . . . . . 15
High Load Capacity AirPicker . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Low Radial Displacement AirPicker . . . . . . . . 15
Low Profile AirGripper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Grippie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Alternative Rubber Material. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Fabric Reinforced AirGripper . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Large AirPicker & AirGripper . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Accessories. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Nose Cones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Protective Sleeves. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Rebuild Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Selection Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Determining Required Pressure for
Heavy Loads. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18-19
Determining Required Pressure for
Light Loads. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Selection Guide & Index. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Individual Data Sheets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22-37
Design Parameter Sheet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 & 41
Picking Inside an Object . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Gripping Outside an Object. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
PLEASE NOTE:
The information contained in this publication is intended to
provide a general guide to the characteristics and applications
of these products. The material, herein, was developed
through engineering design and development, testing and
actual applications and is believed to be reliable and accurate.
Firestone, however, makes no warranty, express or implied, of
this information. Anyone making use of this material does so at
his own risk and assumes all liability resulting from such use. It
is suggested that competent professional assistance be
employed for specific applications.
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