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Custom Grippers Parts CNC Machining for Robotics Industry

Custom grippers are specific robotic automation application mechanisms designed to grasp unique geographies and materials. At Zintilon, we specialize in the CNC machining of custom gripper components and machining, which enables us to construct fingers with outstanding contours, precision in actuation and dependable retention of parts, which facilitates optimized material handling for a range of industrial uses.
  • Machining for complex finger geometries and custom jaws
  • Tight tolerances up to ±0.002 in
  • Precision milling, EDM & contour machining
  • Support for rapid prototyping and full-scale production
  • ISO 9001-certified robotics manufacturing


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Why Robotics Companies
Choose Zintilon

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Increased Productivity

Engineers get time back by not dealing with immature supply chains or lack of supply chain staffing in their company and get parts fast.

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10x Tighter Tolerances

Zintilon can machine parts with tolerances as tight as+/ - 0.0001 in -10x greater precision compared to other leading services.

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World Class Quality

Zintilon provides medical parts for leading aerospace enterprises, verified to be compliant with ISO9001 quality standard by a certified registrar.

From Prototyping to Mass Production

Zintilon also provides CNC machining for custom gripper parts and robotic handling for industrial automation, collaborative robotics, and research robotics.

Prototype Custom Grippers

Get prototypes of custom gripper parts for your designs with precision that match the end design for part holding, cycle time, and release testing before going to full-scale production.



Key Point

  • Prototyping, high precision, and rapid turn-around times

  • Control of gripping pressure (±0.002 in)

  • Test and integration of design, compatible parts, and systems early for efficient workflow

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EVT – Engineering Validation Test

Prototyping custom grippers allows for speedy identification of design issues, timely meeting of all cycle and handling automation requirements. Automation issues are resolved early in the design process providing seamless transitions to full-scale custom robotics manufacturing.



Key Point

  • Validate prototype functionality

  • Rapid design iterations

  • Ensure readiness for production

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DVT – Design Validation Test

Validate the dimensional accuracy and handling performance of custom grippers using various materials and actuation methods to ensure design accuracy and optimal part manipulation before mass production..



Key Point

  • Confirm design integrity and reliability

  • Test multiple materials and configurations

  • Ensure production-ready performance

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PVT – Production Validation Test

Verify large-scale production feasibility for custom grippers and identify potential manufacturing challenges before full production begins to ensure consistency and efficiency.



Key Point

  • Test large-scale production capability

  • Detect and fix process issues early

  • Ensure consistent part quality

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Mass Production

Produce high-quality, application-specific grippers at scale with precision and speed, ensuring reliable handling performance and on-time delivery for automation equipment manufacturers and system integrators.



Key Point

  • Consistent, high-volume production

  • Precision machining for industrial-grade quality

  • Fast turnaround with strict quality control

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Simplified Sourcing for
Robotics Industry

Our robotics industry parts manufacturing capabilities have been verified by many listed companies. We provide a variety of manufacturing processes and surface treatments for robotics parts including titanium alloys and aluminum alloys.

Explore Robotics Components

Discover our full range of precision CNC machined robotics components, designed for strength, stability, and seamless motion. Explore parts for robotic arms, joints, actuators, frames, and end effectors, all crafted to ensure high accuracy, repeatability, and performance in modern automation and robotics systems.

Robotics Custom Grippers Machining Capabilities

The Custom Grippers Parts CNC Machining for Robotics Industry is supported by our sophisticated CNC machining centers and wire EDM machinery, and our highly experienced precision machinists. Adaptive fingers, specialized jaw designs, and multi-position grippers with complex contours for specific high-volume production parts are all designed to achieve high conformance, low cycle times, and maximum uptime.

We specialize in wire EDM, precision 3D contouring, CNC milling, and surface texturing to achieve actuation control and reliable part engagement as well as grip testing and FEA (finite element analysis). Each component of custom grippers is fabricated from distinct alloys (aluminum 6061-T6, 7075-T6), tool steel (O1, D2), stainless steel (303, 416), carbon fiber composites, elastomers, and other composites for high performance under application-specific production requirements.
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Materials & Finishes

Materials
We provide a wide range of materials, including metals, plastics, and composites.
Finishes
We offer superior surface finishes that enhance part durability and aesthetics for applications requiring smooth or textured surfaces.

