7. Maintenance
Hand-E requires only external maintenance with limited downtime.
Maintenance is required after specified usage, measured in cycles (open and close motion of the gripper).
Following the maintenance interval will ensure :
l Correct functioning of your Gripper.
l Validity of your warranty.
l Proper lifetime for your Gripper.
Warning
Unless otherwise indicated, any repairs done on the Gripper will be performed by Robotiq.
Info
A cycle is defined as a go to requested position command that results in grip force being applied (picking an object while
opening or closing or closing the fingers on themselves).
Maintenance Intervals
Operation Daily Weekly 1 M cycles 2 M cycles
Gripper Cleaning
Dirty
conditions
Normal
conditions
Periodic Inspection X
Rack and pinion
mechanism cleaning
X
Maintenance operations are for the average normal usage of the Gripper, the maintenance intervals must be adjusted according to
environmental conditions such as:
l Operating temperature
l Humidity
l Presence of chemical(s)
l Presence of physical parts (debris, scraps, dust, grease etc.)
l Interaction with operated parts (sharp or rough)
l Dynamics of the operation (accelerations)
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