Flux Reference Manual

  • Welcome to Flux
  • Introduction
    • Installing Flux
    • The Clarity Interface
    • Part Workflow
    • The Machine Database
  • Cut CAM
    • Switching to Cut CAM
    • Sequence Navigator
    • Nesting
    • NC Code Generation
    • Cut Technologies
  • Bend CAM
    • Switching to Bend CAM
    • The Bend Navigator
    • Recomputing the Bend Solution
    • Editing Operations
      • Editing a Bend
      • Editing a Tool Mount
      • Editing a Bend Setup
      • Editing the Back-gauges
      • Angle Measurement
    • Bend F.A.Q.
      • Tools/Machine tonnage check
  • Robotic Bending
    • Cell Configuration
      • Track Setup
      • Gripper Inventory
    • Part Pickup
      • Blank Pickup from a Pallet
      • Part Pickup: Using a Blank Dispenser
    • Robotic Bending
    • Regripping
    • Part Deposit
    • Separator Sheets
  • Fold CAM
    • Switching to Fold CAM
    • The Fold View
    • Editing Operations
      • Editing a Bend-Op
      • Editing a Side/Section
      • Changing the Sequence
      • Editing the Blank-holders
      • Editing the Gauging
      • Editing the Blades
      • Editing the Loading
      • Editing the Unloading
    • Tool Management
    • Fold CAM Summary
  • Flux Reports
    • Report Designer
    • Fields, Pictures and Tables
    • Bands (sub-reports)
    • Labels, Bitmaps and Shapes
  • Appendix
    • Supported 3D Formats
    • Separator Sheet DXF
Robotic Bending
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Part Pickup

Part Pickup

The BendMaster has two diffrent mechanisms for part pickup and gripper usage, depending on whether we are processing small parts or large parts. In general, small parts (less than about A4 size) are processed using a mechanical (jaw-type) gripper, and are picked up from a blank dispenser. Larger parts are processed using vacuum suction or magnetic grippers and are picked up from pallets.

Flux can automatically figure out the best processing mode for a part, depending on the gripper inventory you have, and the way you edit the part pickup after that depends on which type of handling is selected.

  • Small parts: using a blank-dispenser

  • Large parts: pick up from pallet

Gripper Inventory Blank Pickup from a Pallet

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