Air blower

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An electric blower, in most cases side-channel blowers, is the best and most energy-efficient alternative for larger grippers, and grippers in general that require high flows of vacuum. UniGripper supplies a broad range of blowers, which allows blowers of optimal size to be supplied for each project. A gripper system with a blower typically requires more integration than a gripper powered with ejectors. Good thing then that the UniGripper program includes all accessories to make also this task run easy: Vacuum hoses UniGripper supplies high-quality hoses tailored for use with vacuum applications. Vacuum hoses are available in a many diameters and are selected by the Unigripper team as part of the gripper offer. Swivel joints wivel joints for large diameters vacuum hoses are made in-house by UniGripper, to be mounted on the gripper or at other locations where the vacuum hose twists excessively. Swivel joints at the gripper comes in versions for both off- and on-center mounting. The swivel for on-center mounting is a swiveling robot adapter (referred to as a swibot) allowing 360 degree rotation of the gripper head without rotating the tool Reversing valves Our reversing valves enables the vacuum hose between blower and gripper to be linked either to the inlet or outlet of the blower. When in the outlet position, the exhaust air from the blower goes through the gripper, creating both a quick release of products for faster cycle times and caters for efficient cleaning of the gripper head. Distribution pipes For gripping systems handling long narrow objects like wooden planks, several gripping units distributed on a frame is a common design.