SCHUNK is building on its advantage when it comes to grippers for collaborative operation: with the SCHUNK Co-act EGP-C gripper, the competence leader for gripping systems and clamping technology is presenting for the first time an inherently safe industrial gripper which has been certified and approved for collaborative operation by the German Social Accident Insurance DGUV. The certificate simplifies the safety observation for collaborative applications and shortens the time requirement. The compact 2 finger parallel gripper enclosed with a collision protection cover covers a wide range of applications - from small component assembly in electronics and consumer goods industry right up to assembly applications in the automotive sector. At SCHUNK, the Co-act EGP-C is already prototypical of an HRC workstation in gripper assembly. Here, the worker takes on assembly and quality control, while the robot removes adhesive residues on a sharp-edged extraction plate with the gripper. This improves ergonomics and minimizes the risk of injury for the employee. The Co-act EGP-C satisfies the requirements of ISO/TS 15066 and is designed so that it cannot injure a person. A safe current limitation ensures that the requirements for collaborative applications are reliably satisfied. The gripper can be controlled extremely simply and via digital I/O. Thanks to an operating voltage of 24V DC, it is also suitable for mobile applications.

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