Special article by SCHUNK
SCHUNK pushes digitalization of grippers and clamping devices forward “Digitalization reaches every area of industrial production – from development, design and simulation, procurement and production to quality assurance, assembly and logistics,” explained Timo Gessmann, Chief Technology Officer (CTO) at SCHUNK. The networking does not end at the spindle, the linear axis or the robot arm. “Rather, it is the integration of end-of-arm tools and clamping devices that is the decisive factor for the ability to control, monitor, and optimize processes right up to the workpiece. The more consistently and efficiently this is achieved, the greater the effect on the overall process,” said Gessmann.
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