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Powerful Electric Vacuum Gripper For Heavy-Duty

Palletising Applications
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Provides a versatile solution for challenging palletising scenarios including heavy, bulky and porous surfaces
Large, unwieldy bags of dog food, non-airtight clothing or consumer goods packages and bulky, porous cardboard
boxes. These are just some examples of demanding packaging and palletising applications that OnRobot’s new
VGP20 gripper can address. VGP20 is the world’s most-powerful electric vacuum gripper. Compatible with all
leading robot brands, the gripper can handle payloads of 20kg (44.09lbs), making it a great fit for a wide range of
applications in industries from cosmetics and electronics to pharmaceuticals and food and beverage.
“Our customers asked for a cost-effective, easy-to-deploy vacuum gripper that can pick up bulky, heavy-duty
payloads while being intelligent enough to handle a wide range of items, including those with irregular shapes and
porous surfaces,” says Enrico Krog Iversen, CEO at OnRobot. “The VGP20 combines power, intelligence and ease-
of-use that competes with expensive, complex pneumatic grippers.”
End-of-line operations such as palletising are labour-intensive and costly. Researchers estimate that, on average,
labour costs account for 65% of warehouse facility operating budgets, dwarfing the costs associated with utilities,
taxes, distribution and rent combined.
On this basis alone, automation is a compelling proposition for companies of all sizes. According to researchers, the
adoption of automated palletising solutions in the food and beverage sector is estimated to have increased at a
CAGR of more than 13% since 2017 and is set to reach US$ 390 million by 2022.
Huge Cost Savings
OnRobot’s new VGP20 electric vacuum gripper can take on applications that have traditionally been handled by
powerful pneumatic grippers at a fraction of the cost and complexity.
While pneumatic grippers require compressed air to operate, the VGP20 is all-electric and ready to go out of the
box, enabling companies to save up to 90% on operating and maintenance costs compared to traditional pneumatic
gripper deployments.
The VGP20 provides unlimited cup and airflow customisation and multichannel functionality, allowing it to be
deployed on multiple items of different shapes and sizes.
Additionally, the VGP20 gripper’s built-in intelligence, combined with its easy-to-use software, provides precise
airflow control functionality that is beyond the capabilities of traditional pneumatic grippers. This functionality allows
users to vary the type of grip used in different applications, such as the soft grip used to handle delicate items to the
hard grip required for handling bulky, heavy cardboard boxes with porous surfaces.
Uses Less Expensive Packaging Materials
The costs of cardboard for packaging has risen by nearly 40% from 2010-2020. And with continued strong growth of
e-commerce demands, estimates of further increases lead shippers to look for lower-cost options for packaging
materials. Thinner, more porous cardboard and lightweight shipping bags present challenges for traditional
automated packaging and palletising, however. The powerful, customisable OnRobot VGP20 easily handles these
thinner and less expensive packaging materials, allowing shippers to save considerably on both automation and
shipping costs.
OnRobot’s VGP20 gripper also provides an option to enable continuous monitoring of the gripper’s airflow. If this
option is selected and the vacuum is interrupted for any reason, the robot will come to an immediate halt and an

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alert pop-up window will be displayed in the gripper software.
“Efficient packaging and palletising performance are crucial to success for manufacturers, e-commerce and logistics
companies. However, labour shortages present an ongoing challenge and performing these jobs by hand is both
monotonous and unergonomic,” says Iversen. “The powerful and versatile VGP20 gripper enables companies to
automate these tasks, providing relief to workers while improving overall productivity and quality.”
Rising Robot Gripper Adoption In Asia
The global robot grippers market is projected to deliver a CAGR of approximately 15% from 2021 to 2026 as
automation adoption increases, especially in emerging markets. The Asia Pacific will see the highest growth due to
rapid modernisation and industrialization, as well as increasing collaborative robot adoption and Industry 4.0
initiatives.
According to the World Robotics Report 2020, India is a top 10 country for annual installations of robots in industries.
Technavio estimates that the industrial automation and instrumentation market in India will register an incremental
growth of USD 2.58 billion from 2020 to 2024, at a CAGR of 10%.
James Taylor, General Manager, APAC at OnRobot, said: “With Covid-19, we are seeing more Industry 4.0
initiatives in the region. Governments are formulating policies to drive robotics and automation forward to strengthen
domestic production. We are committed to helping manufacturers adopt automation quickly and easily with our wide
range of smart and flexible solutions like the VGP20.

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Subject: Robots; Software; Automation; Cost control; Robotics

Business indexing term: Subject: Automation Cost control

Location: Asia; India

Identifier / keyword: onrobot; automation; industry 4.0; electric vacuum gripper; press releases; end-of-line
operations

Publication title: Electronics for You; New Delhi

Publication year: 2021

Publication date: Mar 10, 2021

Publisher: Athena Information Solutions Pvt. Ltd.

Place of publication: New Delhi

Country of publication: India, New Delhi

Publication subject: Electronics

ISSN: 0013516X

Source type: Magazine

Language of publication: English

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Document type: News

ProQuest document ID: 2500342683

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Last updated: 2021-03-12

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