Pneumatic Grippers

At Matara UK, we produce a wide range of high-quality, durable and reliable pneumatic components, including pneumatic grippers. Our range includes parallel and angular gripper cylinders, which are the most popular and widely used type of gripper cylinder on the market, thanks to their ability to work within a variety of applications.

Shop our range of pneumatic gripper cylinders today and benefit from a wide variety of impressive features for improving performance and automation. These features include jaws with a higher gripping potential than a human can produce, while also remaining lightweight enough to be used in the smallest of spaces.

What Are Pneumatic Gripper Cylinders?

Pneumatic grippers produced by Mindman, our partner at Matara UK for over 25 years, use compressed air to operate their jaws, also referred to as ‘fingers’. They work in a similar way to the human hand by holding, gripping, and moving objects into a set position.They’re most commonly used in automation processes in which robots move items of all shapes and sizes between different locations and positions. This makes pneumatic cylinders perfect for use in pick-and-place applications.

How Do Pneumatic Grippers Work?

Pneumatic grippers function via an internal piston, moved using compressed air. This piston operates the grippers’ ‘fingers’, with inward air causing them to grip and released air causing them to let go. This functionality allows the grippers to work similarly to a human hand, moving and lifting objects with ease.

Benefits of Pneumatic Grippers

Pneumatic cylinder grippers are exceptionally popular in pick-and-place operations, but they can be used in a wide variety of processes. Here are several benefits of using pneumatic grippers:

• Lower cost
• Fast-acting
• Large grip force range
• Easy to implement custom fingers for application-specific requirements

Our Types of Pneumatic Grippers

At Matara UK, we offer a wide variety of pneumatic grippers, including:

• MCHC Series
• MCHW Series
• MCHT Series
• MCHA Series
• Parallel Grippers (6mm to 25mm)

Get in Touch

To speak to a qualified expert about our types of pneumatic gripper cylinders and how they can benefit your application, or to learn more about pneumatic grippers and the other products that we manufacture at Matara UK, contact one of our experts or visit our handy technical hub for more information.