Greetings!
This month, we are highlighting our new options for the Series GRM clamps. These options are for use in high temperature applications and give you more flexibility.
Also for May we are spotlighting the DesignNews.com blog in which PHD's Jon Dent is a guest blogger, discussing how to best pick a gripper for a well-running automated process.
Lastly, we are featuring a video that shows Series CRS Cylinders being utilized in a banjo fitting leak-test, as part of a senior design project at a local university.
To your continued automation success,
The PHD Team
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May Product Spotlight
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New Clamp Options for High Temperature Applications
PHD introduces new high temperature options for PHD's Series GRM Clamps for use in hot-forming applications.
GRM Clamps with G11 option ship in 24 hours and include:
- Replacement of urethane based components with all metal components
- High temp seals and lube rated to 392° F (200° C)
- Ceramic coated tips that minimize thermal transfer from the heat source to the clamp
PHD Series GRM Clamps with the G11 option are designed specifically for handling sheet metal in stamping/fabricating press applications. A compact size makes the Series GRM Clamp ideal for applications in confined work areas. Series GRM Clamps are available in three sizes, 13 jaw styles, and numerous jaw openings to fit a wide range of clamping applications. Featuring a simple design, long life, and high clamp force, this clamp is fully field repairable in a matter of minutes using only metric hex wrenches.
To learn more, view a catalog or visit the Series GRM product page.
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PHD Guest Blogs on DesignNews.com
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PHD's Jon Dent, Distributor Training & Development Manager, is a guest blogger on the Design News website. Read his article about how to select and size the right gripper to design a well-functioning automated process.
Read the blog here!
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PHD Cylinders Used in Senior Design Project
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For their senior design project at IPFW, two PHD engineers built a banjo fitting leak-testing device for a local company in order to guarantee their fittings have zero leak. The test device is modular and adapts to various sizes of banjo fittings. When the PHD Series CRS Cylinders are actuated, they form a tight seal on the banjo fitting and the nest using two polyurethane caps, mounted on the ends of the rod tooling on the cylinders, that have a durometer rating of 90 shore A.
When these components seal the banjo fitting, a 3-way, 2-position valve pressurizes the banjo fitting from underneath the nest. After three seconds, if the banjo fitting hasn't lost pressure, the test is good. At this time, the air is exhausted to the atmosphere, the cylinders retract, and a green light indicates a good fitting. If the banjo fitting doesn't hold pressure after three seconds, the test concludes it's a bad fitting. In this case, a red light flashes, a warning beep is activated twice, and the cylinders retract to the home position.
To watch it in action, click the video graphic below!
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