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A ceramic end effector is an attachment to a robotic arm that is used to transport silicon wafers, hard drives discs, or flat panel substrates. End effectors can be supplied for vacuum or non-vacuum applications. The market for fine ceramics is rapidly growing. Equipment designers are developing new applications using ceramics for its excellent performance to high temperature, high hardness, and resistant to most chemicals. The durability of fine ceramics makes it ideal for mechanical and thermal loads that are abrasive and in chemically harsh environments. Ceramics have superior mechanical, electrical, and thermal properties ideal for quality components. |
| Type of Ceramic | Purity | Color | Vacuum | Non-Vacuum |
| Alumina | 99.5% | White | Yes | Yes |
| Alumina | 99.6% | Cream | Yes | Yes |
| Alumina | 99.9% | Cream | No | Yes |
| Silicon Carbide (SiC) | 98.0% | Black | Yes | Yes |
| What is an End Effector? |
| In robotics, an end effector is a device
or tool connected to the end of a robot arm. The structure of an end
effector(see figure above), and the nature of the programming and
hardware that drives it, depends on the intended task. A robot arm can accommodate only certain end-effector task modes without changes to the ancillary hardware and/or programming. It is not possible to directly replace a gripper with a screwdriver head, for example, and expect a favorable result. It is necessary to change the programming of the robot controller and use a different set of end-effector motors to facilitate torque rather than gripping force. Then the gripper can be replaced with a driver head. |
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