EOAT — Robotic End-of-Arm Tooling
End-of-arm tooling in carbon fibre composites with internal gyroid lattice structures. Over 40% mass reduction compared with solid aluminium, enabling faster cycle times and reduced servo motor wear.
Automation advantages
- Over 40% mass reduction versus solid aluminium EOAT
- Internal gyroid lattice structures optimise stiffness-to-weight ratio
- Pneumatic grippers, vacuum plates, centering guides and pick-and-place modules
- Higher permissible robot acceleration and shorter cycle times
- Reduced mechanical wear on axes, bearings and servo drives
- Rapid format changeover for high-mix, low-volume production cells
Inertia is the enemy of robotic efficiency
In high-speed robotics, inertial mass is the primary enemy of efficiency. Traditional solid aluminum grippers force robotic arms to move slower to prevent motor wear, vibration and positional overshoot.
PA6-CF EOAT with internal gyroid structures weigh approximately 42% less than solid aluminum equivalents. This directly translates to: higher operational acceleration, faster cycles, increased payload capacity and higher overall throughput on automated lines.
PA6-CF offers exceptional specific strength (strength-to-weight ratio): metal-like stiffness at a fraction of the density. For pneumatic fingers, vacuum plates, centering guides and packaging star wheels, the printed composite outperforms aluminum on nearly every operational parameter.
This is the service we offer to Italmatic Robotics, MBF, Campetella and every robotic integrator in the district: lightweight EOAT printed overnight for rapid format changeovers and optimized automated cells.