MTS Advantage Pneumatic Grips - Manual (Page 20)

Advantage™ Pneumatic Grips
Specifications
Introduction 20
Specifications
This section lists the specifications for the Advantage Pneumatic Grips.
You can burn yourself if you touch the clamping knobs on the grips when
they are hotter than 55°C (130°F)
Use protective gloves if it is necessary to manually clamp or unclamp the grips at
elevated temperatures. Or add remote clamping control to the grips (see
“Air
connection kits” on page 36).
General Specifications
P ARAMETER S PECIFICATION
Temperature range
-40
°
C to 200 °
C (-40
°
F to 400 °
F) *
* Between -40
°
C and 0
°
C moisture will accumulate on exposed parts and freeze.
Moisture compromises the functionality of the grips at this temperature range. Use
an external clamp/release switch for this temperature range.
Air supply must provide clean dry air at 5.5 bar (80 psi)
WARNING
Model Specific Specifications
Model Capacity Clamping Force *
* At 5.5 bars (80 psi).
Upper Grip Weight Max Specimen
Thickness
10 N 10 N (2 lbf) ~31 N (7 lbf) ~0.27 kg (0.6 lb) 5 mm (0.2 in)
200 N 200 N (40 lbf) ~623 N (140 lbf) ~0.91 kg (2 lb) 10 mm (0.39 in)
2000 N 2000 N (400 lbf) ~7100 N (1600 lbf) ~2.7 kg (6 lb) 12 mm (0.47 in)
10,000 N 10 kN (2200 lbf) ~17 kN (4000 lbf) ~6.8 kg (15 lb) 25 mm (1 in)