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Materials for Custom Grippers Components

Our CNC machine shop offers a wide range of materials for Custom Grippers Machining for Robotics Industry. With 50+ industrial-grade metals, composites, and other industrial-grade specialty materials, our CNC machine shop provides Custom Grippers Machining for Robotics Industry and supports rapid prototyping.
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High machinability and ductility. Aluminum alloys have good strength-to-weight ratio, high thermal and electrical conductivity, low density and natural corrosion resistance.

Price
$ $ $
Lead Time
< 7 days
Tolerances
Down to ±0.003 mm
Max part size
3000*2200*1100 mm
Min part size
2*2*2 mm
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Stainless steel alloys have high strength, ductility, wear and corrosion resistance. They can be easily welded, machined and polished. The hardness and the cost of stainless steel is higher than that of aluminum alloy.

Price
$ $ $
Lead Time
< 7 days
Tolerances
Down to ±0.005 mm
Max part size
3000*2200*1100 mm
Min part size
2*2*2 mm
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Titanium is an advanced material with excellent corrosion resistance, biocompatibility, and strength-to-weight characteristics. This unique range of properties makes it an ideal choice for many of the engineering challenges faced by the medical, energy, chemical processing, and aerospace industries.

Price
$$$
Lead Time
< 10 days
Tolerances
Down to ±0.005 mm
Max part size
3000*2200*1100 mm
Min part size
2*2*2 mm
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Steel is a strong, versatile, and durable alloy of iron and carbon. Steel is strong and durable. High tensile strength, corrosion resistance heat and fire resistance, easily molded and formed. Its applications range from construction materials and structural components to automotive and aerospace components.

Price
$ $ $ $ $
Lead Time
< 10 days
Tolerances
Down to ±0.001 mm (routing)
Max part size
3000*2200*1100 mm
Min part size
2*2*2 mm
Bronze Image

Highly resistant to seawater corrosion. The material’s mechanical properties are inferior to many other machinable metals, making it best for low-stress components produced by CNC machining.

Price
$ $ $ $ $
Lead Time
< 10 days
Tolerances
Down to ±0.005 mm
Max part size
3000*2200*1100 mm
Min part size
2*2*2 mm
Copper Image

Few metals have the electric conductivity that copper has when it comes to CNC milling materials. The material’s high corrosion resistance aids in preventing rust, and its thermal conductivity features facilitate CNC machining shaping.

Price
$$$
Lead Time
< 10 days
Tolerances
Down to ±0.005 mm
Max part size
3000*2200*1100 mm
Min part size
2*2*2 mm
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Brass is mechanically stronger and lower-friction metal properties make CNC machining brass ideal for mechanical applications that also require corrosion resistance such as those encountered in the marine industry.

Price
$$$
Lead Time
< 10 days
Tolerances
Down to ±0.005mm
Max part size
3000*2200*1100 mm
Min part size
2*2*2 mm
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Zinc is a slightly brittle metal at room temperature and has a shiny-greyish appearance when oxidation is removed.

Price
$ $ $ $ $
Lead Time
< 10 days
Tolerances
Down to ±0.005 mm
Max part size
3000*2200*1100 mm
Min part size
2*2*2 mm
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Iron is an indispensable metal in the industrial sector. Iron is alloyed with a small amount of carbon – steel, which is not easily demagnetized after magnetization and is an excellent hard magnetic material, as well as an important industrial material, and is also used as the main raw material for artificial magnetism.

Price
$ $ $ $ $
Lead Time
< 10 days
Tolerances
Down to ±0.005 mm
Max part size
3000*2200*1100 mm
Min part size
2*2*2 mm
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Due to the low mechanical strength of pure magnesium, magnesium alloys are mainly used. Magnesium alloy has low density but high strength and good rigidity. Good toughness and strong shock absorption. Low heat capacity, fast solidification speed, and good die-casting performance.

