“This year’s Automatica was a great success for us!”

From 27 to 30 June 2023, the focus at the Weiss Robotics stand A5.304 was on the quick and easy integration of smart servo-electric grippers. True to the motto ‘Smart grippers. Easy to integrate’, the Ludwigsburg-based company showcased not only innovative gripping modules but also system concepts for intelligent automation. The key technology on display was GRIPLINK, a ‘link’ that enables servo-electric grippers and other tools to be integrated or replaced quickly and with minimal programming effort.

“Automatica was a great success for us this year,” said Dr Karsten Weiß, CEO of Weiss Robotics. “It is simply the ideal platform for presenting innovations and new trends to the industry and for receiving important feedback from customers.” With their stand concept, ‘Smart Grippers. Easy to Integrate’, the Ludwigsburg-based company addressed a key issue in the industry: namely, the simple integration of servo-electric grippers.

Greater flexibility in production

Time and again, manufacturing companies face the major challenge of designing their production processes flexibly so they can respond to rapidly changing product cycles. “It’s almost impossible to respond to this with pneumatic solutions,” explained Dr Karsten Weiß, CEO of Weiss Robotics, at the trade fair. “GRIPLINK technology enables these customers to solve highly complex gripping tasks flexibly and cost-effectively.”

GRIPLINK is also equipped with dedicated software tailored to the respective robot types. GRIPLINK is now compatible with more than ten robot types. In addition to energy efficiency and greater system flexibility, data consistency is another key argument in favour of using GRIPLINK.

For example, measured values can be retrieved and used for process optimisation. This is a major advantage that increases system availability and saves costs. “Our customers gave us very positive feedback on this aspect in particular at the trade fair,” says Sascha Wittig, Head of Sales and Marketing at Weiss Robotics.

The stand was well attended

“But our other exhibits were also very well received, such as the new WPG 300-120 universal grippers with a 120 mm stroke, 300 N gripping force and direct cloud connectivity.” The servo-electric gripper module with an Ethernet interface is suitable for universal use. It features sensorless gripping force control, integrated gripper position detection and monitoring, and can also be freely positioned; it is available as an integration solution for all leading robot manufacturers.

“Our stand was actually always very well attended,” summarises Sascha Wittig, “and we are very much looking forward to following up on our customers’ enquiries outside the trade fair as well.”

Contact

Weiss Robotics GmbH & Co. KG
Karl-Heinrich-Käferle-Str. 8
71640 Ludwigsburg

Telephone: +49 7141 94702-0
Email: office@weiss-robotics.com

Website: weiss-robotics.com

Contact

Sascha Wittig, Tel. +49 7141 94702-0