Manufacturing Technology 2023, 23(1):25-31 | DOI: 10.21062/mft.2023.009

Topology Optimization of Gripping Jaws of Industrial Robot

Miroslav Cedzo ORCID..., Richard Joch ORCID..., Pavol Timko ORCID..., Jozef Holubják ORCID..., Tatiana Czánová ORCID..., Michal Šajgalík ORCID...
Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, ŽILINSKÁ UNIVERZITA V ŽILINE, Univerzitná 8215/1, 010 26 Žilina, Slovakia

There is a lot of applications for manipulating industrial robots nowadays. Maximizing the tasks that can be assigned to robot manipulators is one of the criteria for deciding if their application is appropri-ate. The article discusses the topology optimization of the gripping jaws of an industrial robot to reduce the jaws' weight. The previously used gripping element made of C50E steel was optimized to reduce the weight of the jaws. Shape optimization was performed based on analysis from CAD programs Inventor Professional 2022, Autodesk Fusion 360, and Ansys Discovery. The new jaws were manufactured by the additive technology of selective laser sintering (SLS) from PA12 material. The optimization resulted in a significant reduction in weight compared to the original jaws. As a result of optimizing the weight of the designed jaws, it was possible to increase the weight of the object of manipulation.

Keywords: Topology Optimization, Gripping Jaws, Additive Manufacturing, SLS, Generative Design
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This publication is the result of support under the Operational Program Integrated Infrastructure for the project: "Strategic implementation of additive technologies to strengthen the intervention capacities caused by the COVID-19 pandemic ITMS" code: 313011ASY4, co-financed by the European Regional Development Fund

Received: January 17, 2023; Revised: March 29, 2023; Accepted: April 6, 2023; Prepublished online: April 24, 2023; Published: May 3, 2023  Show citation

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Cedzo M, Joch R, Timko P, Holubják J, Czánová T, Šajgalík M. Topology Optimization of Gripping Jaws of Industrial Robot. Manufacturing Technology. 2023;23(1):25-31. doi: 10.21062/mft.2023.009.
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