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November 10, 2010 - Volume:00 Issue:00

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Efficient, Reliable and Flexible Robot Gripper Optimizes Machine Tending Operations

To continuously deliver high quality results to its customers, WEFAG AG not only invested in new CNC machines, but also deployed a collaborative application with the 3FG15 gripper from OnRobot to tend the CNC machines. This makes it possible for the Swiss family-owned company to meet extremely short delivery times and smaller batch sizes confidently, while also reducing the workload of employees, who can now focus on more demanding tasks. Watch how the 3FG15 delivered an ROI in 2 months.

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