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FORMHAND is a young mechanical engineering company that aims to develop, manufacture and distribute intelligent handling solutions. The Formhand technology combines universal, granulate-filled gripping cushions with an electrically generated volume flow and thus replaces rigid handling solutions. The adaptable gripping cushions open up enormous potential for flexible and efficient processes. FORMHAND offers its customers tailor-made solutions and provides support both in the selection of suitable Formhand products and in their commissioning. In the test center, FORMHAND can put your specific solution under the microscope and put it through its paces.

FORMHAND - flexible gripping module individually or in a Cobot Bundle

Formhand Automation GmbH

Potatoe picking with the FORMHAND Gripper

Aardappels rapen met de FORMHAND Gripper

La raccolta delle patate con la pinza FORMHAND

Colheita de batatas com a pinça FORMHAND

Kartoffel Picking mit dem Formhand Greifkissen

Pick & Place

Pick-and-Place

Al ve yerleştir

拾取&放置

픽 앤 플레이스

ピック&プレース

Pick &amp: Place

取放 (揀選 & 放置)

Pick and place

หยิบและวาง

pick-n-place

Handhabung

Material handling

Manuseio de materiais

Malzeme taşıma

Przeładunek materiałów

Manipulación de materiales

倉儲物流

物料搬运

Materiaal handling

ระบบจัดการสินค้า

물류 산업

Movimentazione dei materiali

マテリアルハンドリング

Manipulation

material-handling

The individual gripping module FH-R80 from FORMHAND consists of a frame and a gripping pad and is capable of gripping almost any object. With its 80 mm diameter, it is able to grip several different and complex objects - as the gripping pad adapts seamlessly to the geometry and surface of the components.

The magic is in the gripping pad: The FORMHAND gripping pad is filled with a freely movable granulate and therefore adapts to any surface. The adaptation is gentle and thus ensures true shape variability.

Food

Gıda

食品级

食品

Industria alimentaria

Makanan

Alimentos

Produits alimentaires

Nel settore alimentare

อาหาร

食物

Żywność

Voedsel

식품

Lebensmittel

food

Produktion

Manufacturing

Production

製造業

Fabricação

Productie

Produkcja

การผลิต

制造业

Üretim

제조

Produzione

manufacturing

Formhand Greifer passt sich an jede Oberfläche an

Formhand Gripper adapts to any surface

Formhand Gripper抓取各种形状的物体

Formhandgrijper past zich aan elk oppervlak aan

夾爪適用於任何物品的表面

Customer Tests

Testen door klanten

Tests clients

Müşteri Testleri

客户测试

Tes Pelanggan

Testes de clientes

Testy klienta

การทดสอบของลูกค้า

客戶測試

Kundentests

Test dei clienti

customer-tests

The special feature of this end effector from the FORMHAND company is that several different and complex objects can be gripped. This is made possible by the gripping cushion, which is filled with a special, freely movable granulate and thus adapts to any surface.

With this gripper, costs can be saved because set-up costs and additional special grippers are avoided. The gripper cushion can be filled with different granules and can therefore be adapted to the specific application. In the smallest version, the module can lift up to 2 kg and can be ideally integrated into collaborative applications.

Foot mat transport  

腳踏墊運輸  

Pneumatische Greifer für Fußmattentransport 

Transport van voetmatten  

脚垫输送  

풋 매트 운송  

To be able to sort floor mats and carry them from A to B, VICIM uses an igus line gantry consisting of a Y and Z axis. The Y-axis consists of: drylin® ZLW-20200 toothed belt axis, toothed belt tension 700 N, feed 144 mm/rev, aluminum profile, surface: hard anodized, PU toothed belt with stainless steel tension, white, guide carriage in length 200 mm, cross beams made of aluminum, driven by an igus stepper motor in size NEMA24 with encoder and gear (i=5:1). The Z-axis consists of: drylin® GRR-20120 cantilever axis, AWMR hollow shafts, feed rate: 72.26 mm/rev, aluminum shafts, guide carriage in length 100 mm, incl. adjustable housing bearings, aluminum cross beams, driven by an igus stepper motor in size NEMA24 with encoder & brake Due to the pneumatic end effector, the floor mats are also easily tightened and thus hold a longer distance without the robot dropping the mats.

Automated quality control with igus ReBeL

Automatisierte Qualitätskontrolle mit dem igus ReBeL

Quality Control

Quality control

质量控制

Kontrola jakości

品質管制

Kwaliteitscontrole

品質管理

Control de calidad

품질 관리

Contrôle qualité

quality

In this customer application, a traditional task from the functional and quality inspection domain has been automated using a collaborative robot. Previously, this task required a dedicated worker. Thanks to the deployment of the cobot, this worker can now be assigned to more complex and value-added tasks. The cobot takes over the repetitive and monotonous inspection processes with high precision and reliability. The investment in the cobot was relatively low and paid off completely within a few months, leading to significant cost savings and increased operational efficiency. Additionally, the cobot improves working conditions by relieving employees from tedious tasks, allowing them to develop further and take on more demanding responsibilities.

Automated quality inspection of facets

Automatisierte Qualitätsprüfung von Wasserhähnen

Vision supported Pick and Place application with igus room gantry

Kameraunterstützte Pick and Place Anwendung mit igus Raumportal

In this application, a pick-and-place solution was tested for a customer using an igus linear robot, a camera, and a conveyor belt. The individual components had to communicate seamlessly to ensure the metal part could be reliably picked up from the conveyor belt and accurately sorted. The integration of the camera for detecting and positioning the metal part, along with the precise control of the linear robot, played a crucial role in ensuring the system’s high reliability and efficiency.

Automated loading and unloading of a laser engraving machine

Automatisierte Be- und Entladung einer Lasergravur Maschine

Scanner

Tarayıcı

스캐너

Skaner

掃描器

扫描

เครื่องสแกน

スキャナー

scanner

Bestückung

Machine tending

Obsługa maszyn

Mantenimiento de máquinas

機械加工

Machine bedienen

机器操作

기계 관리

機器維護

Équipement

machine-tending

总览

In this specific customer application, a cost-effective solution for loading and unloading a laser engraving machine was sought and successfully implemented. The igus ReBeL robot takes on the task of picking up the parts to be engraved and precisely placing them into the machine. Subsequently, a linear system equipped with a laser engraving head carries out the engraving process. Once the engraving is complete, the robot removes the processed part from the machine and places it for further processing or packaging.

Thanks to the low cost of the cobot, the investment in this automated solution pays off in a very short time, making it particularly attractive for companies looking to reduce their production costs while simultaneously increasing efficiency.

Automated handling of snail shells

Automatisiertes Handling von Schneckenhäusern

In this particular customer application, the task was to transport snail shells to various positions within a cycle time defined by the customer. The main challenge was selecting an appropriate end effector, as the snail shells needed to remain undamaged throughout the process.

After careful consideration and analysis of the requirements, the decision was made to use a SoftGripper. This type of gripper is characterized by its flexibility and adaptability, allowing it to conform to the shape of the delicate snail shells. This not only ensures safe transportation but also minimizes the risk of damage.

The choice of the SoftGripper was crucial for the success of the application, as conventional grippers, due to their rigid structure, would not have been able to handle the fragile snail shells without causing damage. By using the SoftGripper, the required cycle time could be met while preserving the integrity of the snail shells.

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