Industrial manipulators are used in many sectors of industry. The motor industry uses industrial manipulators for the handling of body parts and components. The building and construction manufacturing industries use industrial manipulators to handle paving slabs, drainage pipes, concrete products, and other heavy and cumbersome loads.
The chemical industry uses industrial manipulators to lift and handle hazardous chemicals. The electronic sector uses them to handle fragile and heavy loads such as televisions, air conditioning units, electrical appliances, refrigerators, washing machines, and many other delicate products.
Industrial manipulators are frequently used in the food sector. They carry many loads such as dairy products, whole cheeses, meats, processed food packages, bottles, carton boxes, and food bags. Foundries use industrial manipulators to handle foundry buckets, crucibles, rims, foundry pieces, molds, precision castings, and other heavy items.
The packaging industry uses them as special tooling to handle pallets, bobbins, containers, bags, boxes, etc. The furniture industry uses industrial manipulators for the handling of furniture parts and packaged units. The mechanical industry uses them for the handling of a variety of engine and transmission parts such as shafts, suspension leaf springs, gearboxes, metal sheets, tanks, rolls, etc. The textile industry uses industrial manipulators for the handling of packaged garments.
Before choosing an industrial manipulator, the following considerations should be made: the weight of the product to be moved, the size and shape of the product, and the trajectory of the movement the machine must perform.