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    • GramForce® Grippers
    • Position Sensors
  • Applications
    • Damp Motion
    • Actuate with Air or Vacuum
    • Piston Position Sensing
    • Apply a Precision Force
    • Pump or Pulse Air
    • Sense / Indicate / Relieve Pressure
    • Make Your Own Low Friction Device
    • Filter & Regulate Air Supply
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SENSORS FOR GRIPPERS

For customers desiring position feedback, Airpot offers a teachable, compact, switching position sensors from SICK, Inc. These sensors use non-contact GMR (Giant Magneto Resistive) technology. Adding position feedback to a GramForce gripper allows designers to easily achieve reliable position switching at any two desired points with only one sensor. With just two pushes of a button on the sensor control, you can set or reset the two trigger points.

GMR sensors greatly reduce the potential for troublesome double switching, ensuring better accuracy.

With its compact profile, the GMR position sensor chip is encased in a small, rugged plastic shell. There are two small LEDs in the housing to indicate the switching signals. The sensor-ready GramForce Gripper has an internal magnet and the housing is designed with a built-in slot to hold the sensor. Installation of the sensor is quick, easy, and secure. Sensors for the GramForce gripper are sold separately and are available with PNP or NPN output.

airpot sensor gripper 300x200
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Teaching Instructions

1. Press and hold the teach button for at least 2 seconds.
2. Release the button to teach the Q1 position.
3. Press the teach button to teach the Q2 position.

MODEL
GTP-1
GTP-1 DATASHEET
GTN-1
GTN-1 DATASHEET
Switching Type PNP 2x NPN 2x
Supply Voltage 12-30 V DC 12-30 V DC
Electrical Wiring DC 4-wire DC 4-wire
Output Function Normally Open Normally Open
Ambient Operating Temperature (°C) -20 to +75 -20 to +75
Cable Length 3 m 3 m
Cable End Plain End Plain End
Enclosure Rating IP67* IP67*
Power Consumption Without Load 15 mA 15 mA
Voltage Drop 2.2 V or less 2.2 V or less
Continuous Current 100 mA or less 100 mA or less
Protection Class III III
Hysteresis, Typical 1 mT 1 mT
Reverse Polarity Protection Yes Yes
Short Circuit Protection Yes Yes
Shock and Vibration Resistance 30 g, 11 ms / 10-55 Hz, 1 mm 30 g, 11 ms / 10-55 Hz, 1 mm
EMC Spec According to EN 60947-5-2 According to EN 60947-5-2
Housing Material Plastic Plastic
Cable Material PUR PUR
Sick P/N MZ2Q-CSSPSKU0 MZ2Q-CSSNSKUA
Airpot offers four product families in our line of customizable pneumatic actuator.
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