GCKW Electric Actuator 3-Finger Gripper Context

Market context

GCKW is CKD's electric three-finger gripper family for centered gripping and part handling in automation cells.

  • Target environment: Assembly cells, handling stations, inspection fixtures, cobot peripherals and factory automation machinery.
  • Workflow context: Mounted as an end effector on robot arms, cobots or automation axes.
  • Customer context: Machine builders, production engineers, robot integrators and automation teams handling round or centered parts.
  • Deployment model: Commercial gripper component family with multiple sizes and controller options.
  • Commercial maturity: Mature industrial automation product line with public model data and peripheral-program evidence.
  • Adoption constraints: Adoption depends on gripping force, stroke, part geometry, controller compatibility, cycle speed, cabling and regional support.
  • Market position: Electric end-effector component for part-handling workflows.
  • Adjacent products: Adjacent to electric grippers, pneumatic grippers, cobot peripherals and end-of-arm tooling.

Audience

Factories

Workflow

Mounted as an end effector on robot arms, cobots or automation axes.

Deployment environment

Assembly cells, handling stations, inspection fixtures, cobot peripherals and factory automation machinery.

Specifications

  • Interface: ECG high-function controller and ECMG multi-axis controller support; IO-Link available when ECG is connected
  • Configuration: Three-finger electric gripper family

Family specifications

  • GCKW-16 - Stroke: 4 mm - Max Gripping Force: 7 N - Max Operation Speed: 50 mm/s
  • GCKW-20 - Stroke: 4 mm - Max Gripping Force: 16 N - Max Operation Speed: 50 mm/s
  • GCKW-25 - Stroke: 6 mm - Max Gripping Force: 29 N - Max Operation Speed: 50 mm/s

Tags

  • Peer Group: Three-Finger Grippers
  • Workflow: End-effector manipulation, Material handling
  • Capability: Robotic grasping
  • Stack Layer: Manipulation stack

Comparable Systems

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