Vacuum Cup Selection

[Lee.k]

I have an application that requires pneumatic vacuum cups to remove components from a mould tool once the tool opens - see video.

There are 8 vacuum cups (on a robotic arm) that are meant to remove 4 lids. The air supply is 6 bar. The components to be removed are rectangular, light and flat (100mm x 50 x 1mm Polycarbonate).

The problem is the location of the ejector pins (in the mould tool): When extended, they push the parts out at an angle, so the vacuum cups can't pick up on the angled surface.

Any suggestions for vacuum cups (type, shape, material) that lend themselves to pick up on flat surfaces at an angle?

 

[JohnRBaker]

It would appear that this item was posted in the wrong forum. This forum is for the discussion of issues related to business practices and such, NOT for technical questions concerning design requirements or how something operates.

John R. Baker, P.E. (ret)
Irvine, CA
Siemens PLM:

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[btrueblood]

John...what?

Op, you want to have a suction cup that is attached to the lifting device by a ball and socket type joint, so that it can rotate to make contact with the flat surface.

 

[3DDave]

It's typically more a mechanical engineering concern as no material is being conveyed through a pipeline and the suction cup provides a static case, not a flow condition.

That said, the mp4 seems to only have a sound track and no video so there's no idea what the problem is.