Stevens Engineering Soft-BrickTM Vise
Robot Load System
20303
This Patent Pending Soft Brick Robot Loading System is primarily for load stations on horizontal or vertical CNCs that do not have hydraulics available at the load stations


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  • No hydraulics or any plumbing required in the tombstone
  • Installation done by your local Robot integrator
  • End effector with dual grippers, receptacle for Jaw Opener, and attachment for tombstone indexing available from Stevens Engineering
Robot Load Soft Brick Index :
20300-1 Spring Loaded 1-Station 10" x 5" Spacing (Robot Load)
  • Clamping force adjustable
  • 10" x 5" vise spacing possible with Stevens Subplate or Tombstone.
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20301 Robot Load Jaw Opener for 20300 Series Softbrick


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  • Hydraulic pressure provided by a PLC controlled air over hydraulic intensifier
  • Commanded by the Robot
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20306 Dual Gripper End Effector
  • This one was designed for our IMTS display
  • Let us design one for your application.
  • Blank Gripper Jaws and Jaw holding fixture available
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20302 Softbrick Indexable Tombstone - Patent Pending (Robot Load)


In final design phase
  • With Soft-Bricks in a single vertical column there is access to three sides of the workpiece.
  • The tombstone is indexed by the robot
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20304 Angle Plate with 10" x 5" Vise Spacing
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Example showing Stevens Engineering Standard Subplate populated with 20300-1 at 10" x 5" Spacing
  • This example is a bit extreme, but it shows how cost effective this system can be
  • Still no plumbing in the machine or hydraulic vises costing a few thousand dollars each
  • The robot just progresses from one vise to the next carrying the hydraulic Jaw Opener with it
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Softbrick Mounting
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Part Cavity Machining Instructions
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