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Customized Grippers: FiletGripper

Developed in partnership with PERUZA, the SoftGripping FiletGripper is a customized gripping solution designed to tackle the challenges of protein automation—from handling delicate fish fillets to managing complex meat cuts.

Gentle handling of protein products: Meet the FiletGripper

In the world of protein processing and automation, precision, hygiene, and gentle handling are critical. SoftGripping, in collaboration with its partner PERUZA, introduces its latest innovation: the FiletGripper. Engineered specifically to overcome the toughest challenges in protein automation, this unique tool ensures gentle, hygienic, and efficient processing.

The Challenge of Handling Protein

Automating the handling of protein is one of the most complex tasks in the food industry. Key challenges include variable product geometry, delicate surfaces, and strict hygiene requirements. Fillets of fish, poultry, or beef are often soft, slippery, and inconsistent in shape and size. Their smooth surfaces complicate gripping, creating a risk of insufficient adhesion or product damage from excessive force. Conventional grippers often fail to handle these products reliably without causing damage or process disruptions. Therefore, achieving a form-fitting yet gentle grip remains the central challenge.

The FiletGripper: Adaptive Control Meets Hygienic Design

  • Adaptive GorillaFingers: At its core are highly flexible and adaptive gripper fingers that naturally conform to the unique shape of each product. This ensures a secure, form-fitting grip that remains gentle on the product surface. 

  • Intelligent Low-Profile Grip: The design features small “fingernails” at the tips, making it possible to reliably pick up even slippery and flat fillets , scraping them from surfaces with ease.

  • Secure and Stable Hold: Inclined fingers guide the fillet gently into the gripper’s “palm” , where a counterholder secures it for perfect placement, cycle after cycle.

  • Versatile and Adaptable: Interchangeable spacers allow the gripper to be easily adapted to different fillet types and sizes.

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Performance Meets Hygiene Standards

Food safety is central to the FiletGripper’s design. Constructed from food-grade, washable materials, it is fully CIP-compatible and designed to be hygienic. This ensures compliance with strict food industry regulations, making it the ideal choice for continuous use in demanding processing environments.

Benefits for the Protein Industry

By integrating the FiletGripper into your production line, you can expect:

  • Gentle Handling: Prevents pressure marks and product damage, even at high speeds and accelerations.

  • Improved Efficiency: Achieves faster, more reliable automation with speeds of up to 94 picks per minute, streamlining production.

  • Enhanced Reliability: The form-fitting grip securely handles soft, slippery, and irregularly shaped products like fish fillets, poultry, red meat, and rib cuts.

  • Hygienic & Compliant: The fully washable design is made from food-grade materials, aligning with industry standards for food safety.

  • Plug & Play Integration: Deploys quickly with seamless integration for SCARA, Delta, and 6-axis robots.

Custom Applications for Tomorrow

The FiletGripper demonstrates how custom solutions are shaping the future of food automation. This development reflects our commitment to working closely with customers to engineer the perfect gripping solution for every challenge. We support OEMs, integrators, and food producers with custom gripper development, CAD modeling, feasibility testing, and fast adaptation for product trials. Do you have a unique product that needs a customized gripper? Let’s build it together.
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Alexey Stepanyuk

"Gorillas together strong! That's what makes our GorillaFingers shine and be the perfect solution for all bulky products that need a gentile grasp."

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