The most significant pieces of work are often not the ones you see already finished in the shop window. They are the ones that take shape in the tailor’s workshop—born from a challenging request, a non-standard measurement, or a customer with a problem that no ready-made garment can solve.
Vuototecnica’s custom designs are created according to this very same principle.
Every unusual application is an open challenge: a unique geometry, an irregular surface, or packaging designed for the consumer but not for the robot that must handle it.
In these cases, Vuototecnica’s technical department works closely with the customer to tailor a custom solution, starting with the gripping technologies available in the catalogue—standard suction cups, Bernoulli suction cups for delicate or porous surfaces, Vacupredator for flexible packaging, and Octopus systems—and adapting them to the specific need.
One of the most effective tools for doing this is 3D printing. Gripping heads produced with 3D printers for anthropomorphic robots, gantry robots, and cobots allow for the design of geometries that are difficult to achieve with traditional machining, precisely shaped around the part to be handled.
We discussed this in a dedicated blog post here, explaining, for example, how this technology solved the challenge of automated mozzarella packaging: a case where the product’s shape made any standard solution impossible.
Many of these solutions, originally developed for a specific client, have over time become benchmarks for entire industries because, ultimately, certain custom-made garments end up changing the way the world dresses.
To discover Vuototecnica’s special designs and custom gripping solutions, please visit the website: www.vuototecnica.net.
