IPR Company

Customized Solutions
Special Grippers
IPR Company The first choice in specialized
handling solutions
IPR- Company has been designing and manufacturing special foundry and
automotive grippers for more than 10 years now and the demand is still growing. We are proud to say that some of the biggest foundries and nearly all
the big car manufacturers worldwide rank among our customers.
Process knowledge and flexibility as well as highly spezialized design engineers enable us to match most of the customer‘s needs. All of our solutions
are designed on 3D (Pro Engineer).
No matter if its needed to transport, assemble or finish a fragile sand core or
a heavy casting we will try to find the appropriate solution.
We only use materials of the highest quality and reliability to assure a highlevel durability and to keep downtimes very low. The extended use of IPRStandard components within our customized solutions also guarantees a
spare part support on short notice.
The following samples show the different types of handling equipment which
has been manufactured for our customers worldwide.
Die Casting Grippers
Gripper Type: Magnetic Bearing-Support Insert-Gripper
Main Contractor: BMW
Gripper Weight: 45kg
Handled Payload: 14kg
Purpose/Job Description:
Inserting of Bearing Supports into a die casting machine.
Used Robot-/Gantry Type: ABB IRB6400-Foundry
Gripper Type: Liner Load / Casted Part Unload Gripper
Main Contractor: Skoda
Gripper Weight: 60kg
Handled Payload: 25kg
Purpose/Job Description:
Inserting Cylinder Liners into a die casting machine /
Unloading of the casted engine block.
Used Robot-/Gantry Type: ABB IRB6400-Foundry
Gravity Die Casting Grippers
Gripper Type: Cylinder-Insert Gripper / Casted Part Unload Gripper
Main Contractor: BMW
Gripper Weight: 225kg
Handled Payload: 40kg
Purpose/Job Description:
Places Cylinder-Insert into a die casting machine,
holds Cylinder-Insert in place during casting,
unloads casted part from the machine.
Used Robot-/Gantry Type: KUKA KR500
Gripper Type: Conveyor unload- / Furnace feed gripper
Main Contractor: BMW
Gripper Weight: 85kg
Handled Payload: 12kg
Purpose/Job Description:
Unloads sprue from conveyor and drops it into a furnace.
Used Robot-/Gantry Type: X/Z- Gantry System
Sand Core Handling Grippers
Gripper Type: Sandcore Insert Gripper
Main Contractor: KS-ATAG
Gripper Weight: 120kg
Handled Payload: 25kg
Purpose/Job Description:
Inserts Water-Jacket Cores into a gravity die-casting machine.
Used Robot-/Gantry Type: ABB IRB6400-Foundry
Gripper Type: Sandcore Unload/Assemly/Handling Gripper
Main Contractor: ICC Navistar
Gripper Weight: 120kg
Handled Payload: 55 kg
Purpose/Job Description:
Unloads Water Jacket and In/Outlet Cores from a core shooting
machine, assembles them and places the subassembed-core on a
conveyor.
Used Robot-/Gantry Type: ABB IRB6400-Foundry
Handling Grippers
Gripper Type: Handling Gripper
Main Contractor: VW
Gripper Weight: 85kg
Handled Payload: 105kg
Purpose/Job Description:
Handles 5-Cylinder Crankcase Subassemblies.
Used Robot-/Gantry Type: KUKA KR210
Gripper Type: Handling Gripper
Main Contractor: KS-ATAG
Gripper Weight: 55kg
Handled Payload: 35 kg
Purpose/Job Description:
Handles 5-Cylinder Crankcase.
Used Robot-/Gantry Type: ABB IRB6400-Foundry
IPR- Intelligente Peripherien für Roboter GmbH
Industriestrasse 29
D-74193 Schwaigern
Tel.: 0049 / 7138 812 1 00
Fax: 0049 / 7138 812 5 00
GERMANY
e-mail: [email protected]
www.greifer.de