FOUK Gripper Application Case in the Photovoltaic Industry: Zhejiang Jingsheng Electromechanical Silicon Rod Gripping Custom Solution

Application Area: Photovoltaic Silicon Rod Processing | Client: Zhejiang Jingsheng Electromechanical Co., Ltd. | Core Product: FOUK TJS-150-580 Optical Axis Guided Custom Gripper

Client Background: A Leader in the Photovoltaic Silicon Material Field

As a leading enterprise in the photovoltaic silicon material equipment and materials field, Zhejiang Jingsheng Electromechanical considers silicon rod cutting and processing a core process in the photovoltaic industry chain. This process requires precise gripping, transfer, and positioning of monocrystalline silicon rods weighing up to 1.5 tons and with a maximum width of 5 meters, placing extremely high demands on the gripper's load-bearing capacity, stability, and safety.

Core Pain Points: The Dual Challenges of Heavy Load and Precision

1. High Risk of Heavy-Load Gripping: The original gripper's load-bearing capacity was insufficient, posing a risk of loosening when gripping 1.5-ton silicon rods, easily leading to damage from impacts and breakage, resulting in economic losses.

2. Insufficient Positioning Accuracy: Silicon rod cutting demands stringent positioning accuracy. The original grippers, due to insufficient structural rigidity, are prone to slight displacement of the silicon rod after gripping, affecting cutting quality.

3. Limited Adaptability: Customer production lines need to be compatible with silicon rods of different diameters. The original grippers have a narrow adjustment range, making changes to specifications cumbersome and time-consuming, impacting production efficiency.

FOUK Customized Solution: A Dedicated Solution Balancing Heavy Load and Precision Addressing the heavy load and precision characteristics of photovoltaic silicon rod processing, FOUK collaborated with customers to conduct customized R&D, creating a dedicated solution based on optical axis guiding technology to precisely match customer production needs:

1. Multi-Unit Integrated Design: The product consists of six main units: body, guiding mechanism, cylinder unit, synchronization mechanism, clamping self-locking device, and floating connection structure. With a rated load of 1 ton, the mechanical self-locking device eliminates the risk of loosening.

2. Enhanced Optical Axis Guidance: Utilizing an optical axis guiding structure design, the overall rigidity and positioning accuracy of the grippers are improved, effectively controlling the displacement of the silicon rod after gripping and ensuring cutting quality.

3. Long-Stroke Adaptive Design: Addressing the significant variations in silicon rod diameter, a customized long-stroke structure flexibly adapts to the gripping needs of different silicon rod specifications, simplifying the specification changeover process.

Application Benefits: Dual Improvement in Efficiency and Cost-Effectiveness

1. Comprehensive Safety Assurance: The gripper effectively prevents silicon rod breakage accidents, significantly improving equipment operational safety.

2. Increased Production Efficiency: The long-stroke adaptive design simplifies specification changeover processes, shortens changeover time, and effectively optimizes the overall efficiency of the production line.

3. Optimized Processing Quality: The optical axis guide structure improves positioning accuracy, enhances silicon rod cutting quality, and reduces losses caused by positioning deviations.

Based on the outstanding performance of this customized solution, FOUK has established a stable cooperative relationship with Zhejiang Jingsheng Electromechanical, fully validating FOUK's strength in the field of large-scale non-standard gripper design and contributing to cost reduction and efficiency improvement in the photovoltaic industry.