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Combine these grippers with your gripping fingers to lift and move items in pick-and-place applications.
Angular grippers allow a more secure grip on irregularly shaped loads. Grippers with a spring jaw return have a single air port to close the jaws and grip items from the outside. An internal spring opens the jaws to release the grip. Grippers with a forced-air jaw return have two air ports: one to move the jaws open and another to move them closed. The jaws grip items from the outside as well as the inside.
Grippers with steel jaws are harder and stronger than aluminum. Note: Choose a gripper with a holding force at least 10 times your item's weight.
Warning: Never use to lift people or items over people.
(A) Angular Grippers with Spring Jaw Return—Steel Jaws
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Angle | O'all | Port | ||||||||||||
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| External Gripping Force | Max. Gripping Cap. | Max. | Min. | Max. Holding Lg., mm | Wt. | Lg., mm | Wd., mm | Dp., mm | Max. Pressure, psi | Thread Size | Thread Type | Manufacturer (Series/Model No.) | Each | |
Aluminum Housing  | ||||||||||||||
| 0.9 lbs. @ 72.5 psi | 0.04 lbs. / 0.02 kg | 30° | -10° | 29 | 0.09 lbs./ 0.04 kg | 53 | 23 | 17 | 85 | M3 × 0.5 | Metric | SMC (MHC2 10) | 6220K51 | 0000000 |
| 3.4 lbs. @ 72.5 psi | 0.17 lbs. / 0.07 kg | 30° | -10° | 39 | 0.21 lbs./ 0.1 kg | 62 | 30 | 24 | 85 | M5 × 0.8 | Metric | SMC (MHC2 16) | 6220K52 | 000000 |
| 6.3 lbs. @ 72.5 psi | 0.31 lbs. / 0.14 kg | 30° | -10° | 59 | 0.41 lbs./ 0.19 kg | 79 | 42 | 28 | 85 | M5 × 0.8 | Metric | SMC (MHC2 20) | 6220K53 | 000000 |
| 12.6 lbs. @ 72.5 psi | 0.63 lbs. / 0.28 kg | 30° | -10° | 80 | 0.7 lbs./ 0.32 kg | 93 | 52 | 34 | 85 | M5 × 0.8 | Metric | SMC (MHC2 25) | 6220K54 | 000000 |
(A) Angular Grippers with Forced Air Jaw Return—Steel Jaws
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Angle | O'all | Port | |||||||||||||
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| External Gripping Force | Internal Gripping Force | Max. Gripping Cap. | Max. | Min. | Max. Holding Lg., mm | Wt. | Lg., mm | Wd., mm | Dp., mm | Max. Pressure, psi | Thread Size | Thread Type | Manufacturer (Series/Model No.) | Each | |
Aluminum Housing | |||||||||||||||
| 2.5 lbs. @ 72.5 psi | 2.5 lbs. @ 72.5 psi | 0.12 lbs./ 0.05 kg | 30° | -10° | 29 | 0.09 lbs./ 0.04 kg | 53 | 23 | 17 | 85 | M3 × 0.5 | Metric | SMC (MHC2 10) | 6220K41 | 0000000 |
| 7.6 lbs. @ 72.5 psi | 7.6 lbs. @ 72.5 psi | 0.38 lbs./ 0.17 kg | 30° | -10° | 39 | 0.21 lbs./ 0.1 kg | 62 | 30 | 24 | 85 | M5 × 0.8 | Metric | SMC (MHC2 16) | 6220K42 | 000000 |
| 9.5 lbs. @ 72.5 psi | 9.5 lbs. @ 72.5 psi | 0.47 lbs./ 0.21 kg | 30° | -10° | 59 | 0.4 lbs./ 0.18 kg | 79 | 42 | 28 | 85 | M5 × 0.8 | Metric | SMC (MHC2 20) | 6220K43 | 000000 |
| 14.6 lbs. @ 72.5 psi | 14.6 lbs. @ 72.5 psi | 0.73 lbs./ 0.33 kg | 30° | -10° | 80 | 0.7 lbs./ 0.32 kg | 93 | 52 | 34 | 85 | M5 × 0.8 | Metric | SMC (MHC2 25) | 6220K44 | 000000 |