Page 32 - FMT Magazine, September 2020

Packaging

Three new Bag Gripping Products

Ready for Robots

Piab offers a wide range of End Of Arm Tooling (EOAT) for industrial robotic palletizing and
depalletizing operations, which are now available.

reated for both standard and custom The ABG is for low to medium frequency of bag changes,
configurations, all tools are designed to ensure it can be re-adjusted within 30 seconds to fit the new

Csafety of goods and more importantly, of humans. bag size. The SBG can be adjusted within seconds and is
Due to the robust and smart design of the bag gripping suitable for medium to high frequency of bag changes.
tools, your operational efficiency will be streamlined For all models, independent decking plates square-up

and maintenance minimal. The EOAT tools are available and align the bag for precise and tight placement on the
with variety of options such as pallet handling, slip sheet pallet. Top mounted clamps maintain the EOAT position
systems, sensors, etc. during robot travel to the pallet which also allows for high
speed and precision. Slip sheet and pallet hook options
The bag grippers come in three versions: fixed bag width are available to increase the flexibility even further.

(FBG), adjustable bag width (ABG), and servo adjustable
bag width (SBG). The FBG model is ideal for when you Piab created digital 3D models of each version, which
handle only a few bag sizes, the FBG can be re-adjusted can be tested virtually for compatibility with all industry

within 4 minutes to fit the new bag size. robots.