Price
$ $ $ $
Lead Time
< 7 days
Tolerances
Down to ±0.005 mm
Max part size
3000*2200*1100 mm
Min part size
2*2*2 mm
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FAQs: Custom Grippers for Robotics Applications

Custom robotic grippers are designed for handling specific parts with particular geometries, materials, and production requirements. These can include contoured fingers that match complex shapes, compliant or ‘adaptive’ grippers that incorporate flexible elements and sensor-feedback to adjust the grip force dynamically, and soft grippers designed for handling delicate or irregular soft materials and fragile objects. Also included are high-speed grippers with cycle times lower than 0.5 seconds, multi-position grippers that manage multiple part orientations at the same time, and specialty grippers designed for food manipulation, fabric handling, and the assembly of delicate components.

Apart from offering an excellent strength to weight ratio and being easily machinable for complex shapes, aluminum can be prototyped rapidly and offers sufficient payload support for lighter parts (up to 25 kg). Unlike aluminum, tool steel and carbon fiber composites are preferred for high-speed applications, where tool steel offers the best abrasion resistance, edge retention, and wear resistance, while carbon fiber composites provide high strength and resistance to fatigue. Elastomers (e.g. polyurethane, silicone) are preferred for compliant contact surfaces to withstand irregular shapes and provide high-friction contact, while also preventing damage to the part being handled.

Three-dimensional finger contours are produced in accordance with the part geometry resulting from CAD models and/or 3D scans through multi-axis CNC milling. Wire EDM allows for the cutting of intricate jaw patterns and permeable sections of hardened materials with a tolerance of ±0.001 inches. 3D contouring machines develop sophisticated concavities for gripping bottles and handling automotive and consumer goods. Enhanced gripping performs friction increases through textured machining with patterns created by dimples, grooves, and knurling. Composite machining employs diamond tooling on carbon fiber to prevent delamination.

We provide finger contour precision of ±0.002 inches to part geometry which is critical for secure gripping, jaw parallelism of ±0.003 inches for balanced clamping pressure, ±0.005 inches on interface mount for actuator ease of position, control of surface finish friction, and tolerances of overall assembly to ±0.010 inches for proper engagement of parts in succession and for variations in dimension and part geometry which ensures consistent production

Yes. We offer flexible manufacturing capabilities including:
Rapid prototyping for design validation
Low-volume production for specialized applications
High-volume production with consistent quality control
Full structural and dimensional verification at every stage

Every component is manufactured under an ISO 9001 quality management system. As a result, we can ensure complete traceability of materials, validation of grip force functionality testing which ranges from 5 to 500 Newtons depending on the application, and verification of compliance with design dimensions. We also provide documentation for robotic tooling used in automotive assembly, consumer electronics, food packaging, and pharmaceutical manufacturing.

We provide comprehensive finishing solutions tailored to aerospace requirements:
Anodizing (Type II and Type III)
Passivation for corrosion resistance
Precision polishing for aerodynamic surfaces
Custom protective coatings and thermal barriers

Lead times for custom gripper design and prototyping total 10 to 15 business days, including CAD development from part samples or specifications, while the first article and production tooling takes an additional 3 to 4 weeks. For high-volume orders, dedicated manufacturing cells streamline the process. For urgent automation projects with critical path schedules, we can produce rush prototypes in 5 to 7 days.

Indeed. We design grippers for high precision applications, including glass, ceramics, and soft plastics, where surface damage must be avoided, dual cleanroom grippers for applications with ISO Class 5 requirements, high temperature grippers for forging and casting applications withstanding 200°C, dual-part grippers that handle two different components at the same time, omnidirectional grippers that handle random oriented components in space, and smart grippers that integrated force sensors for real-time feedback and control.

Application specific finger designs enable larger contact areas which help in evenly distributing the gripping force which prevents the concentration of stress, where the part may break. Optimized jaw shape not only improves cycle time due to faster approach and retract motions, but also reduces it by 30 to 50 percent. Weight distribution has been balanced so that higher accelerations of the robot can be achieved and index time can be shortened. Compliant elements will also stretch over ±2 mm part tolerances, and during gripping will not fail. Optimally selected surface materials will enhance friction to prevent slippage during fast robot moves and accelerations. Grip material selection will provide surface protection to the part and control the required grip force. Integrated custom actuators provide access to tight spaces and reduced the gripper envelope.
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