Turbo Vacuumentation Limited offers a wide range of mounting possibilities for integrating suction pads or special grippers into a vacuum system.
Mounting Elements
Jointed Mountings
Highlights
- Fully flexible mounting of suction cups and suction plates
- Joint made of rubber and metal
- Low centre of flexure
- High-strength connection between rubber and metal parts
Benefits
- Very good adaptation to sloping workpiece surfaces
- Automatic reset function to neutral position
- Reduced wear on suction cups when they are placed on sloping surfaces
- Vacuum-tight design with integrated protection against damage
Spring Plungers
Highlights
- Spring plunger with high-quality sliding bearings and excellent guidance
- Internal damping spring
- Minimum overall height; weight optimized
- Available with anti-rotation guard
Benefits
- Very economical operation, since no maintenance needed
- Soft placement on easily damaged workpieces; spring protected against dirt and external mechanical forces
- Suitable for use in very small spaces and with highly dynamic motion
- Suitable for use with oval suction cups
Suspension, rigid/flexible - Set
Highlights
- Spring plunger with high-quality slide bearings and machined plunger rod
- Spring plunger with two damping springs
- Plunger with centring spring and universal ball joint
- Connection plate for connection to a large-area gripper
- Optional Flexilink
Benefits
- Maintenance-free with a particularly long service life, suitable for minimal cycle times
- Gentle placement on sensitive workpieces; absorbs impacts and vibration; prevents over stroke
- Maximum flexibility for extremely uneven workpiece layers; moves easily in all directions; self-centring without jamming
- Simple connection to Schmalz F-series and SBX area grippers
- Very good adaptation to uneven workpiece surfaces
Suspension, fixable FST-C
Highlights
- Integrated pneumatic clamping function
- 100 mm stroke
- Swivel angle of up to 60°
Benefits
- Prevents peeling effects when handling warped boards
- Compensates for height tolerances in the workpiece
- Suitable for swivelling processes in the handling application
Holder for Suction Cups and Spring Plungers
Highlights
- Adjustment and fixing with ball clamp
- Adjustable height and inclination
- Suitable for mounting on square and round tubes
- Suction cups can be screwed directly into the G1/4" thread
Benefits
- Flexible use, rapid changing, short set-up times
- Flexible adaptation to workpieces with, e.g. curved sheet metal
- For universal use
- Quick and efficient construction of a load cross-beam
Sections and Connectors
Highlights
- Vacuum-tight hollow section with internal chambers
- Suction cups can be screwed directly into the sections
- Sections with grooved sides
- High-strength extruded aluminium sections
- Wide range of accessories such as corner connectors, sealing plates, etc.
Benefits
- Vacuum/compressed air can be carried directly in the sections
- Hose-free, integrated vacuum distribution from a central connection to the individual suction cups
- Simple attachment of mounting elements such as holders and plungers
- Low weight combined with high load capacity and maximum precision
- Complete modular system for the flexible construction of load cross-beams